Top selling lots
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 19
Maori nephrite hei-tiki pendant with red sealing wax, 19th century, 4in (10cm) high
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £20,000
Semley, Shaftesbury, September 15
George III yew, satinwood and floral marquetry bombé secretaire cabinet, c.1770, attributed to Mayhew & Ince, 3ft 6in (1.07m) high
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £15,000
Chorley’s, Prinknash Abbey, September 18
Possibly 17th century Armenian illuminated Gospels in tooled calf binding, 6in x 3in (16 x 7cm)
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £8000
Highest price over estimate
Ewbank’s, Woking, September 12
Qing carved jade and pink tourmaline pendant, 3in (7cm), sold with a coral bead necklace
Estimate: £120-160
Hammer: £7000
Trevanion & Dean, Whitchurch, September 15
The Colosseum, Rome, a late 18th or early 19th century pencil and watercolour in the manner of William Pars, 2ft x 3ft 1in (61x 96cm)
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £3800
Barsby, Sydney, September 15
1956 Melbourne Olympiad torch life membership award with dedication dated 1977 on wood base. Height 17in (44cm)
Estimate: Aus$40-80
Hammer: Aus$6500 (£3300)
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 13-19, 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
