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A French Silver Dial by Butterfield Paris late 17th century SOLD A fine engraved silver dial by Michael Butterfield (1635-1724) four hour scales 52degrez 4-12-8-, 48deg 51 mi III-XII-VIII, 46 de 4-12-8 43, IIII-XII-VIII, signed Butterfield A... |
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A fine English Clock-Globe signed Empire clock ca.1900 SOLD A fine English terrestrial Clock-Globe signed Empire clock, made up of twelve printed paper coloured gores and two polar calottes, the French clockwork mechanism contained in the plinth base, drive-shaft rising through a moulded column to limb suppo... |
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A very rare German Tectonic globe of the Earth c. 1950 SOLD Signed: "Tectonic globe of the Earth by Kurt Ziesing Scale 1:38 600 000 Redacted by W. Thiele Edited by VEB Hermann Haack Geographisch Kartografische Anstalt Gotha Leipzig VLN 1001 K2/64 E102/72" globe is in En... |
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A unusual large tellurium by J.Felkl & Son Prague ca. 1875 SOLD A large19th century didactical tellurium, the 4.5 inch (11.5cm) diameter terrestrial globe made up of twelve printed and coloured paper gores, national boundaries and major rivers and towns shown, mounted on a gear mechanism driven by a crank handle, ... |
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A late 19th C. French made Industrial "Lighthouse" clock. SOLD The
bronze and gold plated modelled lighthouse is mounted with
a round white dialled timepiece, mechanism is run by a duplex clock
escapement, wherein the modelled "light" crystal pillars oscillates back and forth with
a half seconds beat.
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An early fine mahogany English Zograscope c.1830 SOLD The zograscope or optical digonal machine, was made for viewing prints of landscapes, thereby endeavouring to create an illusion of seeing the landscape directcly. The origins of this device remains obscure, but it is thought to have first appeared in... |
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A fine mirror-back model of a Cargo Steamer SOLD A very fine and rare mirror-back model of the general cargo steamer Glynwen owners: The Stone & Rolfe Steamship & Co Ltd. b... |
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A large rare Dutch Equinoctial Ring dial ca.1760s SOLD the chapter graduated on one side in hours I-XII, labelled every hour and with 7.1/2-minute subdivisions. These are repeated but unlabelled on the inside edge. The other side has a delineation scale 0-90degress. This corresponds directly to a scale on... |
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A Jaques "In Statu Quo" travelling set SOLD A lovely Jaques travelling chess-set, London ca. 1910, the pegged pieces of polished bone and stained red and left natural, the mahogany case/board with locking mechanism and two reserve spaces for the captured pieces, in a black-leather case. ... |
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An Italian Telescope by Leonardo Semitecolo SOLD A rare telescope signed Leonardo
Semitecolo mid 18th century A three-draw vellum-covered, card-bodied telescope with horn fittings, with lines marked on the vellum for focus, br... |
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A fine Portable Orrery by W. Jones London ca. 1795 SOLD A portable orrery by W. Jones signed: Made and Sold by W&S Jones, 30 Holborn London. Ivory earth with brass twilight pointer and held above an angled ring to alter the position of the ivory moon-ball,and a disc showing the phases of the moon... |
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A German Wimshurst electrostatic induction generator ca.1900 SOLD A two plate metal electrostatic machine with vulcanite plates with foil inserts, the axis on metal supports, with leather driving bands, the two Leyden jars with adjustable conductors Germany ca. 1900 complete with various accessories. In excellent... |
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A German pocket-globe by I.C. Klinger ca.1840 SOLD A fine miniature terrestrial globe by I.C. Klinger Nuremberg made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equator and prime meridian graduated in degrees, with brass pins in round cardboard box, with hand-coloured graduated in degrees in two di... |
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A double Sandglass mid 18th century SOLD The bulbs united with wire-bound silk, with air bubbles, filled with fine grained orange sand, the upper and lower brass plates with decorative freizes, united with ten brass supports. |
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A fine English mahogany butterfly cabinet by J.T. Crockett London ca. 1880 SOLD the three mahogany and glass doors, with brass locks. 39 fine quality mahogany drawers, with various insects, butterflies, moths, spiders, beetles, wasps, bees, fly s, etc... middle door with plaque of the maker J.T. ... |
