Top selling lots
Maxwells, Stockport, September 13
A 1953 gentleman’s Rolex Explorer I style wristwatch with family history
Estimate: £3000-3500
Hammer: £9600
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, September 12
17th century Flemish ebony cabinet painted with mythological scenes within red tortoiseshell borders, 22in (54cm) wide
Estimate: £4000-5000
Hammer: £10,800
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 12
European School 18th century oil portrait of a boy seated, holding a pen and book, 4ft 1in x 3ft 4in (1.26 x 1.02m), collection of Cooper Penrose Cooper
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £26,000
Highest price over estimate
Morphets, Harrogate, September 7
Early 19th century travelling brass microscope by Dollond, London, in fitted shagreen box, c.1825.
Estimate: £200-250
Hammer: £3500
Morphets, Harrogate, September 7
Satsuma vase, 11in (28cm) high, decorated with panels of flowers, hens and ducks, signed.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £1700
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 12
Pencil drawing of a house in a wooded landscape attributed to Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88), 10½ x 14½in (27 x 37cm), ex. Reitlinger collection.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £5600
1021 Most registered online bidders
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle, September 12-14
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 7-13, 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
