121 |
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1½IN. THREE-DRAW MAHOGANY AND BRASS TELESCOPE, UNSIGNED with shade and dust slides and tapering eye-piece 36/11½in. (91.5/29cm.) open/closed £100-150 | Nil |
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60 |
| 122 | A 19TH-CENTURY BRASS AND MARBLE NOON DAY CANNON DIAL with white marble base incised with scales divided from 7-12 and 5-12 with central gnomon, 4in. brass cannon set between quadrants incised with monthly latitude indicators supporting the 1in. ignition loupe-lens 6½in. (16.5cm.) diameter £2000-3000 | Nil |
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4200 |
| 123 | A RARE 18TH-CENTURY WATCH-FORM PEDOMETER BY SPENCER & PERKINS with 1¾in. enamel main dial for step counting signed SPENCER & PERKINS LONDON, subdivided with two further dials for miles and dozens of miles, each with blued-steel hands, the mechanism set within a gilt brass case and operated by a tilting rod numbered '1351' terminating in a waistband hook 8½in. (22cm.) long Spencer & Perkins were makers of watches between 1765 and 1806 from 44 Snow Hill, London. They are also known to have sold waywisers so the lot offered is a logical progression for them. When hooked over the waistband of a pair of breeches, the mechanism is progressed by the upward movement of the thigh which rocks the whole instrument forwards and backwards. £500-800 | Nil |
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450 |
| 124 | AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY IVORY AND BRASS DRAWING SET BY BLAKELEY with gilt-brass compass, dividers and accessories, the rules signed BLAKELEY MAKER LONDON, contained within a fitted silver-mounted tortoise shell veneer travelling case with hinged lid 6¾in. (17cm.) high Benjamin Blakeley made mathematical instruments between 1817 and 1845 from six addresses in Lambeth, London. £700-900 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 125 | A MID-18TH CENTURY POCKET COMPASS SUNDIAL with 3in. paper dial (unsigned), blued steel indicator, folding gnomon and threaded lid lined with secondary compass rose 3½in. (9cm.) diameter £500-800 | Nil |
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| 126 | A LATE 18TH-CENTURY 11½ RADIUS SEXTANT BY DOLLOND with diamond-pattern oxidised brass frame, polished arc divided to 130°, signed on the index arm Dollond London, magnifier with shade ring, index mirror with Maskylene's flap accessory, sighting tube, shades, rosewood handle and brass pin feet 13 x 15in. (33 x 38cm.) overall £700-900 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 127 | A MODERN 6IN. RADIUS MICROMETER SEXTANT BY PLATH with black-painted lattice frame, polished arc divided to 125°, contained within maker's box with spare mirrors, accessories and certificate dated 1975 12in. (30.5cm.) diameter £200-300 | Nil |
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| 128 | A MODERN 7IN. RADIUS MICROMETER SEXTANT BY HEATH NAVIGATION with black-painted open frame, painted arc with white-filled calibrations to 125?, signed and numbered Heath Navigation Ltd London S.E.9 70065, contained within fitted maker's box with test certificate for 1970 and accessories 12in. (30.5cm.) in diameter £200-300 | Nil |
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| 129 | A ROYAL NAVY WAYMOUTH-ROSS SEXTANT RANGEFINDER with polished brass inclination scale dials, telescope, detachable shade cuff and wooden handle, black crackle finish, contained within box of issue with later notes and instruction 11in. (28cm.) diameter £100-150 | Nil |
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100 |
| 130 | A RARE SUBMARINE ADMIRALTY-PATTERN PERISCOPE SEXTANT with black-painted brass casing with plate inscribed A.P. 86 / Ser.No. 18A/57 / R/COS/69, divided on a polished brass scale to 30°, micrometer adjustment, sighting tube, filters and bracket attachment mount, contained within fitted box of issue with correction card from H.M. Submarine Astute dated 1968 9 x 11 x 13in. (23 x 28 x 33cm.) Lit: Ifland, P. Taking the Stars, Krieger Publishing, p.74-75. £200-400 | Nil |
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160 |
| 131 | A STAR GLOBE BY KELVIN & HUGHES LTD the 7in. radius brass globe with paper gauze, maker's label, detachable brass orbits with indicators, set within a calibrated meridian ring within a teak box with maker's instructions in lid, carry handle and securing hooks 10½in. (27cm.) square approximately £400-600 | Nil |
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400 |
