Top selling lots
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, July 10
William and Mary walnut veneered and feather banded bureau cabinet, on later feet, 3ft 3in (1m) wide.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £24,500
Lawrences, Crewkerne, July 6
Judith with the head of Holofernes, circle of Cristofano Allori (1577-1621), oil on canvas, 4ft 3in x 3ft 4in (1.3 x 1.01m).
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £13,000
TW Gaze, Diss, July 7
Hans Coper stoneware small bowl with scraffito detail and silvered pitting, 6in (15cm) diameter, replaced chip.
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £10,800
Highest price over estimate
Grand Auctions, Folkstone, July 9,
A group of 18th or 19th century marine ivory pendant ornaments, southern Cook Islands, Mangaia, Austral Islands.
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £23,000
Fonsie Mealy, Co Kilkenny, July 10
Carved and painted wood feasting dish, probably Haida, 19th century.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £22,000
Thomas Watson, Darlington, July 10
Large giltwood convex mirror.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £2400
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 5-11, 2018.
‘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
