TOP SELLING LOTS
Dreweatts, Newbury, September 6
Early 20th century carved wood shop sign of Neptune set on modern stand, 5ft (1.52m) high.
Estimate: £2000-4000
Hammer: £14,0000
Roseberys, London, September 5
Train Tracks by Bob Dylan (b.1941), 2019 silkscreen in colours, signed and numbered 69/195.
Estimate: £15,000-20,0000
Hammer: £16,000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 6
The Gamekeeper’s Daughter by Heywood Hardy (1842-1933) signed and dated 1903, oil on canvas, 3ft x 2ft 4in (92 x 71cm).
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £12,000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 6
Early 20th century Italian School portrait of a Renaissance prince holding a sculpture maquette, oil on canvas, 23 x 17in (58 x 42cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £4200
Tooveys, Washington, West Sussex, August 31
Mughal School early 18th century miniature depicting Bahadur Shah I, with Spink & Son label.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £4200
Cottees, Poole, Dorset, September 2
Giles cartoon with personal endorsement to Donald (Lord) Stokes, chairman of British Leyland responsible for the sale of a consignment of buses to Cuba.
Estimate: £40-80
Hammer: £3100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for August 31-September 6, 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