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Top selling lots

Charterhouse, Sherborne, February 16

A Victorian snake necklace set with cabochon garnets and seed pearls with hair locket to reverse.

Estimate: £400-600

Hammer: £3200

Peter Wilson, Nantwich, February 15

Girls & Clouds by Geoffrey Key (b.1941), signed and dated 2003, 19 x 15in (49 x 39cm).

Estimate: £4000-6000

Hammer: £4300

1818 Auctioneers, Milnthorpe, February 19

Fabergé silver commemorative trophy with image of racing car and cyrillic script relating to English automobile industry, dated 1925 (damage).

Estimate: £1000-1500

Hammer: £2800

Highest price over estimate

Barsby Auctions,Sydney, Australia, February 17

Early 20th century Zsolnay Pecs lustre vase, 8in (20cm), small chips.

Estimate: Aus$50-100

Hammer: Aus$2400

Charterhouse, Sherborne, February 16

A carved hardstone cameo stick pin, possibly ancient

Estimate: £40-50

Hammer: £480

Whitton and Laing, Exeter, February 15

TAG Heuer Monaco wristwatch

Estimate: £40-60

Hammer: £480

1346 Most registered online bidders

Hansons, Derbyshire, February 15-20

Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 15-21, 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