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AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RAIN GAUGE CIRCA 1900
constructed in copper with flared foot and internal measure with handle and precision lip - 19½in. (49.5cm.) high
£100-150
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BAROGRAPH
unsigned, the oak platform with twinned compartment drawer, supporting an eight atmosphere barometric gilt brass movement acting on clockwork drum with four finely enamelled crests with bevelled glass cover - 8¾ x 14¼in. (22 x 36cm.)
£400-600
The crests are for the Wykeham Hall School, founded 1887, and renamed Handcross School in 1968.
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A MYSTERY BAROMETER BY C. P. GOERZ, BERLIN FOR THE ENGLISH MARKET, CIRCA 1925
the 4½in. bevelled glass dial signed as per title and etched with scales from 'very dry' to 'very stormy' with indicator and adjusting knob, mounted on flared oxidised brass base with instructions to underside - 9in. (23cm.) high
£150-250
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A RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY BAROCYCLONOMETER BY H. HUGHES & SON, LONDON
the cyclonometer with 7½in. silvered dial with adjustable plate and indicators, hinged bevelled glass port, contained within oxidised brass bulkhead case; mounted on substantial shaped wooden board with matching barometer signed as per title and numbered 508/49 with curved bar thermometer and typhoon calibrated settings, the board with retailer's plate for Lilley & Reynolds Ltd, 9 Railway Place, Fenchurch Street, London EC3 - 12 x 22in. (30.5 x 56cm.); together with two range finders and a compass pelorus in wooden cases of issue
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£400-600
The 1930 Henry Hughes & Son catalogue lists the standard model of this instrument at £10 10 0 but this version (with a handsome wooden frame) at £15 0 0.
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AN EIGHT-DAY RECORDING BAROGRAPH BY J.H. STEWARD, WON AS A PRIZE IN THE 1903 PLYMOUTH REGATTA
the drum with clockwork motor secured to lacquered brass bedplate with seven atmosphere movement, ink bottle and maker's plate, the hinged bevelled glaze cover to light oak base with brass plate inscribed Won by Hoopoe 9 tons, Plymouth Regatta 1903, with two compartment chart drawer under - 8½ x 14in. (21.5 x 35.5cm.)
£300-500
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AN IMPROVED MARINE ANEROID COMPENSATED BAROMETER BY H. HUGHES & SON LTD, CIRCA 1930
the 6in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered 3428, with scale reading between 28 to 31 bars with blued steel indicator and gilt setting indicator contained within oxidised brass bulkhead case with key adjustment in lower rim; together with another similar with 4½in. dial
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£150-250
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Ø A POCKET BAROMETER BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, CIRCA 1890
the 2¼in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered 26212, with blued steel needle, rotating faceplate with reciprocating pin and scale divided to 31, contained in red leather case of issue with plush-lined lid and fob ring; together with another two unsigned in gilt brass cases, one Singer pattern with leather outer case; and a leather-cased ivory thermometer by Adie & Wedderburn, Edinburgh
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£150-250
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A PAIR OF PRISMS BY JULES DUBOSCQ À 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
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£600-800
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A DRY CARD YACHTING COMPASS, FOR F.W STURT, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, CIRCA 1900
the 2¼in. Singer type card signed as per title and mounted on a dual pivot within lacquered brass bowl and gimbal within wooden box with sliding lid - 4in. (10cm.) square; together with a 1½in. three-draw telescope by J.H. Dallmeyer, London with leather-covered main tube, splash cuff and dust slide - 8½in. (21.5cm.) closed; and an artificial horizon by George Whitbread, London, circa 1875, comprising tray, glass tent and mercury bottle, in fitted wooden box with label pasted inside lid
