Top selling lots
Gorringes, Lewes, March 6,
A bronze bust of a young Sun Yat-sen, 2ft 4in high (71cm) by Goon T Chan also known as Shek Kwan Chan (1893-1951).
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £29,000
Fonsie Mealy, Castlecomer, March 7
The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, Hellelil and Hildebrand, a 12 x 8in (31 x 20cm) preparatory study watercolour attributed to Sir Frederic William Burton (1816-1900).
Estimate: €7000-10,000
Hammer: €24,000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, March 7
The July column, Place de la Bastille, Paris at night by Edouard Cortès (French 1882- 1969), oil on canvas, 20in x 2ft 10in (50 x 85cm).
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £17,000
Highest price over estimate
Barnes Thomas, Penzance, March 5
A Rolling Stones concert poster, Colston Hall, Bristol, September 26, 1965, 2ft 5in x 3ft 3in (74 x 99cm).
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £13,500
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, March 7
Circle of George Morland, Study of a hedgehog, oil on canvas, 10 x 13in (25 x 33cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £9800
Amersham Auction Rooms, Buckinghamshire, March 1
A Chinese bronze ding with archaic decoration, 20th century, 11in high x 8in wide (28 x 20cm).
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £2400
1334 Most registered online bidders
Hannam’s, Hampshire, February 28-March 2
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 1-7, 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
