Top selling lots
Forum Auctions, London, March 30
Kelmscott Press, William Morris, The Earthly Paradise, eight volumes, one of 225 copies on Apple paper, 1896-97.
Estimate: £3000-4000
Hammer: £16,000
Hannam’s, Selborne, March 30
Fine-quality ‘Black Forest’ type carving of a hound and three puppies, 20in (50cm).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £15,000
EP Deutsch, Vienna, April 4
Church interior attributed to Emanuel de Witte (1617-92), oil on oak panel, 19 x 15in (47 x 36cm).
Estimate: €1000-1500
Hammer: €16,000
Highest price over estimate
Canterbury Auction Galleries, April 4
Late 19th century continental majolica buzzard with prey, 16in (40cm), impressed 863 (some damage).
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £3400
Special Auction Services, Newbury, April 4
The Child’s Delight by Benjamin Keach, printed by William and Joseph Marshall, 1704.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1800
Golding Young & Mawer, Grantham, April 5
An early 19th century blue and white pearlware Argyle with fitted interior, probably Spode, 9in (22cm) high.
Estimate: £15-20
Hammer: £480
991 Most registered online bidders
Canterbury Auction Galleries, April 4-5
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 30-April 5, 2017.
‘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
