TOP SELLING LOTS
Hermann Historica, Munich, May 7
Order of St Stanislaus, 2nd Class with Crown, dated 1866 with marks for St Petersburg and Julius Keibel.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: €11,500 (£9900)
Cato Crane, Liverpool, timed online sale closed May 7
Three-panel plaque by Della Robbia of Birkenhead depicting the crest and motto of Liverpool, 10in x 3ft 10in (26cm x 1.12m).
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £6100
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, May 2
18th century Chinese Chippendale giltwood overmantel mirror with period plates in the same family ownership since the 1920s.
Estimate: £1000-2000
Hammer: £5600
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Special Auction Services, Newbury, May 2
Lithuania specimen 1000 Litu banknote, dated 1924, issued by Lietuvos Bankas, no serial number.
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £18,000
Ryedale Auctioneers, Kirkbymoorside, May 2
Carved marble head of a Roman soldier, damaged and repaired, 10in (25cm).
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £3200
Auktionshaus Rotherbaum, Hamburg, May 5
Four Soviet State Porcelain Factory porcelain plates painted on St Petersburg blanks, some damage.
Estimate: €80-160
Hammer: €14,000 (£12,050)
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 2-8, 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
