Top selling lots
Wright Marshall, Tarporley, July 8
Cased George V Coronation 12 coin proof set dated 1911.
Estimate: £3000-3500
Hammer: £13,700
Cheffins, Cambridge, July 12
First edition, first issue copy of The War of the Worlds, 1898, inscribed by HG Wells to book illustrator EJ Sullivan.
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £11,000
Morton & Eden, London, July 6
Rare ‘Pegasus Bridge’ MC group of six awarded to Captain David ‘Jock’ McCowan Hunter.
Estimate: £7000-9000
Hammer: £7000
Highest price over estimate
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, July 11
Qing blue and white octagonal baluster form stand with three-character mark to base, 4in (11cm).
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £8200
Laidlaw, Carlisle, July 8
An early 20th century blond mohair teddy bear, with humpback and articulated limbs, 16in (40cm).
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £780
Potburys, Sidmouth, July 11
A bracket clock in an ebonised case with silvered chapter dial and date aperture, probably 17th century, 12in (30cm) high.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3200
1122 Most registered online bidders
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, July 11-12
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 6-12, 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
