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TOP SELLING LOTS

Dreweatts, Newbury, September 13

Pair of George III miniature 3in (8cm) tables globes, by J&W Cary, 1791.

Estimate: £2000-£3000

Hammer: £26,000

Adam Partridge, Liverpool, September 7

Gold specimen coins set, 1937, comprising £5, £2, full sovereign and half sovereign coins, in presentation case.

Estimate: £8000-£10,000

Hammer: £9200

Bellmans, Billinghurst, September 7

Russian silver gilt imperial presentation kovsh with mark for Ivan Frolov, Moscow, c.1789.

Estimate: £6000-£9000

Hammer: £8500

HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER ESTIMATE

Truro Auction Centre, Redruth, September 7

British 1822 pattern officer’s sword.

Estimate: £80-£120

Hammer: £1200

Catherine Southon, Warlingham, September 13

Four Chinese silver ingots or sycee, three with seal marks, one engraved with a symbols of good fortune.

Estimate: £100-150

Hammer: £6500

1818 Auctioneers, Milnthorpe, September 10

Pastel portrait of Blanche Marchese by Alberto Martini (1876- 1954), signed and dated 1929, 23in x 2ft 6in (58 x 75cm).

Estimate: £15-£25

Hammer: £760


Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on 
thesaleroom.com for September 7-13, 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