Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art | |||
Auctioneer: | Charles Miller | Location: | London |
Contact: | Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 5530 | ||
Date: | 6th November 2018 | Time: | 11:00AM |
Details: | Public Exhibition Saturday 3rd November 12pm-5pm Sunday 4th November 12pm-5pm Monday 5th November 10am -5pm Tuesday 6th November 10am-11am (Limited View Only) |
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MARITIME CHARTS, 18TH CENTURY comprising 'Dartmouth', published by G. Collins circa 1700; two 'Plan de Tor-Bay' by Lieutenant Mackenzie 1871; 'Le Ile Terre Ceres' by Duval - Dartmouth 18 x 23in. (46 x 58.5cm.) (4) £200-£400 |
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'PETIT ATLAS MARITIME...' Paris, circa 1720, second volume contenant L'Amerique Méridionale et ses Details, engraved title and 91 maps and plans of South America, several double-page and/or folding, engraved list of contents, lower margin of title a little frayed, contemporary calf-backed boards, black and red lettering pieces, a gilt anchor in the fourth and fifth compartments, spine slightly worn, vol. II only £300-£500 |
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MARITIME BOOKS approx. 25 assorted volumes of maritime history to include 'A History of Meteor' by Lammerting (x3); 'Armada' NMM Exhibition; 'Dictionary of Sea Artists', Archibald; and others (a lot) This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £150-£250 |
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AUCTION CATALOGUES a miscellaneous collection of approx. 40 catalogues mainly for Sotheby's and Christie's maritime sales, 1970s-1980s and including the Alexander Davidson Collection 2005 and the Nelson & Napoleon including the Matchem Collection 2005 but also including Firearms and two volumes of Princess Margaret's collection This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £50-£80 |
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LYBECK, OTTO, ED AND OTHERS, 'SVENSKA FLOTTANS HISTORIA' 3 vol., copiously illustrated with plates and illustrations, some folding, some in colour, original blue half morocco, large 4to, Malmö, 1942-45 (3) £100-£150 |
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AN EXCEPTIONAL GENTLEMAN'S TRAVELLING DRESSING CASE BY D. & J. DILLER, CIRCA 1843 the silver components with heraldic device and London marks for Thomas Dexter, 1843-4, the top tray in deep blue Morocco leather including six crystal jars with three more located behind, and a patent 'magnetic' razor strop by Rigge's; a plush-lined middle tray with set of seven cut-throat razors with mother-of-pearl handles, the blades inscribed for each day, shaving brush and a mother-of-pearl mounted manicure set; the lower tray with boot jacks, button hooks, clippers, scissors, etc.; the base containing brushes, contained within a best quality figured amboyna case with lid containing mirror and stationery compartment with arsenic maker's label and inset with brass plate inscribed Mr Cottingham, inset brass handles and outer chamois-lined calf skin travelling case with duplicate maker's label, overall measurements - 9½ x 14¼ x 11¼in. (24 x 36 x 28.5cm.) £8,000-£12,000 |
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A COPELAND PLATE USED ABOARD THE R.Y. OPHIR, 1901 with hand-painted Royal emblem to centre within green and gilt border, the reverse with maker's marks for Copeland and retailer's marks for T. Goode & Co. and manuscript label inscrbed: Copeland plate of service made for the Duke of Cornwall and York (Prince of Wales) for use on the Royal Yacht Ophir on the occasion of H.R.H. voyage around the world in 1901 - 9½in. (24cm.) diam See illustration on section title page £500-£800 |
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A GREEN PATTERN PLATE FROM THE ROYAL YACHT, CIRCA 1910 with devices for George V and maker's mark to reverse for Spode Copeland and retailer's mark for T. Goode & Co. - 9½in. (24.5cm.) diam £250-£350 |
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M.G. PEARSON (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) H.M.Y. 'Britannia' and vessels of the R.Y.S. off the Isle of Wight Signed 'M.G. Pearson' and dated '9/91' and inscribed in pencil with yacht's names 10 x 20½in. (25.5 x 52cm.) £200-£400 |
