TOP SELLING LOTS
HRD Auctions, Brading, Isle of Wight, June 21
Pair of Qing dynasty ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowls with Daoguang marks to base, each 6in (15cm) diameter.
Estimate: £n/a
Hammer: £41,000
Huntly Auctions, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, June 21
Hermes Birkin bespoke ostrich and goatskin handbag - with paperwork.
Estimate: £3000-4000
Hammer: £16,000
Flints, London, June 17
Leica M2 Rangefinder body, 1961, fully serviced.
Estimate: 14,000-16,000
Hammer: £14,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Perkins George Mawer, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, June 16
The Batsman! Portrait of Fuller Pilch, a hand-coloured print with mount inscribed Fuller Pilch, Born Horningtoft, 17th March 1804, Died at Canterbury, 1st May 1870.
Estimate: £15-20
Hammer: £3000
Loddon Auctions, June 22
Counter display box of approx. 80 unopened packets of Panini Football 84 stickers.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £1700
Eldreds, Plymouth, June 21
A personal account of the 1924 Boy Scouts International Jamboree with photographs (including Robert Baden Powell) plus badges, postcards and leaflets.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £950
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 17-23, 2022.
‘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