Top selling lots
Kingham & Orme, Broadway, Worcestershire, February 11
Martin Brothers stoneware owl, 11in (28cm) high, signed by RW Martin to base and head, provenance to the Richard Dennis exhibition of 1978.
Estimate £25,000-30,000
Hammer £28,000
Wright Marshall, Knutsford, February 11
Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943), A Dancer, Art Deco bronze and ivory figure, signed to rim, 14½in (37cm) high.
Estimate £8000-12,000
Hammer £6600
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, February 14
Wilfred Pritchard (b.1970) Velociraptor, steel, 11ft 5in (3.5m) wide.
Estimate £4000-6000
Hammer £5100
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, February 14
19th century Fijian gugu hardwood war club with carved fan-shaped head, 2ft 9in (85cm) long.
Estimate £1000-1500
Hammer £5200
Highest price over estimate
Tamlyns, Bridgwater, February 15
Japanese KO Mighty Robot, battery operated, metal and plastic, in original box, 12½in (31cm) high.
Estimate £20-30
Hammer £500
Mallams, Abingdon, February 13
Three Burmese topographical watercolours, each signed MC Sauni(?), all 10 x 14½in (26 x 36cm).
Estimate £60-80
Hammer £1400
Most registered online bidders
Reeman Dansie, February 14-15, 1195 bidders
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 9-15, 2017.
‘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 on thesaleroom.com‘Top selling lots’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
