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TOP SELLING LOTS

HRD Auctions, Brading, Isle of Wight, June 21

Pair of Qing dynasty ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowls with Daoguang marks to base, each 6in (15cm) diameter.

Estimate: £n/a

Hammer: £41,000

Huntly Auctions, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, June 21

Hermes Birkin bespoke ostrich and goatskin handbag - with paperwork.

Estimate: £3000-4000

Hammer: £16,000

Flints, London, June 17

Leica M2 Rangefinder body, 1961, fully serviced.

Estimate: 14,000-16,000

Hammer: £14,000

HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE

Perkins George Mawer, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, June 16

The Batsman! Portrait of Fuller Pilch, a hand-coloured print with mount inscribed Fuller Pilch, Born Horningtoft, 17th March 1804, Died at Canterbury, 1st May 1870.

Estimate: £15-20

Hammer: £3000

Loddon Auctions, June 22

Counter display box of approx. 80 unopened packets of Panini Football 84 stickers.

Estimate: £60-80

Hammer: £1700

Eldreds, Plymouth, June 21

A personal account of the 1924 Boy Scouts International Jamboree with photographs (including Robert Baden Powell) plus badges, postcards and leaflets.

Estimate: £20-30

Hammer: £950


Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 17-23, 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