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY TRAVELLING DECANTER SET metal-bound oak box with paper-lined interior with compartments for 12 stopper-less bottles simple wheel-cut decoration and removable tray containing two glass beakers, two air-twist wine glasses and a glass funnel - 13 x 18½ x 12in. (33 x 47 x 30.5cm.) £800-£1,200 |
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SET OF SIX DECANTERS the 4 x 4in. square form plain glass decanters with mushroom stoppers contained in compartmented wooden tray with shaped fretwork handles - 6½ x 15 x 10½in. (16.5 x 38 x 27cm.) £600-£800 |
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A SILVER ART NOUVEAU YACHT PRIZE HAND MIRROR, CIRCA 1890 the reverse inscribed NRYC won by 'Kathleen', July 5th, 1890, with foliate wreath handle supported by brackets - 7¾in. (20cm.) high overall £150-£250 NRYC is thought to represent the New Rochelle Yacht Club, established in 1885 and active from the late 19th-early 20th century, and was one of the foremost yacht clubs based in Long Island Sound. |
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A FINE EDWARDIAN ADJUSTABLE DECK CHAIR FOR A STEAM YACHT constructed in polished wood with brass-lined height settings, hinged folding arms with suspension bolts and padded leather hammock seat – 26½in. (67.5cm.) high £800-£1,200 |
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TWO 19TH CENTURY ELSINORE BOWLS depicting shipping off Kronborg Castle and at sea, one with faded inscription dated 1856 - 11in. (28cm.) diam (2) £150-£250 |
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A BRITISH INDIA CO. PRESENTATION STANDISH, CIRCA 1911 constructed in gilt brass and alloy, comprising two pen rests, two inkwells and a stamp holder, inscribed to front CHIEF ENGINEER N.J. JACKSON, S.S. ELLENGA, 1ST MARCH 1911, ALEXANDER STEPHENS & SONS, LINT HOUSE, GOVERN, mounted on four ball feet - 9in. (23cm.) wide £150-£250 Built by Stephens of Linthouse and completed in March 1911 for the British India S.S. Co., Ellenga was a large passenger/cargo ship of nearly 5,200 tons. Her twin triple expansion steam engines gave her a healthy service speed of 16 knots, something that seems to have been recognised by the presentation of this standish to her Chief Engineer. Surviving both Wars, she was broken up at Bombay in 1948. |
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A PRESENTATION SILVER SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1835 the foliate lid with gilt-lined interior bearing Birmingham marks for 1832/33, reeded sides, inscribed on the underside Presented by the underwriters of THE BRIG MESSENGER OF SUNDERLAND TO WILLM. BAYLIE OF CASTLE TOWNSEND, for his excursions on the nights of the 24th & 26th November 1835 - 3in. (7.5cm.) wide £600-£800 |
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A MARQUETRY WORK BOX, CIRCA 1850 the lid inlaid with depiction of an early twin funnel paddle steamer within Tunbridgeware border, compartmented tray inside - 12¼in. (31cm.) wide £200-£400 |
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A SEAT BACK FROM A MALTESE DGHAISA, 19TH CENTURY possibly walnut, carved with a nereid reclining on the back of a hippocampus with opposing dolphins in the lower corners (old wear) - 11½ x 36in. (29 x 91.5cm.) £600-£800 |
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A 19TH CENTURY SAILOR'S CHEST of traditional form with slightly tapering sides with wooden brackets carved with stars, painted inside lid with three-masted barque Lady Maud, hinged candle box to side, main chest now containing a quantity of assorted tools – 16 x 40½ x 16in. (40.5 x 103 x 40.5cm.) £300-£400 |
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AN ATTRACTIVE AMERICAN MERCHANTMAN PORTRAIT FIGUREHEAD, CIRCA 1880 depicted as a society hostess with diadem in her hair, necklace and heavily embroidered border to gown with pendant profile of her husband, and tartan waistband, one arm carved with gown sleeve, slotted base, thole pin behind and bowsprit channel in back of head (one arm piece missing, old wear) – 28in. (71cm.) high £4,000-£6,000 |
