Top selling lots
Mallams Oxford, December 8
John Ward (b.1938) vessel with matt black and white geometric design, 11in (27cm) high.
Estimate: £1500-2000
Hammer: £7800
Lacy Scott & Knight, Bury St Edmunds, December 8
A beaded butterscotch and egg-yolk amber single string necklace, the largest 1in (2.9cm).
Estimate: £1500-1800
Hammer: £8100
International Autograph Auctions, London, December 10
Pencil drawing, heightened in watercolour by Lebanese-American artist and poet Gibran Kahlil (1883-1931).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £19,000
Duke’s, Dorchester, December 8
A pair of Victorian diamond drop earrings, with square-cushion cut stones weighing 3.29ct and 3.43ct.
Estimate: £14,000-20,000
Hammer: £35,000
Highest price over estimate
David Duggleby, Scarborough, December 10
Leather cased ebonised and metal 48-button concertina by C Wheatstone & Co, London.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2500
Van Ham, Cologne, December 8
Two Qianlong period Chinese export famille rose plates.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3300
Most registered online bidders
Adam Partridge, December 8-9, 1122 bidders
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales onthesaleroom.comfor December 8-14 2016.
‘Highest price over estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices as a multiple of the high estimate paid by internet bidders onthesaleroom.com
‘Top selling lots’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders onthesaleroom.com
