Top selling lots
Mallams Oxford, May 25,
White pottery vessel with grey speckled bands, 1991, by Jennifer Lee (b.1956), 8in (19cm) high.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £12,500
Mealys, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, May 30
George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, 8ft 4in (2.54m) wide, from the McCalmont family, Mount Juliet.
Estimate: €4500-5500
Hammer: €8700
Comic Book Auctions, May 11
Magic-Beano Book, 1943, the highest grade copy ever offered at auction.
Estimate: £2000-2500
Hammer: £5600
Highest price over estimate
Stride & Son, Chichester, May 25
A Chinese bronze twin handled censer with four character seal mark, 8in (19cm) wide.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £5000
Criterion, London, May 29
A Georgian circular tripod table in burr elm.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2500
Aldridges of Bath, May 30
Three gouache animal studies by Jamini Roy, the largest 8 x 12in (20 x 30cm).
Estimate: £50-75
Hammer: £2100
656 Most registered online bidders
Mallams, Oxford, May 25-26
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 25-31, 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