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A FINE FULL-LENGTH FIGUREHEAD OF A BRETON ARCHER, CIRCA 1870 the bearded warrior with helmet, cloak, chain mail tunic, arms holding a bow and quiver of arrows, terminating in a scroll with thole pin behind - 64in. (163cm.) high £4,000-£6,000 |
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AN AMERICAN MERCHANTMAN FIGUREHEAD, CIRCA 1860 bust length and depicting a Romano-British tribal chief with red flowing hair and beard, wearing a tunic with brooch pins and terminating in a foliate scroll, mounted on ebonised display base – 36in. (91.5cm.) £3,000-£5,000 |
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AN AMERICAN MERCHANTMAN PORTRAIT FIGUREHEAD, CIRCA 1840 bust length, depicting a typical gentleman owner with lamb chop whiskers, high collar with neckerchief, pleated shirt, shawl collar waistcoat and terminating in a cloak around his waist, the back with billet head (refinished) – 33 x 24in. (84 x 61cm.) £3,000-£5,000 |
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A FINELY MADE WOODEN MODEL FOR AN EARLY TWO-BLADED RETRACTABLE PROPELLER, CIRCA 1855 the blades with truncated tips bolted to boss with brass bolts, loosely fitted shaft and carved end bolt, mounted on plush base with dome cover, the propeller - 8in. (20cm.) diameter £350-£450 In the early days of propeller development, founders had trouble casting them in one piece and it was common to case the blades and bosses separately and bolt them together. The unusual truncated tip on this model suggests that it was designed to retract when the vessel was under sail, a feature that remained almost until the end of the sailing navy in the 1870s. |
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A COLLIOGRAPH (DISPUTE SET) BY HENRY HUGHES & SONS comprising twenty four paper-covered vessel types with blued steel indicators and rudders, wind and tide indicators and three-section wooden chart board, all contained in box of issue with maker's contents label in lid - 16¼in. (41cm.) wide £150-£250 |
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AN ADMIRALTY PATTERN SIGNALLING TORCH, CIRCA 1940S heavily constructed in brass with maker's plate inscribed Shimwell, Alexander & Co., 30 Bury Street, London, with retractable contact button and soldered brass loop - 10in. (25.5cm.) long; together with a brass maquette of the monument to the lost German gunboat Iltis, 1896 - 7½in (19cm) high £200-£300 The S.M.S. Iltis was a 155ft 'Wolf' class gunboat of 1878, lost with all 85 hands in a typhoon while serving in the China sea 23rd July 1896. (2) |
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A BRIDGE TELEGRAPH BY CHADBURN'S, CIRCA 1900 heavily constructed in brass, signed on the single glass plate Chadburn's Ship Telegraph, Liverpool, with maker's plate to top, on tapering brass pillar with holes for deck securing - 44in. (112cm.) high including handle £400-£600 |
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AN EIGHT-SPOKE SHIP'S WHEEL, CIRCA 1880 the iron hub with brass cap, one spindle with brass plate and one with brass cap, bound on both sides with brass - 53in. (135cm.) diam This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £200-£400 |
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AN EIGHT-SPOKE SHIP'S HELM BY MACTAGGART, SCOT & CO., EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1917 signed on the brass hub as per title and numbered 22902/1910 - 36in. (91.5cm.) diam This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £250-£350 |
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY SHIP'S CLOCK the 6in. polished brass dial with black-filled Roman numerals, slow/fast lever and winding arbor to chain fusee 8-day movement contained within a brass bulkhead case with bevelled glass faceplate - 4½in. (11cm.) deep £250-£350 |
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A BRASS BULKHEAD SHIP'S CLOCK, CIRCA 1930 the 4½in. painted dial with subsidiary seconds, slow/fast lever, single winding arbor to chain fusee 8-day movement, contained in brass bulkhead case stamped 172, the hinged faceplate with bevelled glass - 3¾in. (9.5cm.) deep £150-£250 |
