Top selling lots
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, April 17
St Blaise Preaching to the Animals, a 16th century Tyrolean school tempera and gold ground on panel, 21 x 23in (54 x 58cm).
Estimate: £10,000-20,000
Hammer: £32,000
De Veres, Dublin, April 17
Gubellaunaun from the Rocks (Achill) by Paul Henry, 1911-13, oil on canvas, 15 x 17in (38 x 44cm).
Estimate: €40,000-60,000
Hammer: €40,000
Richard Edmonds, Chippenham, April 13
Stepney Tyres ’Bulldog’ enamel sign in very good original condition, 19in x 2ft 5in (48 x 74cm).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £9400
Highest price over estimate
Lawrences, Crewkerne, April 12
Qing carved hardwood and marble mounted centre table, 3ft 1in (95cm) across.
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £14,500
Hannam’s, Selborne, April 11
Saltglazed fish form flask stamped R Cooper Railway Terminus, Brighton Vauxhall Lambeth, 6½in (17cm).
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £3000
Stride & Son, Chichester, April 13
Complete set of George III ‘Groser’ playing cards.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £2000
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Most registered online bidders
East Bristol Auctions, April 12-13
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for 12-18 April, 2018.
‘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
