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A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY COPPER AND BRASS PORT AND STARBOARD LANTERNS
of typical form with maker's label for William Harvie & Co. Ltd, with hinged tops complete with red and green glass filters and oil lamps - 21in. (53.5cm) high (excluding handle)
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£250-350
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'LLOYD'S BOOK OF HOUSE FLAGS & FUNNELS ...'
published at Lloyd's 1912, 136pp chromolithographed company flags and funnels, with index, bound in gilt cloth boards, 10 x 6¼in. (23.5 x 16cm.); together with 'Reed's Flags and Funnels', 22pp with alphabetical list, bound in red cloth; and 'The Journal of Commerce British Flag Sheet', folded wall sheet contained within card boards entitled 'Flags of the British Mercantile Fleet', published by The Journal of Commerce and the Shipping Telegraph, Liverpool
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£200-300
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'SHIPS OF THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY - PASSENGER LINES', A ROYAL ASSOCIATION COPY
E.C. Talbot-Booth, for Andrew Melrose Ltd., London, 1st edition 1932, numerous colour plates, plus black and white line drawings throughout, separate indexes of shipping companies and vessels, original cloth (spine faded) - 9¼ x 7in. (23.5 x 18cm.)
£100-150
Tipped into the preliminary pages is an undated typed letter to the author from the Comptroller to the Household of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) sending the Prince's approval of the book and his gratitude that five shillings (25p) was going to be donated to the RNLI for every copy sold.
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A 19TH CENTURY DOUBLE SHELLWORK VALENTINE
of typical form with glazed octagonal trays, hinged to the centre, the left inscribed in shellwork TRUE LOVE and with heart and rose motif, the right inscribed ROVER - 9in. (23cm.) wide closed
£500-700
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A 19TH CENTURY DOUBLE SHELLWORK VALENTINE
of typical form with glazed octagonal trays, hinged to the centre, each side decorated with hearts and geometric designs - 8½in. (21.5cm.) wide closed
£400-600
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A 19TH CENTURY DOUBLE SHELLWORK VALENTINE
of typical form with glazed octagonal trays, hinged to the centre, the left inscribed in shellwork A PRESENT FROM BARBADOS, the right with heart and rose motif - 8¾in. (22.5cm.) wide closed
£300-400
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'BRITISH MARINE ALGÆ'
mounted and arranged by Miss E.H. Boning, Torquay, circa 1860, comprising 30 gilt edged card pages, each mounted with dried specimens with manuscript title in Latin underneath, mounted to verso and recto, moiré silk lined end papers with maker's label, bound with thick full leather covers impressed with Greek key border and titles - 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.5cm.)
£400-600
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A 19TH CENTURY MUSICAL ROCKING SHIP AUTOMATON
the 7in. wood and card model of the paddle steamer Victoria with rotating paddles, twin funnels with cotton wool smoke, paper sails with standing and running rigging, set in a waterline painted paper sea in wooden base with single turn musical movement and stop/start levers for the action with pull-cord winding, with glazed dome cover with painted harbour scene back drop - 16 x 19 x 8in. (40.5 x 48 x 20cm.)
£600-800
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THE FIGUREHEAD OF THE YACHT GELERT, R.Y.S., CARVED BY JAMES HELLYER OF HELLYER & SON TO THE ORDER OF R. & M. RATSEY'S YARD, WEST COWES, 1867
realistically carved in lime wood as a full-length crouching deer hound waiting for a command, his head alert with inset brown glass eyes looking up, mounted on a scrollwork bow section with thole pin and securing holes and finished in contemporary silver-grey polychrome - 17 x 54 x 9in. (43 x 137 x 23cm.)
£15,000-25,000
Provenance: Aboard Gelert, 1867-1891; Ratsey's Yard, Isle of Wight, 1891-c.1960s; Digby Coventry (1919-2014), acquired from Ratsey's dispersal sale on closure, c.1960s, and thence by descent
The Hellyer family of carvers became famous for their carvings used by H.M.S. Warrior and the Cutty Sark, but had been active as mainly Naval Dockyard carvers for about 400 years before these commissions. Listed in contemporary directories as 'designers' as well as carvers, their name is a byword for quality, a fact that is readily confirmed by the exquisite handling of the example offered here. It is comparatively rare to know the name of the vessel a head was intended for and very rare to know the name of its designer and carver, confirmed in this case by an inscription added to the reverse of a contemporary photograph of this head used in the book British Figurehead & Ship Carvers by P.N. Thomas where it is stated to be inscribed By James Hellyer, carver to the Royal Navy.
