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Los 153
James Long; a 19th century mahogany stick barometer, the silvered dial signed 'James Long. Royal Exchange, London', with broken swan neck pediment and brass finial above a plain case, height 102cm. CONDITION REPORT Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service. We would recommend booking a collection slot for this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/postage-shipping/
Los 154
J Blatt; a reproduction mahogany-cased stick barometer, the silvered dial signed 'J Blatt Brighton' within a case with architectural pediment and with thermometer to the trunk, length 97cm. CONDITION REPORT Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service. We would recommend booking a collection slot for this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/postage-shipping/
Los 155
An early/mid-20th century oak banjo barometer/weather station, clock to base the white dial set with Roman numerals, central thermometer and barometer to top, height 65cm. CONDITION REPORT Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service. We would recommend booking a collection slot for this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/postage-shipping/
Los 156
A 19th century mahogany banjo barometer by A Donegan, with silvered dial, thermometer, dry/damp gauge and level, stamped 'A Donegan, Newcastle Warranted', length 99cm. CONDITION REPORT Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service. We would recommend booking a collection slot for this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/postage-shipping/
Los 1368
A small 20th century elm barometer, sold together with two modern framed prints of York and also a print of Derwentwater and Skiddaw after William Mellor. CONDITION REPORT: The barometer's dial is heavily worn or sun bleached, otherwise good. The prints some separation to one prints frame, the other in good condition.
Los 8
EXPLORATION & SCIENCEAutograph letter signed ('Fridjof Nansen') to mountaineer and Arctic explorer Edward Whymper ('My dear Whymper'), asking his advice on equipment for the Fram expedition, thanking him for the aneroid barometer ('...This will certainly be a most valuable addition to our instrumental equipment which I dare say will be first rate...') and discussing other equipment he intends taking ('...I have previously three pocket aneroids... which I used across Greenland... we have three mercury barometers...& one selfregistring Barometer. If you think, however that the aluminium aneroid... will be a very good one and consequently of importance I shall be glad to get it... excuse great haste...'), 2 pages, creased with some small tears, 4to (250 x 200mm.), Lysaker, 28 March [18]93; with five autograph letters to Whymper from Richard Owen (making arrangements), two from John Tyndall ('...You are now among the mountains. I start tomorrow from Hindhead – not with a view of expending energy as you do, but in the hope of collecting it if I can...'), T.H. Huxley and W.H. Flower (thanking him for his book on the Andes), 7 pages, in an envelope docketed 'Autographs/ from C. Whymper/ Feb. 1933', creasing, some staining, 8vo, British Museum and elsewhere, 1866 to 1892 (6)Footnotes:'A VALUABLE ADDITION TO OUR INSTRUMENTAL EQUIPMENT': FRIDJOF NANSEN SEEKS ADVICE FROM FELLOW ARCTIC-EXPLORER EDWARD WHYMPER.Nansen writes in haste a month before leaving for the Fram Expedition of 1893-96, during which he reached a record 'farthest north' of 86°14′. In his account of the expedition, he writes of the importance of taking the correct scientific instruments: 'In addition to the collection of instruments I had used on my Greenland expedition, a great many new ones were provided, and no pains were spared to get them as good and complete as possible... Of special importance were a self-registering aneroid barometer (barograph) and a pair of self-registering thermometers (thermographs)... Altogether, our scientific equipment was especially excellent, thanks in great measure to the obliging assistance rendered me by many men of science' (Farthest North, 1897, chapter 2). One of the 'men of science' he consulted during his preparations was Edward Whymper, whose own expedition to Greenland in 1867 had opened up greater possibilities for Arctic exploration, and who had published a pamphlet, How to use the Aneroid Barometer, in 1891. Nansen's experiments with equipment and techniques were to influence polar explorers for years to come. These letters come from the collection of Sir George Buckston Browne (see lot 18).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 25
