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| 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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| Auction Lots - Page 6 | |||
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| A SURVEYOR'S CROSS BY RICHER, PARIS, CIRCA 1790 constructed in lacquered brass and signed underndeath Richer à Paris, contained within shaped leather case of issue with lid - case: 3in. (7.5cm.) wide This was probably made by Jean François Richer recorded as working between 1743-1820 from five addresses in Paris. £200-£300 |
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| 261 | |||
| A SURVEYOR'S CROSS BY CALDERONI & CO., PEST, CIRCA 1870 constructed in lacquered brass with silvered scales and thumb screw for turning, contained within fitted box of issue with label for Paris Exhibition 1867 - 7in. (18cm.) high; together with a further two unsigned examples contained in boxes (3) £150-£250 |
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| 262 | |||
| A HAND-HELD SPECTROSCOPE, FRENCH, CIRCA 1890 constructed in lacquered brass in three sections and contained in fitted box of issue - assembled length: 17in. (43cm.); box: 7¼in. (18.5cm.) wide; together with a lacquered brass hydrostatic balance, circa 1900 (2) £200-£300 |
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| 263 | |||
| A LIQUID LEVEL BY GAIFFE À. NANCY, FRENCH, CIRCA 1880 constructed in lacquered brass, the 49in. three-section brass tube with opposing glass vase, secured to ball joint on tapering brass stand, contained within fitted pine case with maker's label - 23¼in. (59cm.) wide £150-£250 |
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| 264 | |||
| A RARE COMPASS GALVANOMETER BY SIEMENS & HALSKE, BERLIN, CIRCA 1870 constructed in lacquered brass, the compass with 4in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered 183 , black steeled needle with pivot and needle clamp, secured to rotating pedestal with numbered electrical contacts behind, secured to porcelain base numbered 43211234, with threaded terminus points to circular field, mounted to tri-form adjustable base with threaded securing clamp - 11in. (28cm.) high £500-£800 |
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| 265 | |||
| A FINELY REFURBISHED 'SKELETON' TELEPHONE BY L.M. ERICSSON & CO., NO. 16, FOR THE UK MARKET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY signed on the iron frame as per title and numbered on the ebonite insulation stage No. 16, complete with original green silk-covered cable to handset and wall - 11½in. (29cm.) high £300-£500 |
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| 266 | |||
| A SURVEYING LEVEL BY GILBERT, LONDON FOR THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, CIRCA 1820 signed on the 5in. silvered dial as per title and inscribed 4 EIC art mark, sighting tube and bubble level over and mounted on adjustable brass foot - 8½ x 21in. (21.5 x 53.5cm.); together withlater lens caps £400-£600 |
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| 267 | |||
| A 1¾IN. THREE-DRAW MAHOGANY AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY T. MASON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1820 signed by the eyepiece T. Mason, Essex Bridge, Dublin, dust slide - 9½in. (24cm.) (closed); together with a single-draw telescope by Ross; and a pair of 7 x 50 Soviet binoculars in case (3) £250-£350 |
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| 268 | |||
| A PRESENTATION TELESCOPE BY DOLLOND, CIRCA 1827 comprising a 1½in. three-draw telescope with leather covered main tube, lens cap and dust slide, signed by the eyepiece and inscribed under the third draw Capt Geo Cheyne R.N. to his friend Alfred W Powles, Jany 1827 and contained within leather travelling case - 9½in. (24cm.) in travel tube £250-£350 Captain George Cheyne (1791-1863) joined the navy in 1804; His ship (Seagull 16) sank in a heroic action against the Danes in 1808. He rose to Lieutenant Commander in 1812 and Captain in 1814 and was present at the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816. He died on 11th August 1863 in Canada. Nothing is known of the recipient. |
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| 269 | |||
| Ø AN IVORY AND CARD ¾IN. MONOCULAR, CIRCA 1780 unsigned, the single vellum covered draw with focus line and fishskin outer covering, contained within a fruitwood treen pocket case with threaded lid - 3in. (7.5cm) high £100-£150 |
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| 270 | |||