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THE MAIN BELL FROM THE S.Y. IOLANDA, DESIGNED BY COX & KING FOR MORTON PLANT N.Y.Y.C. AND BUILT BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON, LEITH, 1908 cast in brass with moulded shoulder and rim, inset name and date with decorative device between, painted red internally with iron clapper - 15in x 14½in. (38 x 37cm.) £700-£900 One of the most distinctive yachts of her time with a high superstructure and tall, graceful funnel, she was luxuriously appointed and, shortly after accepting her from her builders, her new owner took her on a 33,000 mile cruise to the Mediterranean and Far East. After World War I she was managed by Camper & Nicholson for chartering before being sold to the U.S. banker Moses Taylor. During World War II she served as a survey ship and renamed White Bear for the duration. Sold into commercial service in 1947 she disappears from Lloyd's Register by 1953. Morton Plant owned several shipping lines and Iolanda was one of four steam yachts and two large racing yachts he maintained. He seems to have had connections with the Italian Royal Family as one of his racing yachts was named Elena after the Queen, and Iolanda was the Italian Princess Royal. |
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THE BELL FROM SHELL MEX 2, EX-HERA (1915), ACQUIRED BY THE EAGLE OIL COMPANY, 1926 cast in brass with plain shoulder, moulded rim and red-filled lettering inscribed over an arc as per title, iron clapper with sally - 13 x 11½in. (33 x 29cm.) £300-£500 Originally built for the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd of London in 1915 at Dordrecht, Holland as Hera, she was a 538 ton tanker which became the second in a line of eight 'Shell Mex'-named vessels bought by the Eagle Oil Company between 1915 and 1928 when they became Shell Mex & B.P. Ltd. The Shell Mex 2 was broken up by Thomas Ward in November 1936. |
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AN ADMIRALTY-PATTERN BOAT BINNACLE ISSUED TO THE IRISH LIGHTSHIP TERN, 1912 the 4in. card signed Kelvin & James White, Glasgow and inscribed Captain Chetwynds Patent mounted in liquid-filled gimbal bowl within binnacle with brass hood inscribed C.I.L. "TERN" 1912 (missing candle lamp and front glass) - 12in. (30.5cm.) excluding top handle £200-£250 C.I.L. - Commissioners for Irish Lights; Tern was a 102ft iron framed steel vessel built by Hawthorn & Co. of Leith for a cost of £7,240, and was withdrawn from service in 1967. |
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A DRY CARD BINNACLE COMPASS BY HOOPER & SON, PORTSMOUTH, CIRCA 1850 the 5½in. card signed as per title and engraved to centre with a yachting scene and trade inscription, wax balancing, contained in white-painted brass bowl gimbal mounted within wooden binnacle with removable glass viewing panel, oil lamp, securing rings, top handle and shaped lower edge - 13 x 9in. (33 x 23cm.) £500-£800 |
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A PAIR OF ENGINE ROOM LAMPS, CIRCA 1900 constructed in brass with three-sided glazed front, white painted interior and burners with oil reservoirs, the back with suspension hooks, the tops with hinged chimneys and wooden drop handles - 16in. (40.5cm.) high £150-£250 |
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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY KELVIN, WHITE & HUTTON EVACUATED FROM THE FALL OF SINGAPORE ABOARD H.M.S. BULAN, 11 FEBRUARY, 1942 the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title, inscribed and numbered 11 Billiter St. London 5469 (1919) and impressed with Govt. broad arrow mark, blued steel hands, the Mercer movement mounted between spotted plates stamped TM10771 with Harrison's maintaining power, Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic standard balance with hellical balance spring, contained within lacquered brass counter-numbered bowl with key shutter stamped H.S.1, gimbal mounted within two-tier wooden box with numbered ivorine maker's plate to front, Singapore adjuster's label inside lid for Sept. 1940, and brass carry handles, contained within guard box of issue. Overall measurements - 9 x 13 x 