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A 2½IN. POCKET BAROMETER BY CASELLA, LONDON
the silvered dial signed as per title and numbered 3032, scale divided for up to 2000ft, contained within hinged leather case of issue; together with a 1¾in. example signed and numbered Dollond, London 5725, divided for pressure up to 10,000ft and contained in case of issue with makers label in lid
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£150-250
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A 19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED BRASS THEODOLITE
unsigned, the telescope with rack and pinion focusing, dust cap and level, located on the limb with twin clamps, the half vertical circle inset with a silvered scale with vernier and 0° - 30° x two scale for Diff of Hypo. & Base, the 'V' frame supports mounted on vernier plate with silvered compass level and cross bubble, the 0° - 30° horizontal circle with chamfered silver scale, on four screw adjustment tripod support with accessories in mahogany case with trade label for J. Halden & Co. Ltd. - 11¾in. (29.8cm.) wide
£400-600
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AN OXIDISED BRASS THEODOLITE BY ELLIOTT BROTHERS, LONDON, CIRCA 1900
the 3in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered '922', complete with bubble levels and lacquered brass adjusting screws, contained within fitted box with accessories and repair labels for Stanley dated 1909 in lid - 7½ x 13in. (19 x 33cm.)
£400-600
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A BRASS MINER'S DIAL BY ROTHWELL, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1800
of typical form, the 6in. glazed silvered dial signed as per title, folding sights, bubble levels and brass cover engraved with 50º sighting scale, mounted on ball joint - 13½in. (34cm.)
Rothwell is recorded as working between 1780 and 1820
£150-250
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A WOODEN WAYWISER BY GEORGE ADAMS II, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
the 32in. diameter six spoke wheel with iron tyre and drive gear to 7½in. silvered dial signed G Adams Fleet Street London, inscribed and divided for measurements in yards, poles, miles and furlongs, fret-cut black steel hands, hinged glazed cover and loop handle - 42in. (107cm.) high
£800-1200
162.Ø
A LACQUERED CIRCULAR PROTRACTOR BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, CIRCA 1840
of typical form signed on the radius as per title with hinged compass point and glass with central + sight line, contained within original fitted box - 7¼in. (18.5cm.) wide; together with a late 19th-century T. & H. Doublet drawing set, the top tray apparently complete with compass, pen, divider etc; the lower tray with protractor, divider and other accessories, contained in original plush lined case - 8in. (20.7cm.)
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£200-300
163.Ø
A LATE 19TH-CENTURY DRAWING SET BY ELLIOTT BROTHERS, LONDON
the top tray complete with compass, pens, dividers etc, the middle tray with boxwood rule and ivorine sector; the lower tray with ivorine parallel rule and sector by A.G. Thornton, Manchester and owners name Peter Farquarson - 7½in. (19cm.) wide
£80-120
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AN EARLY 18TH-CENTURY FOLDING SQUARE BY BUTTERFIELD, PARIS
signed Butterfield À Paris and engraved over one side with different scales entitled Pouce Du Rhin / Pouce De Roy and Ligne À Plans, hinged at centre with plumb-bob string hole and cut-away cavity - 8¾in. (22.2cm.) folded; together with an early 19th-century French folding brass square for old and new measurements, unsigned
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Provenance: Sotheby's, 21st October 1977
£300-500
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AN 18TH-CENTURY BRASS SECTOR AFTER BUTTERFIELD À PARIS
inscribed Butterfield à Paris, the sectorial lines divided 0-90° and 0-120°, the edges with scales inscribed calibre des pieces; les cordes; poids des boules and Les parties Egales - 4½in. (11.5cm.); folded in plush-lined leather case
£100-150
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A LARGE MID-19TH-CENTURY STATION POINTER BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON
of typical form, constructed in lacquered brass and signed at centre as per title, the 30in. arms with 21in. extensions, contained in fitted box of issue with tools, box width - 34in. (87.5cm.); together with an unsigned wooden pantograph, probably circa 1800
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£200-400
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A LACQUERED BRASS DRUM SEXTANT BY G. & C. DIXEY, CIRCA 1830
of typical form, signed above the silvered scale G. & C. Dixey / Opticians to the King, 3 New Bond St., London, and contained within original stitched leather travelling case - 3½in. (9cm.) diameter
George and Charles Dixey worked from this address between 1825 and 1838.
