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Top selling lots

Watches of Knightsbridge, Dubai, January 28

Stainless steel Heuer Carrera chronograph wristwatch c.1960s.

Estimate £22,000-26,000

Hammer £22,000

Fellows, Birmingham, January 31

Patek Philippe perpetual calendar retrograde wristwatch in 18ct white gold case.

Estimate £14,000-20,000Hammer £19,000

Highest price over estimate

John Nicholson’s, Fernhurst, February 1

British abstract oil on canvas, signed Diller and dated ‘63, 12 x 16in (30.5 x 40.5cm).

Estimate £80-120

Hammer £5000

Stamford Auction Rooms, January 28

A c.1910 Steiff ‘roly poly’ teddy bear, with lead button to right ear, playworn. Estimate £70-100

Hammer £1600

Aldridges, Bath, January 31

A 17th century Montelupo maiolica dish painted with drummers in a courtyard together with an 18th century Castelli two-handled vase (damaged).

Estimate £150-200

Hammer £6600

Most registered online bidders

JS Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers, January 28, 2231 bidders

Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 27, 2016-February 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