Top selling lots
Graham Budd, London, May 15
The boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali in the World Heavyweight Championship bout against Joe Bugner in Kuala Lumpur, June 30, 1975.
Estimate: £40,000-60,000
Hammer: £46,000
Semley, Shaftesbury, May 13
A pair of imperial Qianlong yellow ground bowls, each 7½in (19cm), with labels for the collection of Alfred Morrison (1821-97), the Fonthill Heirlooms, sold in 1965.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £44,000
Kidson Trigg, Highworth, May 16
Jade panel of figures in a forest landscape and the reverse illustrating Chinese calligraphy, set in a carved lotus wood frame, 9in (23cm) square.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £40,500
Highest price over estimate
Fellows, Birmingham, May 11
A single-strand necklace of 83 natural saltwater graduated pearls, measuring 9.1 to 3.5mm.
Estimate: £500-700
Hammer: £20,000
Chiswick Auctions, London, May 15
A Qing bronze barrel form censer and cover decorated with lotus flower, 5in (13cm) high.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £7000
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, May 17
A marble and grape shot commemorative for The Siege of Lucknow, 6½in (16cm) high.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £1550
Most registered online bidders
640
Dominic Winter, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, May 11
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 11-17, 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