£150-250
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A LACQUERED BRASS DRUM SEXTANT BY CARY, LONDON, CIRCA 1840
of typical form, signed as per title by silvered scale, with threaded cap - 2¾in. (7cm.); together with an oxidised brass example by Troughton & Simms in leather case
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£150-250
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A COURSE INDICATOR BY J.R. STEBBING, SOUTHAMPTON, CIRCA 1862
constructed in lacquered-brass, signed and inscribed Invented by Comr. Hay, R.N. & J.R. F.R.A.S. Southampton No.546; together with diamond registration mark for 1862 and Stebbing monogram, and comprising a 12in. rule with cutaway section, twin scaled circumferentor, three indicators with wire sights and a swivelling sight with sliding shade, contained in fitted case with complete set of accessories, the case - 13¼in. (33.5cm.) wide
£400-600
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A MARINER'S ASTROLABE
heavily cast in brass after the original Valentia astrolabe, shaped ballast, the upper half divided but un-numbered, shaped shoulder with universal suspension ring, period style alidade with countersunk pinnials in sighting veins - 7in. (18cm.) diam
The Valentia astrolabe of 1588 was discovered under a rock on Valentia, off Southern Ireland, and is now retained as part of the National Collection at Greenwich as NAV0022
£600-800
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A BOXWOOD NOCTURNAL, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1730
unsigned, the obverse inscribed BOTH BEARS, complete with indicators and shaped handle; the reverse inscribed with a compass rose - 11in. (28cm.) long
£1500-2000
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A CROSS-STAFF BY HARRIET WYNTER, LONDON, CIRCA 1989
the ebonised shaft signed and dated as per title and all components stamped with 'HW' monogram, calibrated and hand-punched over four sides with white chalk filling, three (of four) box wood vanes with brass thumb-screws, contained in a fitted baize-lined box based on an original example - 35½in. (90cm.) wide; together with a copy of the Harriet Wynter Ltd catalogue for January 1977 in which the cross staff was first advertised
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£600-800
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A FINE DAVIS BACK-STAFF BY WILLIAM CLARKE, 1736
in lignum vitæ with boxwood scales and maker's plate signed and inscribed Made by William Clarke near Union Stairs for John Quince 1736, the arcs divided over one side, the lesser to 60º and the greater to 25º with punched Fleur de Lys and Tudor Rose decoration - 25in. (63.5cm.) wide
£3000-4000
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A FACSIMILE CROSS-STAFF AFTER THOMAS TUTTELL, MODERN
the staff divided over four faces as in working practice, together with four shaped holly vanes with brass securing keys - 31½in. (80cm.) long, main vane 20¼in. (51.5cm.) wide
The original ivory cross-staff, upon which is this example is based, is located at the Royal Museums, Greenwich, object number NAV0505. Thomas Tuttell worked between 1695 and 1702 from two London addresses and advertised a full range of instruments although very few survive. It is understood this example was commissioned in the late 1990s and accurately follows the original.
£400-600
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A FINE BACK-STAFF BY WILLIAM CLARKE, LONDON, 1743
the lignum vitae frame signed on the maker's plate Made by William Clarke near Union Stairs in Wapping for John Scott: 1743, boxwood arcs divided over one side and punched decoration - 24½in. (62cm.) wide
£3000-4000
176.Ø
A FINE 15½IN. RADIUS MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD FIDUCIAL OCTANT BY THOMAS RIPLEY, LONDON, 1774
the scale divided to 90º, wooden index arm with bone-edged reader, maker's plate inscribed Made By Thos Ripley at ye Hermitage Bridge / LONDON / For David Bartholomo, Augt 23, 1774, pinhole sights, interchangeable shades, mirrors and peg feet - 18in. (45.5cm.) overall
£2000-3000
177.Ø
A 17½IN. RADIUS FIDUCIAL OCTANT, ENGLISH CIRCA 1780
unsigned, the boxwood arch with brass fiducial reader with clamp, wooden index arm, pinhole sights, interchangeable shades, mirrors with brass adjusting mechanisms behind, and wooden feet, overall - 20½in. (42cm.)
