Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art

A COLLECTION OF INFORMAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, CIRCA 1961 taken by Sporting Press at the retirement party of Captain...

A ROYAL NAVY RUM PUMP, PROBABLY GEORGE VI constructed in copper with zinc lining and wooden-handled pump with perforated brass foot – 41in. (104cm...

AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH OF PRINCE PHILIP, CIRCA 1951 signed 'Baron' in Indian ink (lower right) and signed on mount slip Philip 1951 -- 13 x 9½i...

A BOTTLE OF ALFRED LAMB'S SPECIAL RESERVE RUM, 1939 the manuscript label inscribed as per title and numbered 21 of 60, bottled at Dumbarton 6th Ju...

BRITISH WARSHIPS: BATTLESHIPS 1886-1946 privately produced and comprising 134 mounted plates of chronological views of battleships mostly taken fr...

AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH OF PRINCE PHILIP, CIRCA 1957 taken aboard the R.Y. Britannia , seated with principal guests and officers on deck, signed...

A SHIPWRIGHT'S DRILL FROM CHATHAM DOCKYARD, CIRCA 1900 heavily constructed in wood and iron, the 'seat' with hinged drill section with two locatin...

A WOOD AND BRASS BARREL , POSSIBLY A RUM CASK, FROM H.M.S. IRON DUKE now converted to a stick stand with tray and base and removable T-section div...

A PAIR OF 10 X 60 JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY BINOCULARS BY TOKO, CIRCA 1940 constructed in polished aluminium with brass adjustable eyepieces and spla...

A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE OF THE STEAM SHIP R. LILY depicted in profile flying company and name flags on a stylised...

TASMAN YOUNG, (AUSTRALIAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY) The Antarctic Whaling Fleet from the icepack, with a coal cairn in foreground Signed 'Tas Young' (l...

Ø AN AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW DECORATED MARINE IVORY VESTA inscribed overall with a profile of a whaler under way; and an American eagle with patriotic ...

Ø AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK CARVED COCONUT the body carved in the round with foliage, the 'face' with glass eyes, thick set eyebrows and mo...

AN UNUSUAL SCRIMSHAW DECORATED COW HORN BY CHARLES WOOD, CIRCA 1860 signed and inscribed by root Engd. with a penknife by C. Wood , and engraved o...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY GOLD-MOUNTED NARWHAL TUSK WALKING STICK with brass ferrule and strap plates, terminating in gold cap -- 34½in. (87.5cm.) longCond...

A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED HORN, BRASS AND STEEL FOLDING KNIFE, CIRCA 1840 the handle inscribed Grampus A. Litt, Master , obverse depicting a harpooned...

Ø AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING WHALE BONE CONDUCTOR'S BATON FOR THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, CIRCA 1880 the tapering baton carved overall in sections with ...

A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED POWDER HORN, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY the cow horn inscribed in the round with pre-Revolutionary patriotic designs loyal to the...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILOR DECORATED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH incised with a whaler, indistinctly dated 1800, the reverse inscribed Chs. Ladd -- 6in. ...

Ø A SMALL 19TH CENTURY WHALE BONE FID of typical tapering form, drilled for a thong handle -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high; together with a sailor's woode...

Ø AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IVORY AND BONE GAMBLING TOP/TEETOTUM the octagonal shaped top with consecutive numbers 1–8, with threaded bone spindle -- ...

Ø A MID-19TH CENTURY SAILOR DECORATED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH incised with a whaler with house flag of a five-pointed star with two boats harpooni...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILOR DECORATED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH incised on one side and depicting a two-masted brig sailing off a headland with lighthou...

A LARGE PHOTOGRAPH OF R.M.S. TITANIC BY BEKEN OF COWES printed in sepia tone, inscribed and signed in Indian ink to lower middle and right "TITANI...

TITANIC INQUIRY REPORT, 1912 London and Liverpool, 1912, second edition The Journal of Commerce, Report of the “Titanic” Inquiry , illustration of...