9½in. (23 x 33 x 24cm.) £2,000-£3,000 The Bulan (Malay for 'moon') was built in 1924 for P&O by Alexander Stephens & Sons for their Malayan feeder service. Registered at 1,048 tons, she shared a weekly run with her consort the Mata Hari between Singapore and Penang calling at the Malacca Straits ports and carrying rubber and local cargo. In September 1939 she was absorbed into the Royal Navy and initially used for patrol duties with the Malayan Auxiliary Fleet before removing essential refinery equipment from Sarawak to Singapore and was present at Singapore in December 1941 for the first Japanese attack. At this point her native crew were replaced with survivors from the sunk H.M.S. Prince of Wales. In February 1942 she rescued the crew of the S.S. Pina, which had been sunk by Japanese dive bombers, and a Hurricane pilot who had been shot down. On 11th February she left Singapore crammed with refugees bound for Batavia, arriving on the 15th (the day Singapore capitulated) despite being bombed en-route. She departed the same day for Colombo with 300 sailors and an unserviceable Walrus plane. Eventually making her way back to England, in 1944 this instrument was sent to Mercer for servicing before transfer to the Hydrographic Office who issued it to the Bombay Naval Base where it was used by H.M.S. Crispin until its return to the UK in the late 1940s. |
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A FINE TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY A. JOHANNSEN & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1898 the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title, numbered 4655 and inscribed with the Government broad arrow mark, movement mounted between spotted plates with Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic late Kullberg-type balance with silvered helical spring and jewelled detent, contained within gimballed brass bowl inscribed H.S. ^1 underneath in three-tier brass-bound wooden box with inset drop handles and counter-numbered tipsy winding key, approximately – 7½in. (18.5cm.) square; Photostat service log sheets £1,500-£2,500 Interestingly one of the last entries in the service issue log places this instrument aboard H.M.S. Magpie when based at Malta between 10th May 1946 and 4th August 1949. Prince Philip's first and last Command was Magpie before duties as the Queen's consort halted his career as a naval officer. This instrument was latterly used in the laboratory at Devonport before being de-accessioned in the mid-1980s when acquired by the vendor. |
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A TWO DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY BROCKBANK, ATKINS & MOORE, LONDON, CIRCA 1880 the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered '2148', gold spade hands with blued steel secondaries, movement mounted within spotted plates stamped on edge '5259', chain fusée to Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic cut standard balance with blued steel helical spring and jewelled pivot, set within gimballed bowl counter-stamped '5259', contained with tipsy key stamped '5856' within box of issue with ivorine maker's plate, pasted service label dated 1961 and contained in plush-lined guard box with strap, inscribed in pencil by hinge Kaipaki (missing top lid), approximate overall measurements - 10in. (25.5cm.) square £1,200-£1,500 The S.S. Kaipaki was a 7660 ton general purpose cargo ship built in 1939, owned and run by the New Zealand Shipping Co. until sold in 1955 and renamed Westmeath, surviving until 1962 when broken in Antwerp. |
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A BRASS COMPASS SUNDIAL BY MICHAEL BUTTERFIELD, PARIS, CIRCA 1700 with four chapter rings for latitudes 52°, 49°, 46° and 43°, folding bird indicator gnomon signed either side Butterfield à Paris, 1in. compass with blued steel indicator, the reverse inscribed with latitudes for various European locations, contained within fitted, plush-lined box of issue - 3in. (7.5cm.) wide £800-£1,200 |
