Top selling lots
Duke’s, Dorchester, June 7
Rebuilt 1908 Flyabout by the ER Thomas Motor Co., Buffalo, New York.
Estimate: £150,000-250,000
Hammer: £235,000
Canterbury Auction Galleries, June 7
Claviorganum with five octave keyboard by Merlin, London, 1784 in fruitwood and satinwood inlaid mahogany case.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £20,000
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, June 7
The Wanderer, a watercolour and gouache by George Grosz (1893-1959) dated 1936, 24 x 18in (60 x 45cm).
Estimate: €15,000-20,000
Hammer: €26,000
Highest price over estimate
Morphets, Harrogate, June 7
Pair of famille rose peony and iris saucer dishes with six character Yongzheng (1732-35) marks, 6in (15cm) diameter.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £16,000
Clevedon Salerooms, Bristol, June 7
A blueprint picture letter from CFA Voysey to his grandchildren, 10 x 7in (25 x 17cm).
Estimate: £500-800
Hammer: £11,000
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, June 8
A printed flyer and a ticket for a performance by The Beatles at the Gaumont Theatre, Taunton, 1963.
Estimate: £40-50
Hammer: £3500
1201 Most registered online bidders
Lawrences of Bletchingly, June 5-7
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 7-13, 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
