TOP SELLING LOTS
Mallams, Oxford, January 29
Gold ground on panel painting of the Madonna and child with two saints, 10 x 7in (24 x 18cm).
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £15,000
Forum Auctions, London, January 25
One of five 19th century Straits School watercolour and gouache botanical studies, all with Chinese inscriptions, one inscribed in pencil for John Murray III (1808-92).
Estimate: £1500-2000
Hammer: £13,000
Hannam’s, Selborne, Hampshire, January 29
Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait of an Indian Maharaja, oil on board, 13 x 10in (32 x 26cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £12,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
RWB Auctions, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire January25
17th century Italian school oil on copper, Christ before Caiaphas, 12 x 10in (31 x 25cm), in a gilt frame label on verso with date MDCXXXI (1621).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3800
Hansons, Etwall, Derbyshire, January 26
South Staffordshire gilt metal mounted enamel ovoid nutmeg grater c.1790 with inscription: Esteem the Giver.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £3400
Amersham Auction Rooms, Buckinghamshire, January 25
17th century oak wall hanging food cupboard, 2ft 5in (42cm) high.
Estimate: £25-35
Hammer: £1300
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 25-31 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