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A COMPASS SUNDIAL BY LORENZ GRASL, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1770 the 1½in. silvered compass inset to decorative engraved brass platform with hinged lyre-shaped chapter ring, folding latitude arm and plummet, inscribed behind for several European towns with latitudes and signed Lorenz Grasl, Augsburg, with three pin feet - 2½in. (6.5cm.) square £800-£1,200 |
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A RARE PORTABLE SILVER COMPASS SUNDIAL BY JOHANN SOMMER, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1680 signed on the compass plate as per title and engraved with four European latitudes, hinged chapter ring with pin gnomon and folding latitude arm (lacking compass) - 2 1/8in. (5.5cm.) wide £200-£400 |
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A WOOD AND PAPER POCKET DIAL MADE FOR THE ENGLISH MARKET BY STOCKERT, BAVARIA, CIRCA 1790 of typical form signed on the raised chapter ring as per title Stockert a Bavaria, with string gnomon, ¾in. compass with blued steel needle, the top of the lid with paper label with latitudes with English names for principal European and American cities - 3¼in. (8.5cm.) wide £200-£300 |
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A FINE COMPASS SUNDIAL BY ROBERT BANKS, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 the 4½in. silvered dial with two inset bubble levels and plain indicator, hinged chapter ring signed BANKS, Strand, London with hinged gnomon and latitude arm, set on three adjustable feet and contained within fitted baise-lined box of issue - 8 x 8in. (20 x 20cm.) £800-£1,200 |
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A RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY BRASS DECLINATORY DIAL unsigned, with inverted Roman numeral chapter ring and gnomon slot - 9½in. (24cm.) diameter £400-£600 Originally attached to a quadrant-shaped board, a pinhole at the centre allowed the dial to be rotated to read solar time correctly, the gnomon was only added when the dial was in use. Literature: British Sundial Society: Bulletin Vol 29 (IV) December 2017, p. 14, where this dial is discussed. A similar example is located in the Harvard collection of Historic Scientific Instruments, item number 7483. |
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A POCKET COMPASS BY G. BRADFORD, LONDON CIRCA 1820 the 2½in. card signed G. Bradford 99 Minories London, with brass pivot contained within brass drum case with sealing wax sealed glass and threaded lid with red interior (old wear) - 3¼in. (8.5cm.) diam £150-£250 |
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A POCKET COMPASS BY GILBERT & WRIGHT, LONDON, CIRCA 1802 the 1½in. card signed as per title mounted on a jewelled pivot, the silvered case with conical underside contained within boxwood outer case with pivot and dampening ring, threaded top with felt lining - 2¼in. (6cm.) high £250-£350 |
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A LARGE QUANTITY OF HAND BEARING COMPASS SPARE PARTS comprising all aspects for the repair and assembly mainly for British military type prismatic bearing compasses (A lot) £400-£600 |
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Ø A 17½IN. RADIUS OCTANT, CIRCA 1780 unsigned, the mahogany T-frame with inset ivory scale divided to 95°, engraved brass index arm, pinhole sight, two mirrors, pencil and note plate to reverse on brass feet - 19¼in. (49cm.) overall £1,200-£1,800 |
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Ø A 11½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT, CIRCA 1800 unsigned, the ebony T-frame with scale divided on Ramsden's engine to 100°, brass index arm, double pinhole sight with shade, three interchange shades, two mirrors with single pinhole sight - 14in. (35.5cm) high overall; together with a 9½in. radius example by Spencer & Co., London (2) £200-£300 |
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art | |||
Auctioneer: | Charles Miller | Location: | London |
Contact: | Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 5530 | ||
Date: | 6th November 2018 | Time: | 11:00AM |
Details: | Public Exhibition Saturday 3rd November 12pm-5pm Sunday 4th November 12pm-5pm Monday 5th November 10am -5pm Tuesday 6th November 10am-11am (Limited View Only) |
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