£1000-1500
178.Ø
A 16IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY THOMAS RIPLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1788
with inset scale divided to 100º, vernier with right alighted '0', brass index arm, maker's plate signed and inscribed MADE BY THOs RIPLEY Hermitage Bridge / London / For Mr James Adam / NOVr / 5 \nd /1788, pinhold sight, three interchange shades note plate to reverse scratch inscribed NOV 5TH 1788 and brass feet - 18¼ (46.5cm.) high overall
£1500-2500
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Ø A FINE 17IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY GEORGE ADAMS I, CIRCA 1770
signed and inscribed on maker's plate G. ADAMS Mathl. Inst. Maker to His MAJESTY / Fleet Street London, ivory scale divided to 95º and inscribed James Smallwood to left, Vernier with centralised '0', brass index arm with guard, pin-hole sights, two interchangeable shades, mirrors and brass feet - 18¾ x 16½in. (47.5 x 42cm.) overall
£2000-3000
180.Ø
A 15½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770
unsigned, the scale numbered to right 451 and divided to 95º, vernier scale with centralised '0', brass index arm attractively engraved with Rococo scrolls and a stern view of a man-o'-war - 18½in. (47cm.) high overall
£600-800
181.Ø
A 13½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY MARY DICAS, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1800
signed and inscribed on the cross bar Made at M Dicas s Mathematical Shop / Liverpool, the scale divided to 100º with 'SBR' division mark impressed to middle, pinhole sights, fixed shades and threaded pencil top, contained within original stepped keystone case with decorative lock escutcheon and inked owner's name Cornelius Woodf. in lid partially obscured by trade label for George Bradford, 99 Minories - 17½ x 15in. (44.5 x 38cm.)
Mary Dicas worked from 1797-1806 when she married George Arstall and they continued as Arstall, Dicas & Co and other variants until about 1813; George Bradford, an optician, worked from 99 Minories between 1817 and 1851 where he sold new and second-hand instruments.
£700-1000
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Ø A 11¾IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY SPENCER, BROWNING & RUST, LONDON, CIRCA 1788
signed in the crossbar as per title, inset ivory scale inset to 100º and marked at centre with the 'SBR' dividing engine mark, vernier with right aligned '0', brass index arm, pinhole sight, three shades, mirrors and threaded bone-topped pencil, contained within original stepped keystone case with owner's name inked inside lid John Steer / 1788, with decorative lock escutcheon overall measurements - 14 x 13in. (35.5 x 33cm.)
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 6th November, 1997, lot 253
£400-600
183.Ø
AN 11¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY CARY, LONDON, WITH DOLLOND-TYPE BACK-GLASS ADJUSTMENT, CIRCA 1800
the scale divided to 100º, signed on the cross bar as per title, pin-hole sights with swivelling shade and back-glass adjusting lever behind, three shades, mirrors and pin feet, contained within stepped keystone case with shaped escutcheon - 14½ x 13in. (37 x 33cm.)
The reverse glass adjustment is not commonly seen. A similar but earlier version can been seen in the collection of the Royal Museums, Greenwich, numbered NAV1356.
£600-800
184.Ø
A 9IN. VERNIER OCTANT BY CRICHTON & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1850
signed on the cross bar as per title and inscribed Made for A Baharie & Son Sunderland, scale divided to 100º, braced index arm, sighting tube mount, mirror shade, in fitted keystone box complete with accessories and arsenic green maker's label in lid with Great Exhibition label of 1851 and stamp for Baharie & Sons, - 11¼ x 11½in. (28.5 x 29cm.)
£400-600
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A FINE 12IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY JESSE RAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1785
with straight-bar frame, the arc divided to 135º signed to middle as per title, the veriner with right-orientated '0', braced index arm, fixed full-length sighting tube with half mirror mounted to end, interchangeable black/silver index mirror numbered behind '840', five shades, wooden handle and pin feet, contained within fitted yellow-pine case with accessories including secondary tube, threaded eye-piece shade, black mirror and screwdriver, the lid with manuscript label reading Ramsden's sextant / June 8th, 1842 / Index error 2' 26" / to be subtracted, cased measurements - 15 x 17in. (38 x 43cm.)
Ref: Morzer Bruyns, W.F.J.: Sextants at Greenwich, Oxford, 2009, No.141, Inv. No. NAV1104 which described a similar instrument, numbered 842; Whipple Museum Inv No. WH.2122.