| A 2½IN. REFLECTING TELESCOPE BY AYSCOUGH, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the eyepiece as per title, the 13½in. main tube with primary and secondary specular mirror and dust cap and fine focus, mounted to tapering tripod stand with folding feet - 15in. (38cm.) high £800-£1,200 |
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| 271 | |||
| A 3IN. REFLECTING TELESCOPE BY FRASER, BOND STREET LONDON, CIRCA 1820 the 8½in. main tube signed to top by back plate as per title, threaded eyepiece with solar filter, speculum mirrors with fine focus and tube cap mounted to tripod stand with folding feet - 15½in. (39.5cm.) high £700-£900 |
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| 272 | |||
| A 1¾IN. REFRACTING LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY MERZ, UTZSCHNEIDER & FRAUNHOFER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1830 constructed in lacquered brass with 17in. parallel main tube signed along top as per title, rack-and-pinion fine focus, threaded eye-piece, secured to folding 16in. high tripod stand and contained in fitted wooden box of issue with two further eye-pieces and filter - 25in. (64cm.) wide £400-£600 |
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| 273 | |||
| A FINE 3½IN REFRACTING TELESCOPE BY SECRETAN, PARIS, CIRCA 1880 constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the back plate Secretan, Epry SUCr, PARIS, 44½in. main tube with star spotter, threaded 11in. eye-piece tube with rack-and-pinion fine focus, contained within original fitted case with maker's label and three further eyepiece accessories, the case - 51¼in. (130cm.) wide; together with original wooden tripod stand with oxidised brass support (2) £1,500-£2,500 |
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| 274 | |||
| A MODERN PAIR OF 25 X 125 BRIDGE BINOCULARS BY FUJI MEIBO apparently unused, the binoculars with maker's plate to top numbered '10019', 25in. main tubes with covered objectives, shaped rubber eyepieces, contained in fitted wooden case of issue with counter-numbered plate and accessories including battery operated scale lights, coloured filters, spare rubber eyepieces etc. - 15 x 24 x 41in. (38 x 61 x 104cm.); together with 25in. high suspension bracket; and substantial aluminium telescopic stand, each contained in cardboard boxes of issue with labels (3) £3,000-£5,000 |
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| 275 | |||
| A 12IN. TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BY JAMES WYLD, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1842 the 12 hand-painted gores signed in the North Pacific Wyld's Globe of the Earth with the Latest Discoveries, London, published by James Wyld, Charing Cross East, 1842, equator and ecliptic lines, analemma of time, tracks for Cook, Vasquez, Rook and others, mounted with a brass calibrated ring to wooden stand with horizon ring £1,000-£1,500 |
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| 276 | |||
| A MID 20TH-CENTURY SIMMANCE PATENT CONTINUITY BAROGRAPH with 4-atmosphere drum, with counterweighted inking movement, secured above a copper roller with clockwork motor and gravity-mounted paper guides, within front-glazed wooden case with paper slit to bottom, back with plate inscribed SIMMANCE PATENT, and the door with ivorine maker's roundel for Alex Wright, the lower door with plate inscribed 12INS. W.G. PRESSURE - overall measurements 13¾ x 9¼ x 7¾in. (35 x 23.5 x 19.5cm.) £100-£150 |
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| 277 | |||
| Ø A MARINE BAROMETER BY W.B. ROSS, SUNDERLAND, CIRCA 1840 with ivory scales with mercury tube and maker's plate, alcohol thermometer to front, plain wooden shaft with brass weight gimballed suspension - 37in. (94cm.) high; together with a pair of leather covered Negretti & Zambra binoculars (2) £400-£600 |
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| 278 | |||
| A LATE 19TH-CENTURY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM THERMOMETER BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON signed as per title on front of opaque glass thermometer and numbered D15145, alcohol tube, lacquered-brass indicator rod, contained in mahogany case for wall mounting, with accessories and glazed chart inside door with mesh sides and securing hooks - 15¼ x 9 x 2¾in. (39 x 23 x 7cm.) £80-£120 |
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| 279 | |||