| 132 | A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOSEPH SEWELL FOR THE HALL LINE, CIRCA 1900 with 4in. silvered dial signed JOSEPH SEWELL / 61 So.Castle St. LIVERPOOL / Maker to the Admiralty and further engraved on securing bezel HALL LINE No. 97, numbered 5033 in up-down dial, subsidiary seconds dial cut away to reveal thirty-second electrical impulse contact, gold hour and minute hands, Earnshaw escapement with bi-metallic balance with blued steel spring, numbered on the movement and bowl '6099', mounted within in a gimballed bowl with locking arm in a two-tier mahogany box with electric slave dial contacts, Greek testing label from 1977 and retail label for Castle & Co., Hull 7in. (18cm.) square approximately Robert Alexander founded the Sun Shipping Co., a passenger/cargo service running out of Liverpool in 1868. The ships were all named _____HALL, thus, the company became known as the 'Hall Line'. In 1899 the name was officially changed to Hall Line Ltd. and in 1901 the company was purchased by John Ellerman operating as part of the Ellerman Group as Ellerman's Hall Line. This chronometer must therefore date from the brief period the Company was running independently between 1899 and 1901. £1000-1500 | Nil |
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900 |
| 133 | AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY BAROGRAPH BY R & J BECK LTD of typical construction, the drum divided to eight atmospheres, ivorine maker's plaque inscribed R & J Beck Ltd / 68 Cornhill LONDON, cut glass ink bottle and drawer for spare papers 8¼ x 13¾ x 8½in. (21 x 35 x 22cm.) £400-600 | Nil |
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400 |
| 134 | AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY WOOD AND BRASS ROYAL NAVY BOAT 'CHETWYND-PATENT' COMPASS BY DENT with 4in. diameter card signed Kelvin Bottomley in liquid-filled bowl signed and numbered E. Dent & Co. Ltd, London No. 54360. Mounted within oak box of issue with candle lamp and accessories, numbered `3534' 13½in. (34.3cm.) high In 1890 the Royal Navy invited four compass manufacturers to compete for the tender to produce a new design of boat compass that would be suitable for both steam and sailing vessels. Tested aboard H.M.S. Vernon, the example produced by Dent (and known as Boats Compass Pattern 20) won the day and, apart from a slight reduction in card size, was used until after the Great War. The example offered here is post 1907 when the card size was reduced by ½in. £1000-1500 | Nil |
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| 135 | A GOOD QUALITY SHIP'S CLOCK BY THOMAS ARMSTRONG & BROTHER, MANCHESTER & LIVERPOOL with 7in. enamel dial signed THOMAS ARMSTRONG & BROTHER, MANCHESTER & LIVERPOOL, black painted hands with sweep seconds, slow/fast lever under bezel, single winding arbour to chain fusee movement, the back plate stamped '16103', contained within a brass bulkhead case with glass port 9½in. (24cm.) £400-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 136 | A LATE 19TH-CENTURY WALKER'S A1 HARPOON YACHT LOG signed on the restored porcelain dial plate Walker's Patent Harpoon Ship Log A1 19in. (48cm.) long £200-300 | Nil |
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250 |
| 137 | A MID 19TH-CENTURY ROSEWOOD MARINE STICK BAROMETER BY T. BASSNETT the arched case with top loop, concealed tube with angled ivorine plates with vernier scale, signed in the arch T. BASSNETT, BATH ST. LIVERPOOL, the trunk with front-mounted thermometer, brass gimball weight and trade label for James Murray, Calcutta, the gimball now mounted on a wall bracket 37in. (94cm.) high; Receipt from Sewills for service £1000-1500 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 138 | A WELL MADE LATE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S MODEL OF THE BARQUE IVY the planked hull with gaps to reveal framing, painted topsides, planked deck with typically naïve fittings, bound masts and yards with standing and running rigging, mounted on brass columns within glazed wooden case (later) 22½ x 32½ x 9½in. (57 x 82.5 x 24cm.) £1200-1500 | Nil |
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| 139 | A WELL-PRESENTED SAILORWORK WATERLINE MODEL OF THE THREE-MASTED BARQUE JOHN WESLEY, CIRCA 1867 with carved and painted hull, simple fittings, wood and cloth 'helmsman' and full suit of shaped and painted tin sails, mounted in a raised and painted seascape within glazed case with painted cloud backboard, model lighthouse off starboard bow and name plate 25 x 33½ x 12½in. (63.5 x 85 x 32cm.) Built by Alexander Hall & Sons for the London Missionary Society in 1867, the John Wesley was originally a 238 ton composite barque but was later re-rigged as the three-masted barque depicted in this model. For over thirteen years she served the Society's many South Pacific island missions. Eventually hulked in 1899, she sank in 1903. £700-900 | Nil |
