TOP SELLING LOTS
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, August 16
Second World War Special Operation Executive agent’s ‘striptease’ jumpsuit designed to be worn over civilian clothes.
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £3100
Mallams, Cheltenham, August 17
Rowland Hilder (1905-93), Old barn and winter trees on the Isle of Grain, North Kent, oil on canvas, 2ft x 3ft (59 x 90cm).
Estimate £1000-2000
Hammer: £4000
Durrants, Beccles, Suffolk, August 12
Rolex Submariner Ref-5513, 1967, missing bezel, crystal, minute and seconds hands, crown and stem.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £3300
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, August 16
Eclair Cameflex Standard 16-35mm cine camera fitted with Dallmeyer Super Six lens.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3600
Bamfords, Derby, August 12
Victorian Canadian travel diary by Frederick Dalby, Memoranda of a trip around Vancouver Island and Nootka, 1866, illustrated with penand- ink map of Nootka Island.
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £1300
Tim Davidson, Nottingham, August 17
Parkhurst cigarette card, Hockey Series 1951-52, No 66 Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 14-20, 2022.
‘Highest multiple over top estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 20 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 20 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
