TOP SELLING LOTS
Fellows, Birmingham, May 23
Silver and gold, vari-cut diamond brooch, 19th century. Estimated total diamond weight 22.25cts.
Estimate: £40,000-60,000
Hammer: £42,000
Cheffins, Cambridge, May 23
Voodoo Lilies, oil on canvas, 25 x 20in (63 x 52cm), by Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982). Signed and dated 47.
Estimate: £15,000-25,000
Hammer: £24,000
Hotlotz, Singapore, timed online sale ending May 26
Vietnamese blue and white fish dish, 15th century, 41cm diameter. From the collection of Adrian Zecha.
Estimate: S$2000-4000
Hammer: S$40,000 (£23,440)
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Cato Crane, Liverpool, timed online sale ending May 23
Staunton chess set with wooden box and board. Top of black bishop detached.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £620
Keys, Aylsham, May 24
Patrick Procktor (1936-2003), watercolour and pencil, signed and dated 1971, 9 x 11in (22 x 28cm).
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £1450
Alnwick Auctions, Northumberland, May 28
Art nouveau style silver enamel pendant with space for a picture, c.1910, designed for Liberty.
Estimate: £5-15
Hammer: £280
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 16-16, 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