£4000-6000
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A 8IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY JESSE RAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1798
the diamond pattern frame signed on the brass arc Ramsden London, and numbered behind index mirror 1383, inset silvered scale divided to 130º, vernier reader with clamp and adjustable magnifier on thread, braced index arm, sighting tube assembly with sighting tube, seven shades, two mirrors and wooden handle, - 10in. (25.5cm) overall height
£400-600
187.Ø
AN 8½IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY DOLLOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
signed on the cross bar as per title, scale divided to 140º and stamped with Ramsden fouled anchor mark at centre, right-aligned vernier scale with braced index arm, sighting tube mount, shades, mirrors, shaped handle and brass feet, contained within keystone box with two telescopes - 11 x 13¾in. (28 x 35cm.)
£800-1200
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A 7½IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY E. LORIEUX, PÈRE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860
with lacquered brass ladder frame, signed and numbered on the arc E. Lorieux, père, 12542, silvered scale divided to 160º, Vernier with hinged magnifier on index arm impressed with maker's stamp, contained within a fitted box with accessories including telescopes, shades, mirror adjuster etc. - 10in. (25.5cm.) square
£300-500
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A 7¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER 'HEART' PATTERN SEXTANT BY HEATH & CO. LTD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, CIRCA 1900
with oxidised brass heart-shaped frame, the arc signed as per title, vernier with 'Hezzanith' trade label and automatic clamp, telescope support, two mirrors, seven shades and wooden handle, contained in fitted box of issue with complete set of accessories - 11in. (28cm.) square
£300-500
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A 6IN. RADIUS LACQUERED BRASS REFLECTING CIRCLE BY PISTOR & MARTINS, BERLIN, CIRCA 1850
signed and numbered Pistor & Martins, Berlin, 534, the solid frame with inset silvered scale, twin verniers, prismatic sight with two demi-shades and swivelling scale reader, contained in fitted and counter-numbered box with sighting tubes and shades, the lid with manuscript error certificate for 1878 - 8¼in. (21cm.) square
£600-800
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A VERY FINE ¾IN. PINK SHAGREEN AND GILT-BRASS FOUR-DRAW VELLUM-COVERED CARD TELESCOPE BY J. AYSCOUGH, LONDON, CIRCA 1750
signed on the fourth draw as per title, parallel main tube with ray skin 'jewels' and delicate pink staining, gilt brass section dividers to green vellum-covered card draws with inked focus lines and dust slides each end - 14½in. (37cm.) closed; 42in. (107cm.) open, mounted on associated turned wooden Georgian telescope table stand - 18in. (46cm.) high
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This telescope represents an expensive commission made at the apex of the pre-achromatic development of the refracting telescope and dates to between 1747 and the maker's death in 1759 at just 40 years of age. James Ayscough (1719-59) was one of the most creative and innovative London telescope opticians in the formative experimental period which led directly to the achromatic doublet objective being patented in 1758 by John Dollond Snr (1703-61). The son of a Wiltshire parson, at 13 he was apprenticed to James Mann II (w.1706-d.1756) and as such was at the forefront of many such achromatic lens trials from their inception by the London barrister Chester Moor Hall. Latterly educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, Ayscough gained his Freedom in 1740 under James Mann II, with whom he was later in partnership between 1743 and 1747. He became an independent maker in 1748 where he was known for quality experimental optical designs and published a fine optical treatise in 1752 entitled A Short Account of the Eye and Nature of Vision, chiefly designed to Illustrate the Use and Advantage of Spectacles. This aroused great jealousy and ire amongst other London opticians for promoting hard green crown glass, being rather expensive to procure and time-consuming to polish
Literature: 1. Gee, B, ed. McConnell, A & Mirrison-Low, A: Francis Watkins and the Dollond Patent Telescope Controversy, Ashgate, pp.41-47; 2. Talbot, S: Shagreen and Fish-skin - on Scientific Instruments, their Cases and Étui c.1700-1800, SIS Bulletin No.123 Dec. 2014, pp.10-27; 3. Louman & Zuidervaart: A Certain Instrument for Seeing Far, Wassenaar, 2013, Nos. 49, 152, 180
£2000-3000
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A 1½IN. REFLECTING TELESCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1740
unsigned, the 7in. barrel with end cap, primary and secondary speculum mirrors with spring backing to threaded back-plate with eyepiece assembly, with fine focus adjustment and threaded eyepiece, mounted on a baluster stand with threaded base and contained within original fitted case with lock escutcheon and mounting plate to top, case measurements - 2¾ x 9 x 3½in. (7 x 23 x 9cm.)