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An English green shagreen Telescope ca. 1780 SOLD A very fine three-draw green shagreen telescope with green vellum draw-tubes with laquered-brass rings and eyepieces, shagreen outer-body tube (unsigned).... |
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An 18th century shagreen monocular SOLD A very fine English 18th century green shagreen monocular, stamped on the vellum draw tube " Naire & Blunt London", decorated with neo-classical swags foliage, with brass eyepiece and lens surround, shagreen outerbody-tube, diameter 4.5cm... |
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An English lignum vitae and boxwood backstaff SOLD A lignum vitae and boxwood
backstaff early18th century |
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An early English Pocket Globe by Charles Smith 1810 in original fishskin case SOLD A 33/4 terrestrial pocket globe signed Smith's terrestrial globe: exhibiting the whole of the discoveries, of the different Circumnavigators to 1810, |
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A fine German Silver & Gilt-brass Augsburg dial early 18th century SOLD By Johann Martin Willebrand (1714-1742), silver hour band set in gilt-brass ring with engraved floral motif divided 3-12-9, subdivided to the quarter-hour, gilt-brass gnomon, engraved hand pointer for the latit... |
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An English Wimshurst electrostatic induction generator ca. 1895 SOLD the electrostatic Wimshurst has a mahogany frame with two large glass plates (diameter 45cm), nickel-brass conductors, combs, brushes, two Leyden glass jars. In perfect condition and working order. height 69cm width: 34cm ... |
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Clockglobe by G Thomas Paris ca.1900 SOLD A rare French Clock-Globe (terrestre) by G.Thomas Paris, with curved support for the brass hour ring and adjustable sun on curved brass wire support, with geared motion mounted on the ribbed pillar support over the drum-shaped stand enclosing the cloc... |
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A large 18th century ebony octant SOLD A very good large late 18th century ebony octant signed "Dollond London", the ivory scale divided 95-0 and ivory vernier, brass index arm and fore and back sights with interchangeable filters, in original black painted wooden case. ... |
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A fine French rosewood clock-barometer-thermometer ca.1830 SOLD An unusual eight-day clock-barometer with thermometer and hygrometer with white glass dials. ... |
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A fine builder's model of the MV Historian 1968 SOLD Built to a scale 1:96 by the Sunderland Modelmaking Co ltd. Solid hull with four blade brass propeller, painted black to the waterline and maroon below with a pink boot top and black decks. White gunwales and superstructure, with accommodation ladder... |
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A Fine Pair of Flintlock officers pistols. ca. 1815 SOLD The pair of pistols are signed by William Smith, with browned octagonal twist barrels, signed Smith London, beaded frontsights, raised rearsights, platinum lines and touchholes, engraved false breeches, engraved bolted flintlocks , rollers, semi-rain... |
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An English 18th century universal compass dial SOLD A fine original silvered and laquered-brass universal equinoctial compass dial, signed on the brass inner ring Shuttleworth London, the folding gnomon with scroll support, folding latitude arc engraved 0-60, the horizontal plate engraved on the rever... |
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A pair of Malby Globes dated 1847 SOLD A fine pair of globes by Thomas Malby & Son, London terrestrial and celestial dated 1847. both 18 inch diameter library globes, each made up in twelve hand coloured engraved paper gores, the terrestrial the maker's label " Malby's terrestrial glo... |
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A mid 19th century Planetarium SOLD A rare mid 19th century French brass and metal planetarium, with eight miniature coloured engraved planets, brass sunball at the centre, with eight planets revolving around it, the earthball geared mechanism, to rotate the moonball, with brass engrav... |
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An 18th Century German sundial SOLD An 18th century German brass equinoctial compass dial, signed on the base Joh. Schrettegger Augsburg, the folding hour ring with incised wax filled numerals III - XII - IX, with spring loaded folding gnomon, folding latitude are graduated 10-90 degree... |
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