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Top selling lots

William George, online August 7

Rose gold IWC perpetual calendar limited edition Kurt Klaus wristwatch, number 500 of 500, with box and papers.

Estimate: n/a

Hammer: £21,000

PFK, Penrith, August 8

The Morris Chair, a Victorian ebonised walnut armchair by Morris & Co.

Estimate: £600-800

Hammer: £7600

Bamfords, Derby, August 1

Doulton Lambeth nautical clock modelled by George Tinworth and decorated by Hannah Barlow, 9in (23cm) high, dated 1878.

Estimate: £1000-1500

Hammer: £8500

Highest price over estimate

Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, August 8

A Chinese blue and white porcelain jar with Qianlong seal mark and a late 19th century kutani bowl.

Estimate: £50-80

Hammer: £3500

Jones & Jacob, Watlington, Oxfordshire, August 8

Nineteenth century boullework singing bird musical box, 4in (10cm) wide, damages.

Estimate: £80-120

Hammer: £3100

Capes Dunn, Stockport, August 7

Gold plated and engraved Henri Selmer, Paris tenor saxophone, in fitted case together with a Selmer clarinet.

Estimate: £200-300

Hammer: £4200

Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for August 1-8 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