A Sterling Silver Rolls-Royce Cigarette Box, Christmas 1928,hallmarked, London by Saunders and Shepherd Ltd, the front panel of the lid engraved J. F. L., the top of the lid acid etched with Spirit of Ecstasy profile and her shadow under glass, lined with boxwood interior, 17cm wide. Footnotes:The Rolls-Royce desk set. Sterling Silver Objets de Bureau commissioned by Rolls-Royce Motors 1926-1937.It is reasonable to argue that few companies in the automotive world have a richer corporate heritage than Rolls-Royce Motors, whose legendary 'Spirit of Ecstasy' mascot was created in 1911 by the renowned British sculptor Charles Sykes R.A. (1875 - 1950). The Spirit of Ecstasy mascot has now adorned Rolls-Royce automobiles for over 109 years and is one of the world's most readily identified images. In 1926, following the successful introduction of their New Phantom model (later known as the Phantom I), the Directors of Rolls-Royce Motors decided to commission a Christmas gift, to be produced in a small quantity. The piece in question was a cigar ashtray of conventional circular form, surmounted by a reduced size Spirit of Ecstasy, the whole in Sterling silver. A small number of these ashtrays were presented by Rolls-Royce as Christmas gifts that year. The fortunate recipients of the ashtray were evidently highly delighted with their gifts, and Rolls-Royce decided to commission another piece - a desk clock - for presentation the following year. This, too, was very well received, and so the 'tradition' of commissioning a different piece each year evolved.With the exception of 1931, each of the following years, until 1937, saw the creation of a different piece, always in Sterling silver and always incorporating the Spirit of Ecstasy as its decorative theme or inspiration. It is thought that no piece was commissioned in 1931 due to Rolls-Royce's acquisition of Bentley Motors that year, and the economic depression prevailing at the time.Rolls-Royce chose the London silversmiths Messrs. Saunders and Shepherd as manufacturers, and all the pieces, with the exception of the ashtray which was made by Crown jewellers Garrard of Regent Street, bear Saunders and Shepherd's hallmark and year letter from the London Assay Office.The pieces which comprise the 'Desk Set' were never available for sale - they were strictly the gift of the Company and as such were presented only to those considered particularly important by Rolls-Royce Motors.Pieces from the Desk Set appear very infrequently on the market and are prized by collectors and enthusiasts of the marque. Some of the pieces such as the Cigar Ashtray are for whatever reason, more easily found than others, such as the Rose Bowl for 1936, of which only three examples have 'surfaced ' since 1979. A full set comprises:- 1926 ashtray, 1927 desk clock, 1928 cigarette box, 1929 inkwell, 1930 bon-bon dish, 1931 (no gifts were issued in 1931 due to the acquisition of Bentley Motors and financial recession), 1932 ink blotter, 1933 desk barometer, 1934 desk lighter, 1935 salver, 1936 rose bowl and 1937 bookends. Little is recorded about the production of the desk lamp and very few examples exist, but is it known that the 1938 desk lamps were not presented as Christmas gifts.Recipients of desk sets included Clyde Automobiles of Glasgow, Watson of Liverpool, Cockshoot of Manchester, Rippon Bros of Huddersfield, Car Mart of London, Roltes of Maidstone and Croal of Edinburgh.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 32
A fine and rare large late 19th century French automata champleve enamel and green onyx nautical compendium with two timepieces, barometer, thermometer and compassRetailed by Chs.J.Gauff & Co., Hong KongThe capstan surmounted by a decorated cupola housing a compass over twin clock dials (for world time use), a Fahrenheit and Reamur mercury thermometer and an aneroid barometer, all set on a rotating drum wound from below, the lower half of the case wrapped in ropework and set with a patinated anchor, a davit, a ships block and life belt, all raised on a circular green onyx base, the pillars, cresting and capstan decorated with polychrome champleve enamel. Both clock movements tick, the upper cupola section is wound from the base and rotates automatically, as it should. 51cms (20ins) high (1)Footnotes:Comparable literature: A similar example is illustrated in Roberts, D. (1999) Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, p. 257 fig. 22-9A. Another similar model was offered as part of The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, Sotheby's, New York, June 28 1993, Lot 42.A similar model, but without the benefit of the polychrome enamel decoration, is illustrated in Alan Qing, 2014, 'Antique Clocks, Art and Technology in Time, 1680-1920', page 144.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 33
A fine and rare second half of the 19th century French ormolu month-going, perpetual calendar centre-seconds table regulator with barometer, twin thermometers and moonphase indication and special visible escapement to a gridiron pendulumLe Roy & Fils, Palais Royal, Gal(er)ie. Montpensier 13 & 15, Paris The substantial arched case surmounted by a shallow urn finial over bevelled glass panels and side pilasters, on a moulded base and squat bun feet, the arched glazed front set with six enamel dials; the time read against a Roman chapter ring with signed recessed centre displaying the special single-beat escapement, set over a pair of 2.5 inch dials giving the moons age and phase together with the day of the week, the other displaying the date and month, the lower third of the dial plate set with a metallic barometer giving seven weather