Highest price over estimate
Aston’s, Dudley, July 12
Prototype Ensign Multex Mk II CRF Camera by Houghton Butcher c.1936-38
Estimate: £250-350
Hammer: £16,500
Aston’s, Dudley, July 12
Spy camera disguised as a working, hand-held battery powered lamp
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £2900
Bellmans, Billingshurst, July 14
Calcutta Surveyed during the Years 1887-1894, a hand-coloured map folded on linen, within half morocco and cloth covers
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £1700
Top selling lots
Spink, London, July 12
Original back copy of the telex notification from Allied headquarters in Rheims to Winston Churchill in the War Rooms announcing the unconditional surrender of Germany, May 7, 1945
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Hammer: £14,000
Roseberys London, July 17
Pair of platinum, sapphire and diamond cufflinks, signed Cartier, Paris, c.1930
Estimate: £3000-4000
Hammer: £6200
Special Auction Services, Newbury, July 17
Victorian mahogany cased biunial magic lantern, probably by Wrench & Sons
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £5800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 12-18, 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
