Top selling lots
Oriental Art Auctions, Hattem, Netherlands, July 28
Qing period gu-type crackle-glaze hu form vase, 9in (22cm)
Estimate: €800-1200
Hammer: €19,000 (£17,300)
Roma Numismatics, London, July 25
Syracuse silver decadrachm in the style of the master engraver Euainetos, period of Dionysios I, c.405-370BC
Estimate: £7500
Hammer: £9000
Durrants, Beccles, July 27
1960s Rolex Super Precision Explorer ref: 5500, bracelet incomplete
Estimate: £2500-3500
Hammer: £7800
Highest price over estimate
Fellows, Birmingham, July 30
Dutch silver miniature candle stand by Willem van Strant (Amsterdam fl.1727-42), together with a pair of early 19th century Dutch miniature goblets and a small cylindrical box
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3900
Bigwood, Stratford-upon-Avon, July 27
Art Nouveau gold, enamel and baroque pearl pendant
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £1800
Stride & Son, Chichester, July 26
A 62-page manuscript account dated 1763 on the life of Elizabeth (b. 1713-55), a woman born in Cheshire who travelled to America where she converted to Quakerism and died in Carlow, Ireland
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £4800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 19-August 1 2018.
‘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