The reportedly "fine schooner yacht" Gelert was built for Colonel Edward Loyd, a prominent member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, by Messrs. R. & M. Ratsey at West Cowes and launched from their yard by Mrs. Sandford, Colonel Loyd's cousin, on 18th April 1867. Named for the legendary dog "Gelert" from Welsh folklore, the yacht was registered at 168 tons gross (94 net) and measured 98 feet in length with a 20 foot beam. Sporting the particularly distinctive figurehead being offered here, she attracted attention wherever she went but Loyd soon tired of her and she was laid up in 1870 and replaced with a 92-ton yawl called Day Dream. After ten years of idleness, Gelert was finally sold to Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow (in 1880) who unfortunately died the following year and was succeeded by his brother Cecil. Cecil Howard, the 6th Earl, like his deceased brother, was also a member of the R.Y.S. and he raced Gelert until 1889 when she was again laid up pending sale.
Late the following year (1890), the Gelert was lying in the Medina River awaiting a buyer when she was spotted by Prince Henry of Battenberg, an enthusiastic yachtsman who was looking to replace his 62-ton yawl Sheila with something larger. Instantly attracted to Gelert's fine lines, Prince Henry bought her and, on 29th January, 1891, the Isle of Wight newspapers reported that:
"Prince Henry of Battenberg's recently-purchased schooner, the Gelert, has been re-named the Sheila, after his old yacht, and she has undergone a complete refit at Cowes, which has been finished by placing a new figure-head on the vessel, which takes the form of a bust of Princess Beatrice."
As stated so clearly in this newsprint, the beautiful figurehead of the dog Gelert had been removed and put into storage where it remained until purchased by the present owner's grandfather in the 1960s. Replaced by a bust of Princess Beatrice, herein lay the simple reason for the survival of this splendid figurehead in such exceptional condition.
Prince Henry of Battenberg, born in 1858, was a morganatic descendant of the (German) Grand Ducal House of Hesse and was a familiar visitor to England and Queen Victoria's extended family, so much so that in 1884 he became engaged to Princess Beatrice, the Queen's fifth daughter and youngest child. The Queen however, would only approve the marriage provided the young Battenbergs made their home with her and the couple had no option but to agree. Married in 1885, Prince Henry was made Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1889, an event which probably sparked his desire for a larger racing yacht. Sadly, Prince Henry, having finally persuaded the Queen to allow him to go to West Africa to take part in the so-called Ashanti War, died of malaria during the campaign in January 1896. When the news reached the Queen, she is said to have cried out "The sunbeam in our home is GONE!", and whether this is true or not, the Prince's beloved yacht Sheila, formerly the handsome Gelert, quietly disappeared from record thereafter.
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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.)
£300-500
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AN ATTRACTIVE BRITISH MERCHANTMAN PORTRAIT FIGUREHEAD FROM THE BRIG MARY ANN OF BELFAST, 1847
probably depicting a ship owner's wife of three-quarter length, carved with hair parted in the middle with long drop earrings and shaped bodice with gilt brooch to flowering skirts with slotted base and plugged thole pin hole, remnant paintwork - 37in. (94cm.) high; together with a contemporary postcard of the ship
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£8,000-10,000
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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
In the early days of propeller development, founders had trouble casting them in one piece and it was common to cast 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.
£250-350
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A RARE MID-19TH CENTURY EDWARD MASSEY PATENT FRICTIONLESS FISH-TAIL PROPELLER LOG
with V-shaped brass plate incorporating register dials and engraved above the rotator Edw. Massey / LLL Patentee / London / 6082 - 13in. (33cm.) long
£500-800
LLL stands for "Log, Lead and Look out".
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A RARE R. ROOD'S PATENT SPRING BALANCE SPEED INDICATOR/LOG, CIRCA 1887
of cylindrical form and inscribed R. Rood's Patent Log No. 22A, with geared dial reading 0-16 with one sprung and two friction indicators - 10in. (25.5cm.) high; contained within later wooden box
£250-350
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A MECHANICAL TORPEDO LOG BY EDWARD MASSEY, OWNED BY LORD BURGHLEY, ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB, CIRCA 1878
constructed in lacquered brass and numbered 374 with enamelled triple dial signed as per title and with sliding cuff inscribed Lord Burghley M.P. R.V.Y.C. Ryde, Isle of Wight, complete with original leather bound connector in fitted box of issue - 23½in. (60cm.) wide
£400-600
Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849 - 1898), styled 'Lord Burghley' between 1867 and 1895, was a Peer and Conservative politician.
