TOP SELLING LOTS
Olympia Auctions, London, June 26
Fine 16-bore Silesian wheel-lock rifled sporting carbine, Teschen c.1620-50.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Hammer: £85,000
Gorringe’s, Lewes, June 25
French Impressionist school view of Avignon, oil on canvas, 23in x 2ft 8in (57 x 80cm).
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £24,000
Goldfield Auctions, Weiswanpach, Germany, June 22
Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), Damascene, bronze, ivory and onyx Art Deco figure, c.1925.
Estimate: €20,000-40,000
Hammer: €28,000 (£23,800)
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
John Taylors, Louth, Lincolnshire, June 25
Daoguang (1821-50) mark and period pink ground medallion bowl, two cracks.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £7500
Olympia Auctions, London, June 26
South Indian 18th century translucent hide shield (dhal), with gilt iron bosses, probably Hyderabad.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £35,000
1818 Auctioneers, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, June 23
Victorian Baxendale & Co cream pale, 8in (20cm) high.
Estimate: £15-25
Hammer: £580
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 20-26, 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