| A FINE AND ORIGINAL TRIPLE LEIDEN JAR CELL, DUTCH, CIRCA 1780 the jars silvered below red-painted shoulder and neck, with wood capped cork stoppers supporting chain, with brass universal conductor, contained within original triangular fitted ebonised pine box with drop handle and castors - 25 x 25in. (63.5 x 63.5cm.) £8,000-£12,000 |
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| 280 | |||
| A RARE FLOOR-STANDING PARABOLIC MIRROR OF LARGE SIZE, POSSIBLY BY HENDRIK HEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1815 the 21¼in. diameter mirror mounted in ebonised frame with lacquered brass adjustable support on tapering tripod stand with caster - 43¼in. (110cm.) high to centre of mirror £3,000-£5,000 |
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| 281 | |||
| A TABLE-TOP PARABOLIC MIRROR, CIRCA 1810 the 12¼in. mirror plate mounted in walnut frame with telescopic brass support and baluster stand with circular foot - 31½in (80cm.) high overall £1,000-£1,500 |
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| 282 | |||
| AN EXCEPTIONAL SILVER-MOUNTED DRAWING SET ETUI BY BENJAMIN MARTIN, CIRCA 1760 the scissor protractor and folding rule signed and inscribed Made by B. Martin in Fleet Street London, together with a full complete of instruments including compasses, dividers etc., contained in a fitted silver mounted shagreen case - 7in. (18cm.) high £6,000-£8,000 |
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| 283 | |||
| A SMALL BRASS SECTOR BY NICOLAS BION, PARIS, CIRCA 1690 signed N. Bion à Paris, and with scales for Les Cords, Les Solides, Les Partes à Gap etc - 4½in. (7.5cm.) folded length; together with a French brass sector circa 1720, unsigned, engraved over both sides, scales for Les Cords, Les Plans, Les Métaux, the edges inscribed Pied Francais and Pied Anglais - 7in. (17.5cm.) closed length (2) £300-£500 |
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| 284 | |||
| AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DRAWING SET ETUI unsigned, mostly complete concentric protractor, parallel box rules, folding sector, compasses etc., contained within sharkskin pocket case of issue with hinged lid - 7in. (18cm.) high £250-£350 |
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| 285 | |||
| Ø A SILVER AND IVORY 2FT 2-FOLD CARPENTERS RULE, BY H.S. TROWER, LONDON CIRCA 1900 divided for inches and with four other scales, the main hinge signed as per title and 9 Bryanston Sq. W with London marks for 1900/1901 - 6in. (15cm.) folded; together with a brass circular protractor by W. S. Jones, London (2) £300-£500 |
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| 286 | |||
| Ø A 19TH CENTURY IVORY PROOF GAUGE RULE BY DYCAS OF LIVERPOOL inscribed over both sides - 12¼in. (31cm.) long; together with a folding 2ft ivory rule by E. Preston; and an unsigned two-draw ivory and gilt brass monocular (3) £100-£150 |
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| 287 | |||
| A CIRCULAR PROTRACTOR BY THOMAS JONES, CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the vernier arms as per title and contained within fitted box of issue with trade label and baize-lined base - box 7½in. (19cm.) wide; together with a lacquered brass New Improved Pocket Chrondrometer by De Grave & Son, contained within fitted box of issue with maker's label inside lid (2) £150-£250 |
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| 288 | |||
| A NICKEL-PLATED BRASS YARD RULE BY HOLTZAPFFL & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1900 signed as per title and one edge delineated with sub-divided inches; together with a nickel-plated brass French slide rule contained within a hinged wood case with securing hook - 21½in. (55cm.) (2) £100-£150 |
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| 289 | |||
| AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SURVEYOR'S POCKET WAY-WISER BY CARY, LONDON signed on lacquered brass 1¾in. dial plate as per title and numbered 1-100, mounted to threaded pillar with indicator and contained with galvanised metal container with other leather travel case - 4in. (10cm.) (cased) £150-£250 |
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| 290 | |||
| A 1½IN. POCKET GLOBE, CIRCA 1830 unsigned, the 12 hand-painted gores over wooden former, showing principal oceans, Australia described as New Holland, ecliptic and equator lines £150-£250 |
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| 291 | |||
| A POCKET BAROMETER/COMPASS COMPENDIUM, BY J.B. DANCER, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1900 signed on the 1¾in. silvered dial as per title and contained within hinged leather pocket case with compartment to Singer Patent ¾in. compass on pivot and curved bar thermometer set on gilt brass scale plate - 2½in. (6.5cm.) £150-£250 |