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£150-250
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AN 18IN. SMITH'S TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BY GEORGE PHILLIP & SON LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1890
the coloured gores signed and inscribed Smith's Terrestrial Globe Containing All The Latest Discoveries, London, George Phillips, 52 Fleet Street, EC, as per title with countries outlined in red with green showing trade winds, equation of time, equator and equatorial lines, numerous place names etc., with brass polar ring fixed to plated brass horizon ring mounted on green-painted tripod stand with meridian ring, central foot and Oriental foliage decoration to each leg - 27in. (69cm.) high
£3,000-5,000
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A 12IN. TERRESTRIAL GLOBE PUBLISHED BY G. & J. CARY, LONDON, 1842
the coloured gores over plaster core signed in cartouche Cary's New Terrestrial Globe Delineated form the best authorities extant, exhibition the late Discoveries toward the North Pole, and every improvement in Geography to the present Time, made and sold by G. & J. Cary, 86 St James's Street, January 11th, 1842, continents outlined in green, table of equation of time, equator, ecliptic, Tropic of Cancer, tracks with Cook and Vancouver, Antarctic Circle discoveries including Capt. Wilkes, US 1840, brass polar calibrated ring, mounted in brass meridian ring in turned wood stand with horizon ring - 17½in. (44.5cm.) high
£1,500-2,500
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A 6IN. TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BY E. BERTAUX, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
signed as per title, the coloured gores over a plaster core with different colours for each continent, equator and ecliptic lines, place names in French (some restoration, with place names strengthened); mounted on decorative dolphin stand with marble base - 15in. (38cm.) high
£400-600
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A RARE GUNNER'S PERPENDICULAR BY THOMAS RIBRIGHT, LONDON, CIRCA 1750
the shaped brass plate signed THOs.RIBRIGHT FECIT LONDON, the reverse with sliding indicator and bubble level - 5in. (13cm.) high
£600-800
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A POCKET SURVEYING COMPASS BY M. BERGE, LONDON, CIRCA 1810
signed on the 2¾in. silvered dial as per title, steel indicator with locking arm, contained in baize-lined wooden case with single sight - 5in. (13cm.) square.
£150-250
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A FINE 10IN. CIRCULAR PROTRACTOR BY JEREMIAH SISSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1760
constructed in lacquered brass and signed over 90° J: SISSON LONDON and contained within fitted hexagonal plush lined case of issue with securing hooks - 12¾in. (32.5cm.) diam
£600-800
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A LARGE 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH WOODEN FOLDING COMBINATION RULE/SECTOR
apparently unsigned calibrated overall with measure, sector etc and perpetual calendar dated 1673 - 12¾in. (32.5cm.) closed
£200-300
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Ø A MID-19TH CENTURY PORTABLE DRAWING SET BY CHARLES SUFFELL, LONDON
signed as per title on the 4½in. nickel-plated roller rule / square protractor / sector; contained in plush lined case with ivory parallel rule and tray containing compasses, dividers, etc., the lid with inset brass plate inscribed W. M. Beaufort - 6in. (15cm.) wide
£250-350
William Morris Beaufort, 1823-1908, youngest son of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort inventor of the Beaufort Scale, studied in India in the 1840s and joined the Bengal Civil Service. He returned to England, retiring in 1871, and on his return was a fellow of several societies including the Royal Astronomical, Royal Geographical and Royal Metrological.
