Top selling lots
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, February 13
William Daniell (1769-1837), ink and watercolour titled Off Bypoor, Malabar Coast, India, March 23rd 1793.
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £12,500
Anderson & Garland, Westerhope, February 8
Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958), Derbyshire countryside with ploughed field, tempera on board, 19 x 23in (49 x 58cm).
Estimate: £2000-4000
Hammer: £11,000
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, February 14
Rules of the Game of Golf, adopted by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, 1839, inscribed Henry Wells, July 3rd, 1852, original wrappers.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £6000
Highest price over estimate
London Auctions, Chiswick, February 12
Large Qianlong period export charger depicting figures in a landscape, 21in (57cm) diameter, from the estate of Lady Wanda Boothby.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £19,000
Bellmans, Billingshurst, February 3
One of a pair of Qing blue and white lotus stem bowls with four-character mark reading Well shaded Hall, one badly broken.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £10,200
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, February 13
Qing plated metal and cloisonné enamel box set to the lid with an engraved jade plaque, possibly inscribed with a poem by Qianlong and of the period, 4in (10cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £9200
1570 Most registered online bidders
Bellmans, Sussex, February 3, 6-8
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 8-14, 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
