TOP SELLING LOTS
JS Fine Art, Banbury, December 15
Pair of 19th century French bronze busts emblematic of America and Africa, supported on gilt socles and square plinths, 16in (41cm) high.
Estimate: N/a
Hammer: £15,000
Forum Auctions, London, December 14
Bridget Riley (b.1931), Untitled (Elongated Triangles 4), screenprint in colours, 1971, from the edition of 75, 3ft 4in (1m 4cm) high.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £13,000
Finarte, Rome, December 14
Silvered bronze okimono of an egret with shakudo and gilt decoration, 2ft 4in (70cm), resting on a natural wood base; signed Masatsune chū.
Estimate: €2000-3000
Hammer: €13,000 (£12,300)
Bonhams, London, December 13
Sealed half size ‘onion’ wine bottle, with seal dated 1688 attributed to Anne and William Morrell of the Crown tavern on Cornmarket Street in Oxford.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £11,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, December 15
Edgar Wood (1860-1935) pastel harbour scene with figures, signed and dated 1926.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £3000
Mitchells, Cockermouth, December 14
Late 19th century Copeland porcelain New Milk basin.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £900
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for December 14-20, 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
