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Top selling lots


Summersgills, Easingwold, North Yorkshire, July 29

Chinese Republic period vase landscape and poem bitong in the manner of the Eight Friends of Zhushan.

Estimate: n/a

Hammer: £59,900


Jacobs & Hunt, Liss, Hampshire, July 28

Half-length portrait of a Turkish man in the manner of William Pether, oil on canvas, 2ft 6in x 2ft 1in (76 x 63cm).

Estimate: £300-500

Hammer: £5500


Bamfords, Derby, August 2

Lalique frosted and clear glass circular powder bowl moulded with a strutting cockerel.

Estimate: £300-350

Hammer: £4000


Highest price over estimate

London Auctions, July 31

James Paterson (1854-1932), watercolour signed and titled Caudeboc en Caux.

Estimate: £80-120

Hammer: £1700


Fieldings, Stourbridge, July 29

A mid-19th century Royal Regatta parlour game together with a board game titled The New Game of Emulation by J Harris, 1804, with slip case and instructions.

Estimate: £40-60

Hammer: £2800


David Lay, Penzance, July 27

Richard Platt, Pigeon Loft at Lowestoft, oil on canvas 2ft 2in x 2ft 8in (66 x 81cm)

Estimate: £150-200

Hammer: £3700

1030 Most registered online bidders

Reeman Dansie, Colchester, August 1-2


Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales onthesaleroom.com for July 27-August 2, 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 onthesaleroom.com

‘Top selling lots’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders onthesaleroom.com