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A SMALL SURVEYING THEODOLITE BY BERGE, LONDON, CIRCA 1810
the 6½in. sighting tube with level mounted on A-brackets with rack-and-pinion adjustment to vernier plate signed as per title with 2in. silvered compass and level, the underside with threaded mounting joint contained within fitted box of issue - 5½ x 8in. (14 x 20cm.); together with a tripod stand
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£600-800
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SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS
comprising a 4in. sighting compass by Stanley, in oxidised brass case with leather travelling case; a glass artificial horizon in box; and a set of three boxwood surveyors rules by Cary bearing owner's name J.A.F. Mair in fitted box; all contained within military issue wooden box stencilled Telegraph Equipment Unit B and dated 1917
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£150-250
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A FINE THEODOLITE BY DENNERT & PAPE, HAMBURG, CIRCA 1894
constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, the 11in. telescope with bubble level and circular vernier scale, mounted by A-frames to patinated brass platform signed as per title and numbered 12561, bubble level to centre, opposing verniers with magnifiers, silvered scales with gilt edging and bevelled glass covers, sprung retention throughout and threaded levelling screw to feet - 13in. (33cm.) high overall
£800-1,200
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A RARE TELESCOPIC INCLINOMETER, PROBABLY BY ZIMMER OF STUTTGART, CIRCA 1860
constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, the 7in. square-section main tube with cross levels, one mounted in a protractor, rack-and-pinion focusing and mirror, mounted on a ball-joint with lateral and longitudinal thumb-piece adjustment - 11in. (28cm.) high
£250-350
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A FINE THEODOLITE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1880
constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, the 9in. main tube with threaded rack-and-pinion fine focus to objective, quadrant mounted to A-frame on platform, two further levels, combination adjustable socket mounting, contained in original fitted box with plummet - 10½in. (27cm.) wide
£300-500
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A FINE UNIVERSAL THEODOLITE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS LONDON, CIRCA 1900
constructed in lacquered and oxidised brass, the 9in. main tube with rack-and-pinion focussing to objective, mounted to a circular protractor with double bubble level twin verniers and oil lamp transit illumination, secured to A-frame over swivelling platform signed as per title with further vernier scale and bubble levels to tri-form base with adjustable feet - 15in. (38cm.) high overall; together with a modern period-style electric transit lamp secured to perspex display base
£400-600
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A FINE SURVEYING LEVEL BY A. MEISSNER, BERLIN, CIRCA 1830
constructed in lacquered brass, the 8in. main tube with shade cuff, rack-and-pinion fine focus, large bubble level, mounted on a bracket to protractor platform, signed as per title, secured to tri-form base with adjustable feet and sprung hook stabilizing accessory - 8½in. (21.5cm) high overall
£200-300
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Ø AN 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH FLEAGLASS
constructed in turned ivory, the baluster handle with loophole, the head fitted with bullseye lens, contained within fitted morocco red leather box - 2¼in. (6cm.) long; together with a late 19th century student's microscope in box; and a modern monocular with sprung stand, in card box
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£150-250
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A RARE FOUR-AXIS UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE STAGE BY COOKE, TROUGHTON & SIMMS LTD, YORK, CIRCA 1960
constructed in coated brass and signed as per title and numbered M7129 contained in fitted box of issue with many accessories including a microscope eye-piece and the Vickers' objective lens - 8¾in. (22cm.) diam
£1,000-1,500
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE BY R. & J. BECK LTD, LONDON
constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, signed on the back plate as per title and numbered 21741, contained within fitted box of issue with 1in. and 1/6in. lens, two eyepieces; together with eight slides including a micro-slide of a printed page titled Sport…; a sample from the Indian Ocean of a 151 fathoms; eye of fly, spiracles of dytiscus, etc. - 11 x 6in. (28 x 15cm.)
(A lot)
£150-250
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Ø AN ENGLISH PORTABLE MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE, CIRCA 1790
constructed in lacquered brass with threaded nosepiece, folding tripod stand, concave mirror, three nosepieces, live box and other accessories, contained within fitted wooden box of issue - 4½ x 8in. (11.5 x 20.5cm.)
