TOP SELLING LOTS
Kinghams, Moreton-In-Marsh, May 11
Grotesque stoneware jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, 1884, 11in (27cm) high.
Estimate: £80,000-120,000
Hammer: £90,000
Roseberys, London, May 16
Qing 17th and 18th century Mughal-style pale celadon jade lobed twin-handled bowl, 8in (20cm) wide, with John Sparks provenance.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £38,000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, May 17
WSPU Suffragette Medal and associated items to hunger striker Jessie Landale Cumberland dated May 21, 1914.
Estimate: £7000-10,000
Hammer: £14,500
Denhams, Horsham, May 17
Linley a beech and birds eye maple extending twin pillar dining table marked David Linley 1995.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £18,000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
De Zwann, Amsterdam, May 11
Six small Chinese handling jades including a kylin, two feline groups, a doublegourd, a vine and a hand citron.
Estimate: €100-200
Hammer: €7500 (£6650)
Adam Partridge, West Ruislip, May 16
Royal Doulton green and deep red glazed flambe frog.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1900
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 11-17, 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