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