£350-450
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A FINE MONOCULAR MODEL K.A. II MICROSCOPE BY SEIBERT, WETZLAR, CIRCA 1891
constructed in lacquered brass and signed and inscribed on the 5in. tube Seibert K.A. II, triple nosepiece, swivelling circular stage with calibrated edge and screw clamp, sub-stage condenser, iris polarising and reversible mirror and oxidised foot, contained within original fitted box with accessories including two further eyepieces, threaded nosepiece, containers, oil bottle, etc., manuscript notebook, the top with drop handle - 14¼in. (36cm.) wide
£250-350
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A MONOCULAR DRUM MICROSCOPE BY CHARLES CHEVALIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1835
construsted in lacquered brass, signed to the front of the telescopic main tube Charles Chevalier, Ing. Opt. Brevete, Palais Royal 163, Paris, rack-and-pinion focusing, hinged magnifier, oxidised platform, concave mirror, contained within fitted box of issue with quantity of slide blanks, with threaded brass mounting to top - 10in. (25.5cm.) wide
£200-300
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A MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE BY NACHET, PARIS, CIRCA 1860
constructed in lacquered brass and signed on the tube support Nachet, Opticien, rue Serpente 16, Paris, 5½in. main tube, brass platform with detachable slide clamp accessory, front mounted magnifier, concave mirror within drum, contained within box of issue with two eyepieces, three nosepieces in leather case and other accessories - 10¼in. (26cm.) wide
£250-350
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A MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE BY C. ZEISS, JENA, CIRCA 1882
constructed in lacquered and oxidised brass, signed on the arm as per title and numbered 6047, 6in. telescopic main tube with fine focus on support, triple nosepiece, oxidised platform with sub-stage condenser with rack-and-pinon focusing, plano-concave mirror and horseshoe foot, contained within counter-numbered fitted box of issue with accessories including nosepieces in signed Zeiss canisters, eyepieces, prismatic eyepiece, etc. - 13¾in. (35cm.) wide
£300-400
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A MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE BY E. LEITZ, WETZLAR, CIRCA 1901
constructed in lacquered brass, signed on the foot as per title and numbered 56931, the 4in. tube with three swivelling nosepieces, platform with slide clamps, sub-stage condenser and reversible mirror, contained within fitted wooden box with accessories including four further nose pieces, alternate eyepiece, slide blanks etc. and certificate of issue dated 1901 in door, with drop-handle top - 13½in. (34cm.) high
£200-300
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A 19TH CENTURY DRUM MICROSCOPE
unsigned, of typical form and constructed in lacquered brass contained in fitted wooden box with five (of six) nose pieces; lieberkhün reflector, live box, platform forceps and a small quantity of four-aperture bone slides partially complete with specimens, contained within fitted plush-lined box of issue - 11in. (28cm.) wide
£200-400
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A FINE NAVAL OR MILITARY SURGEON'S SET BY S. MAW, SON & THOMPSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1870
the two-compartment chest with pull-out tray and contained within inset brass bound wooden chest, the key inscribed with Keys Chest, signed by the lock plate inside lid with fitted and plush-lined interior containing a near complete set of ebony handled steel instruments, most countersigned, and greased principal blade including bullet extractor, treppan with shard brush etc, tourniquet, amputation saw, scalpels, etc. - 16in. (40.5cm.) wide
£2,000-3,000
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AN 18TH CENTURY COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING OF WILLIAM HARVEY
after the portrait by Wilhelm von Bemmel, engraved by Monbraken 1739 and printed J. & P. Knapton, London, contained within Hogarth frame - Pl. 14½ x 9in. (37 x 23cm.); together with an 18th century engraving of the globe-maker Vincenzo Coronelli, trimmed to the plate and mounted on paper, in later Hogarth frame - Pl. 15½ x 11in. (39 x 28cm.)
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£80-120
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A SET OF STANDARD APOTHECARY MEASURES BY DE GRAVE, SHORT & CO., LONDON, 1879
comprising eight cast brass Imperial measures for 4floz; 3floz; 2floz; 1floz; 4fldr; 3fldr; 2fldr and 1fldr signed and dated as per title and inscribed West Riding of Yorkshire, 62F, and stamped with the Crown VR marks etc. to top and bottom, contained within a fitted wooden box with glass disc covers of reciprocating sizes and glass liquid dipper, the lid with maker's plate - 10¼in. (27cm.) wide
£800-1,200
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THREE OINTMENT POTS
comprising one bulbous form stoneware pot, possibly 17th century, inscribed underneath 'Found at Tower Hill' - 1½in. (4cm.) high; together with an early 19th century blue creamware pot inscribed Poor Man's Friend Price 1/1½ Prepared only by Beach & Barnicott Successors to the Late Dr Roberts Bridport: and another ointment pot for Holloway's for the Cure of Gout and Rheumatism ...
