TOP SELLING LOTS
Morphets, Harrogate, January 18
Chinese turquoise ground famille rose jardinière with Daoguang (1820-50) seal mark and possibly of the period, 10in (26cm) diameter, some small cracks.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: £30,000
Bloomfield Auctions, Belfast, January 23
Late 17th century equestrian portrait of William III in action at the Battle of the Boyne attributed to the Jan Wyck and Constantijn Netscher, c.1673, oil on canvas.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: £21,500
Criterion, London, timed online sale ending January 23
Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), oil on canvas, Jolanta, 3ft 9in x 2ft 9in (1.13m x 82cm), accompanied by photo of the artist with model and artwork on the easel.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £20,000
Curated Auctions, London, January 18
Fabergé-style diamond-encrusted 14ct gold and guilloche enamel surprise egg, with pseudo marks in a wooden display case.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £13,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Hansons, Etwall, Derbyshire, January 23
Taxidermy kiwi plus two red bird-of-paradise mounts.
Estimate: £50-60
Hammer: £2750
David Duggleby, Scarborough, January 18
Edmund Blampied (1886-1966), The Roadmender, watercolour, 8 x 11in (21 x 27cm).
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £2600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 18-24, 2024.
‘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
