TOP SELLING LOTS
Knights Sporting Auctions, Norwich, August 6
Frank Bryan ‘The President Special’ cricket bat used by Jack Hobbs in making 130 for Surrey v Essex at Leyton in 1906, signed and inscribed.
Estimate: £700-1000
Hammer: £9000
Hutchinson Scott, Skipton, August 3
Oversized EMG Mark XB gramophone with quarter veneered walnut and ebony case and papier-mache horn, 4ft 10in (1.47m) high.
Estimate: £6500-8000
Hammer: £8000
Gerrards, Lytham St Annes, August 3
Early 1970s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 18ct gold chronometer Ref 1807, with box, pouch and papers.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £5800
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, August 8
Arts & Crafts bronze and copper jardiniere with monogram GC and inscribed Minv Gc Fec.
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £10,500
Stride & Son, Chichester, August 4
Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) brass cap badge and stickpin.
Estimate: £25-35
Hammer: £800
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, August 3
Indian School miniature of a Mughal prince and attendants in a palace room, 2ft 2in x 2ft (66 x 59cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £6500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for August 3-9, 2023.
‘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