predictions in French, flanked by an alcohol centigrade/reamur thermometer and a mercury Fahrenheit/reamur thermometer. The clock movement with large rectangular plates united by heavy pillars, the substantial zinc and steel gridiron pendulum with large bob suspended from an elaborate mount, rack striking the hours and the half-hours on a bell, the calendar dial with year setting dial to the rear. 57cms (22ins) high (1)Footnotes:This rare and unusual escapement is reserved for the finest French table regulators and often combined with additional complex features such as perpetual calendar, a sweep seconds hand and a temperature compensating pendulum. The pendulum on the current clock is a fine half-seconds beating brass and zinc gridiron type.The very fine ratchet shaped teeth of the escape wheel are for locking alone, eliminating the extensive engaging friction normally witnessed with the entry pallet of other anchor pattern escapements. There are two points of action on this escape wheel; locking on the long teeth and impulse by the horizontal pins on the lesser diameter of the rim of the wheel on the exit pallet. The impulse plane on the exit pallet, with the lesser force of disengaging friction, is a concave curve. This curve is mapped providing an increasing impulse in the wider arcs of the pendulum. With the action of the escape wheel on only every second beat, the sweep hand indicates full seconds. With the high precision required in the layout and manufacture, this escapement is capable of providing impressive accuracy over extended periods, whilst the unusual kinetic intermittent action is a fascinating visual diversion.Le Roy et Fils was founded in 1785 by Basile Charles le Roy (1765-1839) and was continued by his son, Charles-Louis Le Roy.The firm prospered after the French Revolution, and were appointed clockmaker to Napoleon I and later, the restored Bourbons.Le Roy opened their first shop in London in Regent Street in 1854 and later in New Bond Street in 1885. Le Roy et Fils became a Royal Warrant holder for Queen Victoria in 1864, the only foreign clockmaker with a British Royal Warrant.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 58
A fine second half of the 18th century brass-mounted mahogany stick barometer with hygrometer and thermometerGeorge Adams, No.60 Fleet Street, London. Instrument Maker to his MajestyThe arched case with adjustable wheatear hygrometer set above a hinged glazed hood door over a long trunk terminating in a hemispherical cistern cover, the centre of the trunk inset with an imposing mercury thermometer behind a hinged glazed door, the flat bulb measuring 3 inches in length and registering against a scale marked from 25 to 95 degrees, the lower numerals bracketed as 'WINTER', the upper bracketed as 'SUMMER', the signed silvered dial above reading from 28-31 inches and with manual vernier scale, with three weather predictions. 108cms (42 1/2ins) high (1)Footnotes:George Adams was arguably the best known and respected maker of scientific instruments in the latter half of the 18th century. King George III appointed Adams to be his Mathematical Instrument Maker in 1760, and about 20% of the Royal Collection emanated from his Fleet Street workshop. The firm passed to George's son, George Junior and then to Dudley. Perhaps his most iconic instrument is the silver 'New Universal' microscope formed in solid silver now on display at the Science Museum, dating to about the same time as the current lot, 1763.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 60
A very rare first half of the 19th century Scottish burr maple bow-fronted stick barometer with sliding bar for relative day recordingsAdie & Son, EdinburghThe Biedermeier-style case with rectangular cornice over a brass plaque with sliding bar to alternately reveal 'Yesterday' or 'Today', the trunk with two ivory recording knobs and terminating in a plinth cistern cover with inset ivory float for zero-ing purposes, the signed silvered dial with twin scales and verniers reading from 26 to 31 inches. 109cms (42 1/2ins) high (1)Footnotes:The Adie family supplied laboratories and the thriving scientific community in Scotland in the first half of the 19th century with the best instruments that money could buy. Such was Alexander Adie's standing in the scientific community, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He took his son John into partnership in 1835 while based at 58 Princes Street. After 9 years they moved just four doors along the road. In 1857 Richard Adie took over the firm, although he continued to trade under the earlier name. In 1877 the firm moved to 37 Hanover Street. Their work is always of the highest quality. Alexander is probably best known for his invention of the sympiesometer in 1818.The pared-down elegance and use of light burr maple in the current lot is an echo of the Biedermeier style prevalent in Europe in the 1820-40 period, proving that the firm were well aware of the latest European fashions.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y ФTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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