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Top selling lots

Thomson Roddick, Carlisle, June 21

1953 first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale in original unclipped dust jacket.

Estimate: £6000-8000

Hammer: £22,500

Thomas Watson, Darlington, June 20

Set of four George III cast silver candlesticks by William Cafe, London 1760, 83oz.

Estimate: £3000-4000

Hammer: £5500

Kingham & Orme, Broadway, June 17

Lucie Rie porcelain vase with a manganese glaze and sgraffito band, 10in (25cm).

Estimate: £6000-8000

Hammer: £7800

Highest price over estimate

Stacey’s, Rayleigh, Essex, June 19

Zsolnay Pecs tray with painted revolutionary scene, 2ft (60cm).

Estimate: £100-1500

Hammer: £3400

Wotton Auction Rooms, Wotton-under-Edge, June 20

17th century Gujarat mother-of-pearl inlaid dish.

Estimate: £60-80

Hammer: £6000

Barsby Auctions, New South Wales, June 17,

Hu-Peh Province one tael silver coin from Guangxu period (1875-1908).

Estimate: Aus$80-100

Hammer: Aus$40,000 (£24,000)

902 Most registered online bidders

Reeman Dansie, Colchester, Essex, June 20-21

Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 15-21, 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