TOP SELLING LOTS
Special Auction Services, Newbury, January 4
Riviera Sunset by Cecil Rochfort D’Oyly John (1906-93), oil on board, 18 x 22in (46 x 55cm), Frost & Reed trade label.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £1200
East Bristol Auctions, January 4
Victorian moonstone and diamond bar brooch with moonstones carved in the form of cherubs.
Estimate: £1000-2000
Hammer: £1500
Whittons, Honiton, December 29
Queen Anne lighthouse form silver sugar caster, Charles Adams, London 1709.
Estimate: £1200-1500
Hammer: £1250
Clarks Auction Room, Liskeard, January 1
Brian Shields ‘Braaq’ (1951-97) oil painting of ice skaters, 23 x 17in (58.5 x 43cm).
Estimate £6000-8000
Hammer £7200
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Clarke’s Auctions, Semley, December 29
Late 19th century folk art carved and painted wood butcher’s shop diorama with hanging meat and figures, 8in (20cm) wide.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1200
Chaucer Auctions, January 4
Signed 8 x 5in (20 x 12cm) black and white photograph of Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi, dated 1978.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for December 22 to January 4, 2023.
‘Highest multiple over top estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 20 highest hammer prices as a multiple of the high estimate paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
‘Top selling lots’ = Our selection of items from the top 20 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