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Ø A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY LITHERLAND, DAVIES & CO., LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1840
the 3¼in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered 816/17499, gold spade hands with blued secondaries, the movement with plain plates, standard balance with blued helical spring and jewelled detent, and Earnshaw escapement, mounted in gimballed brass bowl countersigned and numbered to base inside, secured with domed faceplate, within three-tier brass bound wooden box of issue with numbered tipsy key and ivory roundel front plate, with inset side handles - approx. 6in. (15cm.) cubed
£2,000-3,000
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A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY HEWITT & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1865
the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered 2648, gold hands, movement with spotted plates, standard balance with blued helical balance spring and jewelled detent, and Earnshaw escapement, contained within brass bowl gimbal-mounted within bound coromandel case with tipsy key and inset handles and blank mother-of-pearl to front, three-tier case - approx. 7in. (18cm.) cubed
£1,500-2,500
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A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY GEORGE MOORE, LONDON, CIRCA 1865
the 4in. silvered dial signed Geoe. Moore, 21 St John's Square, London and numbered 869, gold spade hands with oxidised secondaries, movement with spotted plates, standard balance with blued helical balance spring and jewelled detent, and Earnshaw escapement, contained within brass bowl gimbal-mounted within later three-tier teak box with tipsy key and ivorine plate - approx. 7in. (18cm.) cubed
£1,500-2,500
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[HENRY] FRODSHAM, LIVERPOOL, A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER, NO. 2413, CIRCA 1840
the 4in. silvered dial signed, inscribed and numbered Frodsham, Successor to / Parkinson & Frodsham / MAKER TO THE ADMIRALTY / South Castle St. Liverpool, 2413 [one number obliterated above], radial champlevé Roman numerals, gold hour and minute hands, spotted brass plates with separate bridge for the spring barrel, fusée and chain, bi-metallic "Z-type" balance with cylindrical temperature weights, rating nuts and auxiliary compensation, Earnshaw-type footed spring detent escapement, counter-numbered bowl, gimbal-mounted within three tier brass-bound mahogany box with signature plaque (later) and inset handles, approximately - 7½in. (19cm.) square
£1,000-1,500
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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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TWO WATCHMAKERS' TOUCHSTONES, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
agates inset to turned walnut cases, one with lid; and a quantity of watchmakers' shaped jewels including rubies contained in a small treen box with threaded glazed lid - largest 1½in. (4cm.) diam
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£100-150
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AFTER JUSTUS SUSTERMANS, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of Galileo
Oil on canvas
23½ x 17in. (59.5 x 43cm.)
£800-1,200
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A 2¾IN. REFLECTING LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY JAMES SHORT, LONDON, CIRCA 1758
signed and numbered on the back-plate JAMES SHORT LONDON 255/1123 = 9.6, the 13in. lacquered brass tube with pinhole sights to top, rack-and-pinion focus, threaded blanking nut, dust cover, speculum main and secondary mirrors, attached to folding tripod stand and contained within mahogany box of issue with two threaded eyepieces - 4½ x 19 x 9in. (11.5 x 48 x 23cm.)
