Top selling lots
Cheffins, Cambridge, June 14
Marmaduke Cradock (1660-1717), a pair of oils of exotic fowl in carved giltwood frames.
Estimate: £12,000-18,000
Hammer: £17,000
Summers Place Auctions, Billingshurst, June 13
An 18th century Italian marble sarcophagus with five lines of Latin inscription after the antique, 6ft 10in (2.08m), from Parkstead House, Roehampton.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £8500
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, June 14
A rare, well preserved Arctic exploration sledge flag for Admiral George Richards KCB, Commander of HMS Assistance in Sir Edward Belcher’s expedition of 1852-54.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £7100
Highest price over estimate
Byrne’s, Chester, June 14
Hagenauer nickel plated brass bust, 12in (30cm) high.
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £5800
Elgin Auction Centre, June 14
Synchronome electrical master clock in mahogany neoclassical revival case.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: £7200
Boulton & Cooper, Malton, June 14
Photograph of the Australian cricket team, 1884, measuring 8 x 10in (19 x 25cm), and a photo collage for the 1868 Aboriginal team tour by P Dawson, Hamilton, Victoria.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £4000
941 Most registered online bidders
Stroud Auctions, Glos, June 14 (day 1 of a 3-day sale)
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 8-14, 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