£800-1200
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AN UNUSUAL PORTABLE 2½IN. REFRACTING ASTRONOMICAL LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY WILLIAM HARRIS, LONDON, CIRCA 1805
the 28in. brass tube signed on the back plate Wm. Harris, 47 Holborn, London, with massive central thread, rack-and-pinion fine focus, dust slide and lenscap, mounted on folding tripod stand - 20½in. (52cm.) high
William Harris occupied this address between 1805 and 1815. The barrel's ability to divide in half would have made this an especially practical instrument for observation work away from the confines of a building.
£200-300
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A 2IN. REFRACTING TABLE TELESCOPE BY JESSE RAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
signed on top of the 25½in. lacquered brass tube Je Ramsden London, lens cap, focus wheel adjustment, three interchangeable threaded eyepieces with dust-slides or solar filter, folding tripod stand (possibly associated), contained within fitted wooden box of issue
£600-800
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A 3IN. REFRACTING LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY WATSON, LONDON
the 24in. main tube signed on the back plate as per title, shade cuff, rack-and-pinion fine focus, attached to folding tripod stand - 19½ x 38in. (49.5 x 96.5cm.) overall
£150-250
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A LATE 19TH-CENTURY 4IN. REFRACTING ASTRONOMICAL LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY ROSS, LONDON
signed on the sighting tube and stand as per title, 36in main tube with rack-and-pinion eyepiece assembly and star finder, mounted on substantial tripod stand with screw-adjustment, contained within a fitted wooden box with accessories including conventional eyepieces and solar diagonal and retail trade label for C. Baker, Holborn, cased measurements - 9½ x 52 x 14in. (24 x 132 x 135.5cm.)
£2000-3000
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A STEAMED-WOOD ASTRONOMER'S CHAIR, CIRCA 1875
after W. Callaghan and comprising two sections steamed to fit low-level x-struts - 26 x 33in. (66 x 84cm.)
A similar chair bearing a maker's plate for 'W. Callaghan, 1873' was sold in these rooms 21 October 2009, lot 247.
£200-400
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A 6IN. TWO-DRAW REFRACTING OBSERVATORY TELESCOPE, CIRCA 1930
unsigned, with 59½in. painted, galvanised metal tube, the eyepiece with rack and pinion focusing acting on first draw tube, with lens cap and sliding trunnion mount, overall measurements - 74in. (188cm.); together with an associated star finder
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£400-600
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THREE 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND BRASS TELESCOPES
comprising a 2in. single draw marine-type signed Gilbert & Sons, London, Improved with 39in. tapered tube; a 1½in. single draw with 19in. main tube, signed by the eyepiece P CARPENTER LONDON, DAY OR NIGHT; and a 1¾in. three-draw example signed G. Wilson, London, Improved, Day or Night - 12in. (30.5cm.) closed.
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£300-400
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A 1¼IN. MARINE TELESCOPE BY LINCOLN, LONDON, CIRCA 1770
the reverse-taper decagonal main tube with single draw signed as per title, bulbous eyepiece and lens cap - 34in. (86.5cm.) closed; together with an English ¾in. marine telescope circa 1770, unsigned, with reverse-taper decagonal tube, single draw with bulbous eyepiece and dust slide - 25½in. (64.8cm.) closed
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£250-350
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A 1½IN. SINGLE-DRAW DECAGONAL SEA SERVICE TELESCOPE, CIRCA 1780
unsigned, with 29½in. tube with lacquered brass fittings; together with another signed and inscribed T. Harris & Sons London / JERSEY SIGNALS; and two more, unsigned
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£150-250
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A ½IN. SINGLE DRAW TELESCOPE, CIRCA 1780
unsigned, with plain tapering wooden tube, bulbous eyepiece and lens cap with dust slides - 25½in. (65cm.) closed
£250-350
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A 1¼IN. TWO-DRAW REFRACTING TELESCOPE BY SALOM & CO., EDINBURGH & LONDON, CIRCA 1850
signed on the draw tube Salom & Co. / Edinburgh & 137 Regents St / A20266, parallel wooden main tube with rack and pinion fine focusing on first draw, dust slide and lens cap - 14in. (35.5cm.); together with an 'officer of the watch' type example by Ross, London no. 20602
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£150-250
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A PAIR OF 8 X 50 BINOCULARS, JUMELLE, FRANCE, CIRCA 1936
stamped on the back plate S.R.P.I. Puteaux / Jumelle S 8 x 50 (S.R.P.I. 1936) No. 513, the prismatic 6¼in. barrels with 2in. lenses and vernier reader with fine scale adjustment finished in original light green livery, rubber shades, and mounted in a tripod base with adjustable legs, - approx. 11in. (28cm.) long
