Top selling lots
Young’s Auction, Surrey, April 28
Silver and enamel Imperial Order of the Double Dragon, Type 1, 1882-1902, Fourth Class, original hardwood case.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Hammer: £19,000
Rob Michiels, Bruges, April 28
A Chinese blue and white bird feeder, Xuande mark, Ming or later, 2½in (6.5cm) high.
Estimate: €15,000-25,000
Hammer: €28,000
Keys, Aylsham, April 27
John Crome (1768-1821), Fuller’s Hole, Norwich, oil on panel, 10 x 8in (25 x 20cm)
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £7500
Highest price over estimate
David Lay, Penzance, April 26
Les Ailes, a lithoprint film poster mounted on linen, 4ft 5in x 3ft 8in (1.35 x 1.12m).
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1850
Stamford Auctions, Lincolnshire, April 28
Silver Dunhill watch lighter, London 1938.
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £2800
Mallams, Cheltenham, April 25
Chinese 19th century gilt porcelain figure of Avalokitesvara on a double lotus hardwood base, the figure 4½in (11cm) high.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £5500
1202 Most registered online bidders
Wotton Auction Rooms, Gloucestershire, May 1-2
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 26-May 2, 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