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800 |
| 140 | AN ATTRACTIVE SAILOR'S-TYPE WATERLINE MODEL OF A KETCH with carved crew, simple fittings and billowing carved sails, finished in black, white and varnish and mounted on a painted moulded seascape with a glazed wood cover 12 x 17½ x 7in. (30.5 x 44.5 x 18cm.) £300-500 | Nil |
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300 |
| 141 | AN ATTRACTIVE LATE 19TH-CENTURY FINESCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF A J-CLASS YACHT the carved hull finished in black with varnished deck and fittings, full suit of lined paper sails, mounted on a moulded painted sea within glazed case Overall measurements - 10 x 13 x 5½in. (25.5 x 33 x 14cm.) £300-500 | Nil |
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400 |
| 142 | AN ATTRACTIVE EARLY 20TH-CENTURY CARVED WOODEN MODEL OF A KETCH OF CIRCA 1700 the carved hull with wreathed gun ports, scored deck with simple fittings, standing and running rigging, mounted within a glazed wooden case with plaque 17 x 18 x 8½in. (43 x 46 x 21.5cm.) £500-800 | Nil |
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| 143 | A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S MODEL OF A FULLY-RIGGED MERCHANT SHIP the carved hull with typically naïve fittings, masts and rigging, re-finished in brown and grey, mounted within a wood-bound glazed case with brass corner straps (restoration) 19 x 25½ x 10in. (48 x 65 x 25.5cm.) overall £200-300 | Nil |
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50 |
| 144 | AN 18TH-CENTURY PLANK-ON-FRAME MODEL OF A 30-GUN SHIP now hulked 13 x 55 x 14in. (33 x 140 x 36cm.) Stand £500-800 | Nil |
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| 145 | A DETAILED ¾IN:1FT SCALE MODEL OF A ROYAL NAVY SAILING AND PULLING MAN-OF-WAR'S CUTTER OF CIRCA 1850 modelled by R. Phillips in cherry and mahogany with clinker hull, cross boards, thwarts, seats, gratings, mast rigged with linen sail and rudder, finished in white, blue and varnish and mounted on a display base with six carved oars and plaque Overall measurements - 19 x 20½ x 7¼in. (48 x 52 x 18.5cm.) Certificate; carry box £500-800 | Nil |
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400 |
| 146 | AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY CARVED TEAK MODEL OF A GIG carved and hollowed from the solid with seats and oars and finished on one side in light blue with a gold boot-top and white, the other side polished 17in. (43cm.) long. Stand £150-200 | Nil |
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120 |
| 147 | A FINELY DETAILED ¾IN:1FT SCALE MODEL OF THE SCILLONIAN PILOT GIG SHAH OF CIRCA 1873 modelled by R. Phillips in fruit and other woods, with clinker built fully framed hull with bottom boards, foot rests, thwarts, mast step, rowlocks, rudder and yoke, finished in blue, white and varnish and mounted on a display base with six oars and plaque 3½ x 18½ x 5in. (9 x 47 x 12.5cm.) Certificate; carry box £400-600 | Nil |
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400 |
| 148 | A RESTORED BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK MODEL with laminated carved hull finished in varnish and black over the waterline, cutaway masts, funnel and gold fittings, mounted on a board inscribed No. 34 Built by J. Eltrincham So. Shields, 1874 40in. (101.5cm.) diameter £600-800 | Nil |
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600 |
| 149 | A 19TH-CENTURY ?IN : 1FT SCALE HALF MODEL OF THE THREE-MASTED BARQUE MONTROSA OF 1863 carved from yellow pine with painted uppersides, white boot-top and cut-away masts, mounted on a teak board for wall hanging 8 x 28in. (20 x 71cm.) overall Built by Barclay Curle & Co. Glasgow and launched as the Montrose, she registered 993 tons and was soon re-named Montrosa. £100-150 | Nil |
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200 |
| 150 | AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY HALF BLOCK MODEL OF A TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER carved from laminated pine, finished in grey and black and mounted on a mahogany board for wall hanging 24½ x 4½in. (62 x 11.5cm.) overall £80-120 | Nil |
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320 |