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£100-150
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A QUANTITY OF 19TH CENTURY CLEAR GLASS DRUG JARS
comprising six with ground glass stoppers and one with tôleware lid, each with varnished paper label in Latin to front, various sizes, largest - 10in. (25.5cm.) high including stopper
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£150-250
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A COLLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY LACTATION GLASSWARE
comprising two mouth pumps on turned wooden stands, a glass hand-pump, a glass nipple shield with drain hole and glass cupping cup
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£100-150
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A TELESCOPIC RESONATOR BY HAWKSLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1920
constructed in oxidised brass with maker's label to front and ebonite earpiece - 12in. (30.5cm) closed; together with another similar by R.J. Dowling, London bearing government broad arrow mark; and a self-holding single auricle contained within plush-lined case of issue with maker's label for John Bell & Croydon Ltd, London
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£200-400
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A FINELY CONSTRUCTED AND DETAILED 1⁄8IN:1FT SCALE UNRIGGED MODEL OF CAPTAIN COOK'S BARK ENDEAVOUR AS FITTED FOR HIS FIRST VOYAGE OF EXPLORATION, 1768
modelled by M. Gebhardt from plans researched by K.H. Marquardt, the framed hull with lined planking and pinning over a simulated sheathed bottom, ebonised main wale, sweep ports, chain plates with deadeyes and booms, bound anchors with wooden stocks with spares chained behind, decorated stern lights with shutters, the deck replete with fittings including cut-away bowsprit and masts with cleats, catheads, bitts, winch with gilt knightsheads and belfry over, stove pipes, belaying rails, companionways, suite of fully fitted ship's boats in chocks over main hatch with spare spars over, four bilge pumps, capstan, compass box, helm rigged to tiller, swivel guns, tiller platform with rail, stern lantern and other details, mounted to ebonised cradle stand on display base. Overall measurements - 18 x 48in. (46 x 122cm.)
£2,000-3,000
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A SMALL AND ATTRACTIVELY PRESENTED SAILOR'S WATERLINE MODEL FOR A BRIGANTINE, CIRCA 1890
the hull carved from the solid with simple fittings, masts with standing and running rigging, blocks and tackle, secured to a red plush velvet display base with glazed cover with barley-twist columns. Cased measurements - 9½ x 11½in. (24 x 29cm.)
£150-250
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A DETAILED, PROBABLY SAILOR-MADE, MODEL OF THE EXTREME CLIPPER CHALLENGE, 19TH CENTURY
the 20in. hull carved and scored with planking, copper below the waterline, with ebonised top sides and gilt stern and carved eagle head, scored deck with carved polychrome fittings, including anchors with bound stocks, capstans, bell, belaying rails, bilge pump, companionways, hatch covers, saloon with boats stowed over, water barrel, compass box and helm, bound masts with standing and running rigging, with yards, stuns'l booms, lined and furled sails and house flags, mounted on cradle stand pinned within green painted glazed wooden case with legend - 22½ x 33½ x 14in. (57 x 85 x 36cm.)
£1,000-1,500
Built in 1851 by William H. Webb of New York at a cost of $150,000, Challenge was an iron framed extreme clipper of 1,365 tons and the first to include three decks. Undoubtedly a fast vessel, she was blighted by bad luck and her first commander, Captain R.H. Waterman, had to be removed after the maiden voyage when the crew threatened to mutiny. In 1860, she was dismasted in a typhoon but made it to Hong Kong; a year later she arrived in Bombay leaking badly and was sold to Thomas Hunt & Co., Liverpool, for 78.000 rupees and was renamed Golden City. In July 1875, whilst in the Indian Ocean on voyage between South Shields to Anjer with a cargo of coal, her decks were swept clean with the loss of seven men and all the officers except third mate. Eighteen months later she was lost at Abervache off Ushant in passage between South Shields and Genoa with 1590 tons of coal and a crew of 26 men.
