TOP SELLING LOTS
1818 Auctioneers, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, timed online sale ending August 1
Fine quality 19th century mahogany dining table in the Gillows style with five extra leaves in stand, stamped Lodge & Co, Lancaster and Preston.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £10,800
William George, online sale ending July 29
Patek Philippe yellow gold Calatrava 3602 with box and papers c.1974.
Estimate: £7500-8000
Hammer: £9000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Wessex Auction Rooms, Chippenham, July 31
Watercolour sketch of a boat on a fjord in the manner of JMW Turner, 4in (11cm diameter) framed and glazed
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1500
Bowler & Binnie, Dunfermline, July 31
Early 19th century penwork chessboard probably completed by Elizabeth Swayne (1783-1868), Iron Acton, Gloucestershire.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £3000
Wotton Auction Rooms, Wotton-Under-Edge, August 3
A 19th century pocket globe (some damage) within wood case turned and carved as a walnut.
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £1000
Fellows, Birmingham, July 29
Carnelian intaglio ring, carved as Pandora with pithos and Greek ‘signature’ mounted in a late Georgian gold band.
Estimate: £180-260
Hammer: £3500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 8-16, 2019.
‘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
