TOP SELLING LOTS
Chiswick Auctions, London, November 6
Transitional period blue and white waisted brush pot decorated with narrative scene, 9in (22cm) with provenance to 1920s China.
Estimate £2000-3000
Hammer: £50,000
Minster Auctions, Leominster, November 2
Fine pair of 19th century pietra dura, ormolu and ebonised cabinets with shaped marble tops, some losses.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £15,000
Hannam’s, Selborne, Hampshire, November 7
Qing carved hongmu and marble inset centre table, 3ft 9in (1.12m).
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £11,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Bamfords, Derby, November 3
Italian hardstone, gilt metal and tortoiseshell mounted canted rectangular table casket, 14in (35cm) wide, probably 19th century.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £4200
Hannam’s, Selborne, Hampshire, November 7
Sèvres blue ground tête-à-tête, second quarter of 19th century.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £12,000
Charterhouse, Sherborne, Dorset, November 3
Band sampler dated 1783 with handwritten note stating it was sewn by Isabella Burns Begg, sister of Robert Burns.
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £8000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 2-8, 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