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| 292 | |||
| A PAIR OF PRISMS BY JULES DUBOSCQ A PARIS, CIRCA 1860 the 3in. prisms adjustable on two axes and mounted in lacquered brass stand and inscribed with maker's marks signed as per title and inscribed C. IND No. 11 and C. IND No. 24, mounted on telescopic stand with flared circular foot - 16¼in. (41cm.) unextended (2) £600-£800 |
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| 293 | |||
| AN INTERGRAPH BY W.F. STANLEY AND CO. LTD, CIRCA 1950 constructed in polished steel with ebonised fittings and contained within original fitted case with accessories with maker's label and instruction books - cased 7¼ x 35½ x 15¾in. (18.5 x 90 x 40cm.) £250-£350 |
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| 294 | |||
| CORDINGLEY'S COMPUTOMETER, CIRCA 1900 the green metallic case with gilt transfer-decoration inscribed as per title and numbered on the underside 1070, the top with seven inset brass dials with indicators - 10½in. (27cm.) diam £800-£1,200 |
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| 295 | |||
| A BLOW-PIPE APPARATUS BY J.T. LETCHER, TRURO, CORNWALL, CIRCA 1880 largely complete with components including lacquered brass and fruit wood pipe, fuel cells, metallic samples, miniature test tubes, etc., contained within fitted box of issue with lift-out tray and maker's label in lid for Thomson Skinner, Glasgow, the lid with scratched owner's name R. Knox Paton - box 10¾in. (27.5cm.) wide £150-£250 |
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| 300 | |||
| A SAILOR'S PICTURE HALF MODEL / SHADOW BOX OF THE COMPOSITE BARQUE OCEAN ROVER OFF HAWAII, CIRCA 1880 the carved ebonised wooden hull complete with typically simple fittings including cut out painted card crew profiles, deck houses with boats over, masts rigged with blocks, tackle and full suit of painted tin sails with pencil 'stitching', House flags and Marryatt code pennant number, contained within glazed fronted display case with cloudy blue sky, tropical headland with palm trees and lighthouse, sailing on a green/blue wool 'sea' with native out-rigged canoe approaching - 22½ x 42in. (57 x 106.5cm.) £300-£500 |
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| 301 | |||
| AN ATTRACTIVE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE BLUE RIBAND INMAN LINER S.S. PARIS [EX-CITY OFPARIS] PROBABLY BY TRIGGS MARITIME ARCHITECTS, CIRCA 1895 the carved hull with scored decks complete with typical fittings, lookout in crow's nest, and three raked funnels belching cotton wool 'smoke', mounted on a paper-lined and painted seascape base within glass fronted display case with sky blue and cloud backdrop and gilt frame - 16 x 38in. (40.5 x 96.5cm.) £600-£800 |
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| 302 | |||
| A 1:75 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE RUSSIAN BALTIC PATROL SHIP MOSQUITO, ORIGINALLY BUILT AT THE ST. PETERSBURG ADMIRALTY YARD, 1875 MODELLED BY G. CHEIKHET WITH CARVED HULL DECORATED WITH FINELY CHISELLED GILT BRASS BOW AND STERN DECORATION, PLANKED DECK WITH DETAILED BRASS AND WOOD FITTINGS INCLUDING ANCHORS WITH DAVITS, BILGE PUMP, WINCHES, BITTS, DECK LIGHTS, SINGLE 4IN. GUN ON BRASS SLIDES, PLANKED BOATS IN DAVITS, RAKED MASTS WITH RIGGING AND OTHER DETAILS, MOUNTED WITHIN GLAZED WOODEN CASE WITH PLATE - 19½ X 25½ X 10IN. (49.5 X 65 X 25.5CM.) £600-£800 |
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| 303 | |||
| A WELL PRESENTED BONE SHIP MODEL FOR A THREE-MASTED PASSENGER STEAM SHIP, CIRCA 1910 the wooden hull planked in bone with copper pins, now painted gold below the waterline with propeller and rudder, the deck with fittings including rails, capstan, saloon lights, companionways, eight covered bone boats in davits, open bridge, masts with yards, booms, gaffs and standing and running rigging and other details, mounted on wooden cradle stand within glazed wooden case with sliding access panel by bow. Overall measurements - 22½ x 39 x 17½in. (57 x 99 x 44.5cm.) This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £800-£1,200 |
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| 304 | |||
| AN ATTRACTIVE PROBABLY DOCKYARD APPRENTICE 1:12 SCALE MODEL FOR A FOUR MAN CUTTER OF CIRCA 1850 the hull carved from the solid with contrasting topsides, painted interior with lined ribs, seats, crutches, and stern seat with tiller rudder, mounted on a cradle stand, together with two oars, the model - 25in. (63.5cm.) wide £1,200-£1,800 |
