TOP SELLING LOTS
Kinghams, Moreton-in-Marsh, April 28
Rolex 18ct gold Everose Oyster Perpetual Day-Date bracelet watch c.2021, olive green dial, reference 228235, with box and papers.
Estimate: £30,000-40,000
Hammer: £30,000
Cheffins, Cambridge, April 27
Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, first edition in three volumes, 1848, in half blue morocco gilt by Riviere & Son for Sotheran.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £13,000
Sloane Street Auctions, London, April 27
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915), Seated female nude (1913), graphite on paper, 15 x 10in (40 x 25cm).
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £7000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Dawsons, Maidenhead, April 27
Close pair of Qing porcelain blue and white sleeve vases, one in wucai palette, 8in (21cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £5000
Bowler & Binnie, Dunfermline, April 28
Pair of Ottoman Isnik revival ‘mosque lamp’ form vases, late 19th century.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £1850
Wessex Auction Rooms, Chippenham, April 29
Maori carved hardwood Taiaha staff or paddle, 4ft 10in (1.46m) long.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £1600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 27-May 3, 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