£800-1,200
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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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A 2IN. MARINE TELESCOPE BY DOLLOND, CIRCA 1790
the tapering wooded tube with remnent painted finish, signed on the single draw tube as per title with tapering eye cup, dust slide and splash cuff - 38¼in. (97cm.) closed
£250-350
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A 2IN. MARINE PATTERN TELESCOPE, CIRCA 1790
unsigned, tapering wooden tube with brass eye cup with dust slide - 38½in. (98cm.) closed
£150-250
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A FINE 2IN. KNOTWORK-COVERED MARINE TELESCOPE BY EMANUEL, PORTSMOUTH, CIRCA 1860
the tapering metal tube fully covered in tarred knotwork, with single draw signed E. & E. Emanuel, 3 Hard Portsea, with owner's inscription for A. Eardley Wilmot R.N., dust slide and nickled plated splash cuff - 38in. (96.5cm.) closed
£300-400
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A 2IN. FOUR DRAW WOOD AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY C. & G. DIXEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1830
signed by the eyepiece as per title and Optician to the King No. 3 New Bond Street London, the second tube with armorial inscription reading Edward Wilward Seede Parker, (late), Midshipman, Ship Swiftshaw, the third draw engraved with familial coat of arm reading Fidelis Amicis, the objective with lens cap, lens piece with dust slide, 11½in. (29cm.) closed
£300-500
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POCKET OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
comprising two three-draw leather covered telescopes, one with compass set on eyepiece, an 8x21 monocular by Wray, another by Carl Zeiss, and a Weldon rangefinder by J.H. Steward, each in leather case of issue
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£200-300
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Ø FOUR PAIRS OF TINTED SPECTACLES
comprising an early 19thC tortoiseshell pair with pinned folding arms; an early 19th century wire-framed pair with black lenses; an early 19th century wire-framed pair with prescribed lenses with case; a pair of mid-19th century engineer's spectacles with wire cages and a carved wooden spectacle case
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£200-300
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A PAIR OF GEORGIAN STEEL WIG SPECTACLES
the hinged arms with loop ends and one lens; together with two further pairs circa 1830 one with sliding slides, the other with hinged arms, in associated cases
(3)
£150-250
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Ø A PAIR OF SILVER SLIDING SIDE SPECTACLES, CIRCA 1825
the arms with partial marks for Birmingham, contained within a flip-top tortoiseshell case with silver trim; together with another pair of silver spectacle frames with sliding arms
(3)
£450-650
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Ø A PAIR OF SILVER SPECTACLES, 1821-22
the double-hinged arms with London marks for 1821-22, contained within a flip-top tortoiseshell case with silver trim - 5¼in. (13.5cm.)
(2)
£200-300
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A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY DOUBLE FOLDING TINTED SILVER SPECTACLES
partial marks for London, double hinged frames with folding, slightly horseshoe shaped side lenses contained within partially leather covered wooden case
£100-150
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A PAIR OF LUPEN-BRILLE MAGNIFYING SPECTACLES BY BUSCH, GERMANY, CIRCA 1920
with nickle-plated brass half-moon frames with extended magnifiers with positioning screws and wire earpieces, contained in cardboard box with maker's leaflet; together with two pairs of early 19th century reversible shooting spectacles, one pair with triple hinged arms; three boxes of labelled test lenses and two empty spectacle cases
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£200-300
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Ø A 15IN. RADIUS EBONY AND BRASS OCTANT BY CHRISTOPHER STEDMAN, LONDON, CIRCA 1785
the inset ivory scale divided to 95°, finely engraved brass index arm signed C. Stedman, London, double pinhole sight with shade, mirrors, removable twin shades and reverse pinhole sights, reverse with three feet and arm stop contained within fitted stepped keystone case of issue - 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide
£1,000-1,500
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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
£1,000-1,500
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Ø A 9¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY DOLLOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
signed as per title on the lacquered brass index arm, inset ivory scale divided to 95°, owner's plate with remnant inscription, oxidised brass double pinhole sight with swivelling shade, mirrors, two shades, note plate to reverse, three pin feet, contained within fitted stepped keystone box with securing hook - 13in. (33cm.) wide
£500-800
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Ø A 9½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY THOMAS CHRISTIAN, LONDON, CIRCA 1820
signed on the cross bar as per title and addressed for 102 Strand, main ivory scale divided to 100°, vernier on braced brass index arm, mirrors, three shades and pinhole sight, pencil and note plate and three pin feet, contained within fitted keystone box, with correspondence to Greenwich dated 1960 and some sextant instructions priced 10p - 11in. (28cm.) wide
£300-500
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A FINE 4IN. RADIUS SURVEYING SEXTANT BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, PRESENTED TO GENTLEMAN CADET WILLIAM E. WARRAND BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, JUNE 1849
the lacquered brass diamond-pattern frame signed on the arc as per title and the inset silvered scale divided to 160°, vernier with magnifier, mirrors, four shades, threaded ebony handle, contained within fitted keystone box of issue with tubes and filters, the lid with presentation plate inscribed to Warrand, from the Court of Directors for the East India Company - 8¼in. (21cm.) diam
£2,000-3,000
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A FINE 8½IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY WILLIAM CHARLES COX, PLYMOUTH, CIRCA 1825
the lattice frame retaining much original lacquered finish, signed above the vernier COX Plym Dock, inset silver scale divided to 130°, braced index arm with swivelling magnifier, mirrors, seven shades, wooden handle and three pin feet, contained within fitted keystone box of issue with near complete set of accessories, securing hooks and lock - 14in. (35.5cm.) wide
£800-1,200
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AN EXCEPTIONAL 8IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY WILLIAM DOLLOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1860
the lacquered brass and partially oxidised T-frame retaining most of its original finish, the arc signed Dollond London and inscribed Silver above '70' with inset scale divided to 145°, vernier with magnifier on horizontal tangent screw adjustment, and glass light diffuser, braced index arm, mirrors and seven shades on oxidised frame section, handle with stand clamp accessory and three pin feet, contained within fitted keystone box of issue with complete accessories including five eyepieces, filter and pin, with maker's label inside lid, and securing hook - 14in. (36cm.) diameter
£1,000-1,500
William Dollond (1834-1893) was the last of this famous family of makers and, upon his retirement in 1871, a dispersal sale was held on the premises by Winstanley & Horwood at which the contents were sold from the 8th of August in a sale lasting several days. The outstanding original condition of this instrument suggests it may have been part of this sale.