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| 305 | |||
| AN ATTRACTIVE EDWARDIAN LIVE STEAM LAUNCH the hull carved from the solid with 'coppered' bottom, scored oak deck with polished brass boiler to single-cylinder engine, friction tiller steering, forward mast with stays and winch with chain - 18 x 28in. (46 x 71cm.) Cradle stand. (2) £1,000-£1,500 |
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| 306 | |||
| A MODERN ½IN. TO 1FT HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR A SADLER 29 modelled by P. Ward with a carved and painted hull, cutaway mast and boom, mounted in a display board with legend - 9 x 18in. (23 x 45.5cm.); together with another for a Sadler 34 9½ x 23½in. (24 x 59.5cm.) (2) £200-£400 |
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| 307 | |||
| A ½IN. TO 1FT. SCALE MODERN HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR A DRAGON CLASS YACHT modelled by P. Ward with carved and painted hull with cutaway mast and boom, mounted on display board with legend - 7 x 19¼in. (18 x 49cm.); together with another for a Contessa 26 - 9 x 17in. (23 x 43cm.) (2) £200-£400 |
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| 308 | |||
| AN IMPRESSIVELY LARGE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE BONE AND WOOD SHIP MODEL FOR A FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE the carved 24in. hull planked and pinned in bone with closed lower deck gun ports, rudder, ornately carved stern and figurehead, the decks crowded with details including rope coils, bitts, belaying rails, guns in carriages, fitted boats suspended in rigging, hammock racks, stove pipe, fire buckets, belfry, gratings, plaque by poop inscribed 'DM', swivel guns, deck light etc., three bound masts with yards and s'tun'sl booms, standing and running rigging with remnant French flags and streamers, mounted on two turned wooden mounts to inlaid marquetry base with port and starboard anchor lines attached amidships, secured within glazed wooden case on display case stand. Overall measurements - 66 x 50 x 20in. (168 x 127 x 51cm.) £6,000-£8,000 This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road |
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| 309 | |||
| AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD AND BONE MODEL FOR A 74-GUN SHIP the hull planked and pinned with copper pins, moulded baleen wales with inset bone to gun decks with protruding guns, carved stern and quarter lights with remnant polychrome decoration, chain plates with deadeyes, hammock racks, pinned decks with deck rings and contrasting central strake (missing components including figurehead, masts, bowsprit and rigging, some guns, old wear) - 12in. (30.5cm.) wide; Stand. £500-£800 |
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| 310 | |||
| A FINE BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR AN UNIDENTIFIED CRUISING YACHT, CIRCA 1895 carved in two sections of laminated pine, gold leaf below waterline, the ebonised topside with engraved boot-top, flourish to bow, metal hawse pipe, lined lacquered deck with cut-away bowsprit and masts, deck lights with inset mirrored glazed tops and raised cockpit, mounted on moulded wooden display board - 13 x 40in. (33 x 101.5cm.) £600-£800 |
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| 311 | |||
| AN ATTRACTIVE BUILDER'S HALF MODEL FOR THE CUTTER YACHT BANTAM, CIRCA 1920 the laminated hull carved in contrasting woods with cutaway mast, rudder and tiller and mounted on mahogany display board with name - 8 x 32½in. (20 x 82.5cm.) £500-£800 |
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| 312 | |||
| A ½IN. TO 1FT SCALE BUILDER'S PLATING MODEL FOR A PAIR OF TWIN SCREW LAUNCHES carved from laminated wood inked overall with plate sections and depths and mounted on a display board inscribed No. 91 & 92 / Steel Twin Screw Launch 50_0x9_3 x 3_0 Scale ½in. 1 Foot - 6 x 32½in. (15 x 82.5cm.) £300-£500 |
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| 313 | |||
| A BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK PATTERN MODEL FOR A TWO-MASTED BRIG BY HUGH MCINTYRE & CO., PAISLEY, CIRCA 1878 carved from ½in. laminated pine with ebonised topside with boxwood stringing, cutaway masts and bowsprit, mounted on two-tone waterline display board with yard numbers 14,15 and 16 to centre - 9½ x 29½in. (24 x 75cm.) overall £500-£800 |
| 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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