AFTER THE AUCTION

Track the trends in the salesroom with our round-up of the latest prices

1TOP DECK Estimate: £100–£150

Hailing from Madrid, Spain, this set of 51 early 19thcentury playing cards soared way above its modest estimate when it went under the hammer at Fieldings Auctioneers earlier this year. Printed in blue with handcoloured decoration, the collection – although just short of a full deck – would look charming framed. Hammer: £750 * 01384 444140; !eldingsauctioneers.co.uk

2 DIFFERENT GLASS Estimate: £1,000–£2,000

Timo Sarpaneva (1926–2006) is regarded as one of Finland’s !nest glass designers. His rainbow-effect vase – which he named ‘Kukinto’, meaning in"orescence – was created for Italian glassmaker Venini in 1991. And it brought colour to the cheeks of bidders at Catherine Southon, easily meeting its estimate. Hammer: £1,400 * 020 8313 3655; catherinesouthon.co.uk

3 PRIZE DRAW Estimate: £2,000–£3,000

Often playing on politics, taste, manners and fashion, the satirical caricatures of the Georgian era are widely regarded as some of the !nest. This cartoon by popular artist of the time James Gillray is entitled The Union Club, and illustrates a brawl in a gentlemen’s establishment. Hammer: £2,600 * 020 7495 9494; dreweatts.com

4 DEEP IMPACT Estimate: £2,500–£4,000

John and Charles Deane developed the !rst underwater breathing apparatus in the 1820s, and in 1830 Augustus Siebe began building his own diving equipment using their designs as inspiration. That year, his company – which later became Siebe, Gorman & Co Ltd – produced this copper and brass helmet. In 1836 the Deanes discovered the site of the wreck of Henry VIII’s Mary Rose. Hammer: £3,200 * 020 7806 5530; charlesmillerltd.com