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A 4IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY CARY, LONDON, CIRCA 1893
the oxidised brass T-frame with polished arc signed and inscribed Cary London 1089, with inset silver scale divided to 150°, vernier with swivel magnifier, mirrors, six shades, pin feet and wooden handle with stand escutcheon, contained within fitted wooden box with accessories including three sighting tubes and the lid inset with test certificate dated 1893 - 7in. (18cm.) diam
£600-800
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Ø A MINIATURE 2IN. RADIUS SURVEYING SEXTANT BY CARY, LONDON, CIRCA 1840
the solid cast lacquered brass A-frame divided to 130° signed on the cross bar as per title, single pinhole sight and mirror, and turned ivory threaded handle, contained within fitted baize lined box of issue - box 4in. (10cm.) square
£600-800
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AN 8IN. RADIUS PLATINUM SCALED DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT BY THOMAS JONES LONDON, CIRCA 1820
the oxidised brass T-frame numbered D125 with brass arc faintly signed Thomas Jones, 62 Charing Cross London and inscribed Platinum above '0', inset platinum scale divided to 140°, vernier with clamp and magnifier, braced index arm, adjustable threaded sighting tube mount, mirrors and seven shades, the reverse with wooded handle with mounting lug, contained within fitted keystone case with four tubes and four tube filters, test certificate dated 1913 in lid, the lid inscribed H.O. D125 and retailer plate for the Miscellaneous Disposals Syndicate Ltd, the box - 13¾in. (35cm.) diameter
£600-800
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A 7IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY C. PLATH, HAMBURG, CIRCA 1925
the ebonised ladder frame with polished arc signed as per title and complete with maker's trade mark to left and numbered 10377, inset silvered scale divided to 150°, vernier stamped D.R.G.M.724619 724624 / 25 with quick release clamp, glass glare deflector and swivel magnifier, two mirrors and seven shades, threaded sprung site assembly and wooden handle threaded pin feet, stamped 13 behind main mirror, contained within fitted box of issue with accessories including sighting tubes, mounting assembly, filters and quill-handled brush, with correction certificate inside lid dated 1925 and maker's label, and owner's plate inscribed D. Campbell to front, securing hook and handle - 12in. (30.5cm.) square
£250-350
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A COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY SANDGLASSES
comprising four examples with hand-blown glass bulbs mounted between turned wood plates with wooden supports, three complete with volcanic sand, two with original tar covered bindings - largest 7½in. (19cm.) high
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£800-1,200
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A MID-19TH CENTURY ARMILLARY SUN DIAL
unsigned, constructed in copper with ecliptic numbered I to XII internally and inscribed LUX DIEI ['new light'], mounted on tapered base with holes for screw fixing - 15.5in. (39.5cm.) high
£200-400
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A GARDEN SUNDIAL BY W. SHAKESHAFT, PRESTON, 1776
constructed from bronze and inscribed between IV and VIII Lat: 53:45 W. Shakeshaft Preston, Fecit, Anno Domini 1776, scrollwork gnomon secured behind - 7¾in. (19.5cm.) diam
W. Shakeshaft is an apparently unrecorded maker.
£250-350
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A SUNSHINE RECORDER BY CASELLA, LONDON, CIRCA 1925
heavily constructed in ebonised brass with scale divided 50-45°, signed as per title and numbered 268/32, the 4in. glass sphere retained between two threaded pivots - 8in. (20cm.) high; together with a small quantity of equinoctial cards
£300-500
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