Top selling lots
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, April 27
A pair of diamond cluster earrings, the principal two old round brilliant-cut stones weighing approximately 5cts in total.
Estimate: £12,000-15,000
Hammer: £13,000
Chiswick Auctions, London, May 2
A 1960s GJ Bow chair designed by Grete Jalk and produced by Poul Jerppesen Mobelfabrik, Denmark.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £6500
Charles Miller, London, May 2
A 2ft 7in (80cm) long builder’s model for the general purpose cargo vessel SS The President & The Earl, built by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co, Troon & Ayr, for John Hay & Sons, Glasgow.
Estimate: £2000-2500
Hammer: £4600
Highest price over estimate
Rendells, Newton Abbot, April 27
A Chinese bronze censer with lion mask handles and 12-character mark to the base, 9in (22in).
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £3100
Paul Beighton, Thurcroft, April 30
An oak Arts & Crafts ladder back armchair.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £950
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle, May 3
Londinum Urbs Praecipua Regniangliae, a view of London from Southwark cathedral, c.1600, probably 18th century.
Estimate: £20-25
Hammer: £650
466 Most registered online bidders
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, May 3
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 27- May 3, 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