£400-600
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A LARGE ELECTROSTATIC MACHINE, PROBABLY FRENCH, EARLY 19TH-CENTURY
constructed in walnut, with single 31in. diam glass disc operated by crank handle on stuffed leather pads, and associated insulating glass rod-mounted brass contacts mounted loosely on shaped table stand (table later, old restorations) - 64 x 49in. (163 x 125cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£600-800
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A PARTIALLY COMPLETE ELECTROSTATIC MACHINE BY GEORGE ADAMS I, CIRCA 1770
with hand-cranked glass drum mounted on wooden base with glass insulating posts and ivory maker's label inscribed G. ADAMS / FLEET St. / LONDON - 17½ x 20½ x 15in. (44.5 x 52 x 38cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£400-600
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AN ELECTROSTATIC MACHINE, PROBABLY FRENCH, EARLY
19TH-CENTURY
constructed in walnut and brass with a 16in. glass disc mounted on drive mechanism with stuffed leather pads, brass contacts on glass insulating rods set on a display base (lacking crank) - 25 x 32 x 18in. (63.5 x 81.5 x 46cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£200-300
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A FINE NAIRNE-TYPE VACUUM PUMP, ENGLISH, LATE 18TH-CENTURY
unsigned, constructed in mahogany and brass with glass bell jar, primary pump with rack-and-pinion action on two cylinders, secondary pump/release mechanism under platform with bell jar, supported by six wooden and two lacquered brass columns - 27 x 23in. (69 x 59cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£1500-2000
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A FULLER-TYPE CALCULATING SLIDE RULE BY STANLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1916
of usual construction with handle recessed to fit case-mounted metal prong, complete with makers label in lid, set of instructions and presentation plate to front dated for 1918, the case - 18¼in. (46cm.) wide; together with a rope gauge and hand-held telescope in card case, both unsigned.
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£150-250
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THREE MODERN SETS OF NAPIER'S BONE'S BY HARRIET WYNTER
two in box and one in ebony, each comprising ten rods and a square root block punched with numbers as in authentic practice, each contained in a wooden 'book' case with spine inscribed Harriet Wynter, London, 1992, and numbered 13, 14 and 17, each - 6 x 4¾in. (15 x 12cm.); together with eight copies of Napier's Bones by D. J. Bryden detailing their history and use
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£200-400
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AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY TRAVELLING MEDICINE CHEST
the doors fitted with bottle compartments, lower drawer plush-lined with pestle and mortar, measure, scales etc., the top with inset carry handle - 9½ x 8in. (24 x 20cm.)
£250-350
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A SMALL 19TH-CENTURY TRAVELLING MEDICINE CHEST
the top with compartments for 12 bottles in three sizes, most with contents and labels from various London chemists with contents mainly comprising oil-based remedies including Syrup of Squills and Halibut Oil etc., the lower draw containing a glass pestle and mortar, measure, scales, weights and two glass eyes, approximately - 7in. (18cm.) cubed
£200-300
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A PAIR OF SCALES BY THOMAS REEVES, LONDON, CIRCA 1765
in brass and steel, contained within baize-lined oak case with trade label, the lid with remnants of black seal - 9¼in. ( 23.5cm.) wide; together with a similar set, smaller and unsigned, with weights; a folding pocket coin balance by Masterman, Peters, Mildred, Masterman & Co.; and an riental set in 'guitar' shaped case.
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£100-150
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A 19TH-CENTURY PHRENOLOGY HEAD BY L.N. FOWLER
of usual form with transfer-printed inscriptions and hand-tined blue lining around base and shoulder - 11in. (28cm.) high overall
Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 11th August 1988
£150-250
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A FIELD SURGEON'S SET, PROBABLY FRENCH,
MID-19TH-CENTURY
the silvered instruments with ebony handles and mixed signatures including knives, scalpel, saw, tourniquet, cauterizing iron etc., the saw signed Mathieu à Paris and tourniquet by SMAW London, contained in fitted case with secured lid compartment, the top with inset handle and impressed to corner 'ETAT 140' - 15½in. (39.5cm.) wide
£200-300
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A WOODEN STEEL TREPAN DRILL, CIRCA 1760
the square shank with shaped handle and wooden grip - 9¾in. (25cm.) high
£300-500
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