Top selling lots
Catherine Southon, Selsdon, Surrey, February 22
Gold Hong Kong Plague medal, 1894 issued to Sister Elizabeth F Higgin, sold with archival papers in original fitted case.
Estimate £6000-8000
Hammer £21,000
Bolton Auction Rooms, February 20
Shaun Greenhalgh, 2015, oil on canvas, signed and dated LS Lowry 1925, 18 x 22in (45 x 55cm).
Estimate £1500-2000
Hammer £5700
Charterhouse, Sherborne, February 17
Emile Gallé glass vase with enamel and gilt decoration, signature to base, 8in (21cm) high.
Estimate £200-300
Hammer £4000
Highest price over estimate
Huntly Auctions, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, February 21
Alfred Brothers albumen print of Queen Victoria and family c.1858, signed lower right.
Estimate £40-60
Hammer £3700
Silverwoods, Clitheroe, February 16
Qing hardwood and carved jade ruyi sceptre, 19in (49cm).
Estimate £150-200
Hammer £3200
Brettells, Newport, Shropshire, February 21
Late 19th century silver mounted Russian icon with maker’s mark KK and purity mark 84, 5in (12cm) wide.
Estimate £60-80
Hammer £3300
Most registered online bidders
Hansons, Etwall, February 16-22, 1516 bidders
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 16-22, 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
