Top selling lots
Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg, May 22
Harry Roskolenko, Paris Poems, 1950, deluxe edition numbered 1/15 including original watercolour drawing and the additional suite of plates signed by the artist and the author.
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: €42,000
Chiswick Auctions, London, May 24
18th century Indo-Portuguese (Goanese) hardwood, ivory and inlaid tabernacle, 2ft (60cm) high.
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £30,000
TimeLine Auctions, London, May 23
A restrung set of 4th century BC Greek gold elements with beaded wire, filigree and granule detailing, ex the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.
Estimate: £10,000-12,000
Hammer: £10,000
Highest price over estimate
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, May 18
An 18th century Indo-Portuguese tabletop cabinet with bone inlay, poor condition.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £6600
Matthew Barton, London, May 24
An early Arabic folio from a dispersed manuscript of Al-Jauhari’s dictionary of the Arabic language, late Abbasid, probably Baghdad, 13th century with later alterations.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £3000
Anthemion, Cardiff, May 24
An 18th century salt glazed stoneware mug decorated with flower heads and leaves, 5½in (14cm) high, together with a later loving cup applied with figures in a tavern.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £1500
1196 Most registered online bidders
Hansons, Etwall, Derbyshire May 18-23
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 18-24, 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
