Top selling lots
Ewbank’s, Woking, October 26
Alan Reynolds (1926-2014), January landscape, 1952, 2ft 6in x 3ft 6in (76cm x 1.06m) oil on board, signed and dated 52/53.
Estimate: £15,000-25,000
Hammer: £29,000
Fellows, Birmingham, October 31
A gentleman’s Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner bracelet Rolex watch, c.1997, 18ct yellow gold case with calibrated bezel.
Estimate: £5000-8000.
Hammer: £12,000.
Chiswick Auctions, London, October 27
A fall front Indo-Portuguese tortoiseshell and ivory table cabinet. Probably Goa, c.17th-18th century, 8in (21cm) high x 13in (33cm) wide x 10in (25cm) deep.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £8500
Tennants Auctioneers, Leyburn, November 1
George VI gold proof set 1937 comprising £5, £2, sovereign & half sovereign.
Estimate: £7000-8000
Hammer: £8200
Highest price over estimate
Perkins George Mawer & Co, Market Rasen, October 26
Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, fourth edition, London, for W Strahan (et al), 1774.
Estimate: £70-90
Hammer: £1300
Stamford Auction Rooms, Little Bytham, October 28
A Polish commemorative plaque for Polish Airbourne Division Driel, battle of Arnhem, 1944.
Estimate: £20-40
Hammer: £480
717 Most registered online bidders
Toovey’s, Washington, West Sussex, November 1
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for October 26-November 1 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
