Highest price over estimate
Mallams, Oxford, January 18
18th century ebony and ivory inlaid casket, 8in (20cm)
Estimate £150-200
Hammer £2200
Cheffins, Cambridge, January 12
Circle of Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939) landscape, unframed oil on board 11 x 9in (27 x 22cm) signed in Cyrillic and dated 29.
Estimate £200-300
Hammer £7000
Bamfords, Derby, January 17
A 19th century Staffordshire recumbent greyhound, with oval base applied with rabbit, 11in (27cm)
Estimate £80-100
Hammer £1100
Top selling lots
Loeckx, Ghent, January 17
Four large polychrome pottery worshippers, Ming dynasty, 2ft 9in (83cm)
Estimate €20,000-25,000
Hammer €39,000 (£29,600)
Fellows, Birmingham, January 12
A late Victorian silver and gold tiara comprising seven old-cut diamond clusters with estimated total weight of 18 to 19cts in case marked D&J Wellby Ltd. Garrick St, London.
Estimate £14,000-18,000
Hammer £16,000
Lawrences, Crewkerne, January 17
Late 18th century Armenian silver and enamel saucer made for Catholicos Ghoukas Carnets in Turkey, 6in (15cm) diameter
Estimate £900-1200
Hammer £5000
Most registered online bidders
Bamfords, January 17-20, 1241 bidders
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales onthesaleroom.com for January 12-18, 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 onthesaleroom.com
‘Top selling lots’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders onthesaleroom.com