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A 1:65 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL FOR THE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN HARBOUR PATROL SHIP COMMANDER BERING [1905]
modelled by G. Cheikhet, the carved and painted hull with brass strap-work, planked decks crowded with detailed polished brass and wood fittings, including anchors with chains and winches, deck rails, Nordenfeldt-type machine guns, companionways, ventilators, sail winches, pipework, racked masts with stitched linen sails with rigging, wheelhouse with binnacle and searchlight over, fitted boats in davits, funnels with safety valve extension pipe, engine room lights, saloon, emergency helm and other details, mounted on turned brass columns to display base within glazed wooden case - 20 x 37 x 9½in. (51 x 94 x 24cm.)
£2,500-3,500
The patrol ship Commander Bering was, with her sister the Lieutenant Dydymov, built at the Nickolayevsky Shipyard in Nikolaev at a cost of 90,000 roubles each. They were intended to guard fishing waters in the Far East to which Russia had claims but doubts were expressed as to weather they were stable enough to safely make their intended base at Vladivostok and it seems they were used for harbour defence and coastal patrol work in and around St. Petersburg instead. Their fates have yet to be established.
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A TRAVEL AGENT'S WATERLINE MODEL FOR THE S.S. AMERICA, CIRCA 1960
the 42in. carved and painted hull with drilled port holes, lined decks with some simple fittings, raised superstructure with covered lifeboats in davits, swimming pool with deck chairs, twin masts and liveried funnels, mounted on a shaped plexiglass blue sea on wooden display base with laminated plate with brass bound glazed cover - 13 x 49½ x 9in. (33 x 126 x 23cm.)
£800-1,200
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AN ATTRACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY SCALE MODEL FOR AN ADMIRALTY GALLEY OR GIG
the 9in. hull carved from the solid with boxwood gunwales, the interior fitted as appropriate with gratings, seats, thwarts, foot rests, etc., with full complement of five oars and boat hooks, tiller with brass yoke, finished in naval blue with white ensign to either side of bow, mounted to brass supports within temple-topped glazed case with bun feet - 6 x 13¼in. (15 x 33.5cm.)
£300-500
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A 1:50 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL FOR A NAVAL SAILING AND PULLING DINGY OF CIRCA 1750
modelled by G. Cheikhet in pearwood, redwood and oak, the 9in. framed and planked hull with crossboards, thwarts and oars, rudder attached with brass pintles and keel, rigged mast with stitched linen sails, mounted on brass pedestals in glazed wooden case - 14 x 18 x 7in. (35.5 x 45.5 x 18cm.)
£650-750
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A PAIR OF 1:50 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODELS FOR A NAVAL GUN BOAT AND A LAUNCH OF CIRCA 1800
modelled by G. Cheikhet with planked and framed hulls with fine brass work strapping, each containing furled masts and oars, the gun boat containing two swivel mounted carronades mounted at bow and stern, each mounted on brass pedestals in glazed display cases - 17¾ x 13 x 7in. (45 x 33 x 18cm.)
£800-1,200
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AN IMPRESSIVE AND LARGE 1:86 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE WHITE STAR LINER S.S. OLYMPIC AS FITTED IN 1911
modelled by Y. Vladimirovich, with 128in. bespoke 3-D printed plastic hull, with plating, portholes, rudder and propellers, planked wooden deck with details including anchors with metal chain, deck rails, capstans, covered hatches, lowered cranes, glazed bridge, stayed funnels, covered lifeboats in davits, deck lights, benches with wooden slates, compass platform, pipework, ventilators, emergency helm and telegraphs, racked masts with wireless aerial and other details, mounted on cradles to grey cloth covered wooden display base - overall measurements 36 x 134 x 18in. (91.5 x 340 x 46cm.)
£4,000-6,000
Although nearly identical with her famous sister Titanic, several subtle alterations were incorporated in the Titanic's build. Perhaps most famously the A Deck promenade was found too bracing aboard Olympic and was partially enclosed with a roof and sliding windows aboard Titanic (and later, the Britannic); other differences include the layout of portholes and the location of the Marconi room which moved inwards and had a deck light added to give the operators some natural light.
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