P&O MAIL CONTRACT, 1879 Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation…New Mail Services (East India and China Mails), London, 23 December, 1879 ; Austr...

UNION-CASTLE SHIPPING LINE, A HISTORY IN POSTCARDS a very comprehensive collection of approximately 550 postcards, used and unused, coloured and m...

WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (BRITISH, 1884-1941) The P&O Liner 'Arabia' Signed and dated in pencil 'WM Birchall 35' (lower right) and inscribed 'Ara...

A 19TH CENTURY P&O LINE OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD the 31in. steel blade etched with P&O rising sun motif over fouled anchor, signed and inscribed by h...

R.M.S. LUSITANIA, 1915 Programme of Entertainment in aid of Seamen’s Charities at Liverpool and New York , Held in third class dining saloon Thurs...

CHARLES EDWARD DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934) A Cunarder embarking Signed and dated 'Charles Dixon '94' (lower left) Watercolour 13¼ x 9½in. (33.5 x 2...

Ø A SOUVENIR SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL TRINKET BOX FROM R.M.S. AQUITANIA , CIRCA 1920 the hinged lid with inset silver profile of the ship, the bod...

R. MILSOM (20TH CENTURY) Union Castle Liners from Mayflower Park Signed 'R. Milson' (lower right) and inscribed as per title (lower left) Watercol...

A RARE GUION LINE PORCELAIN VEGETABLE PLATE, CIRCA 1878 the green transfer-decorated flora and fauna rim with crossed UK/US flags to centre over l...

A SILKWORK PICTURE BY THOMAS WILLIS (AMERICAN, 1850-1925), NEW YORK, CIRCA 1875 depicting the S.S. Gilsland under sail and steam off a headland an...

MARITIME CATALOGUES approximately 160 comprising Bonhams: 1992-2008 (74); Charles Miller Ltd 2008-2016 (17); Christie's: 1991-2014 (46) and Sotheb...

'CYCLOPEDIA OF MACHINERY' CIRCA 1850 by William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, 97 finely engraved plates, mostly double-page and folding,...

'THE MODERN SYSTEM OF NAVAL ARCHITECHTURE' CIRCA 1865 by Day & Son, London, (1865) for J. Scott Russell, comprising three volumes, 84 engraved pla...

'A REPORT ON THE BUILDING OF IRON VESSELS', CIRCA 1842 by Dupuy De Lome, England, 1842, manuscript on paper, 76ff. written on both sides of the pa...

A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE GILT-BRASS STATIONARY ENGINE OF CIRCA 1820 modelled A.M. Tyrer, 1974, the bedplate mounted to slate block with make...

AN EARLY TELEGRAPH MESSAGE, RECEIVED AT VALENTIA ISLAND, IRELAND, SEPTEMBER 1858 comprising a 71in. length of paper tape inscribed Call Signal in ...

BRAZILIAN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHIC CO., CIRCA 1884 Engineers’ Paying Out Log , from March 10 th to 31 st , signed by Clark, Forde and Taylor, enginee...

CLAN LINE: A FINANCIAL LOG FOR THE S.S. CLAN CHISHOLM , CIRCA 1956 listing all the financial outgoings of the S.S. Clan Chisholm , manuscript on p...

RIGGING a collection of six glass negatives, probably by F.C. Gould, five 3½ x 4½in. (9 x 11.5cm.) and one 4½ x 6¾in. (11.5 x 17cm.); together wit...

VOLCANIC SAMPLES FROM THE VESUVIAN ERUPTION OF 1906 each contained within a labelled tube for the six strata conjoined in date order between 7th a...

AN EAST INDIA COMPANY LOG BOOK FOR THE E.I.C. PRINCE REGENT , 1828 A Journal of the Proceedings … from the Port of London to Madras and Bengal com...

† A DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (V.O.C.) SILVER INGOT SALVAGED FROM THE ROOSWIJK CARGO, CIRCA 1739 stamped with the mark of the Amsterdam Chamber of ...

† A DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (V.O.C.) SILVER INGOT SALVAGED FROM THE ROOSWIJK CARGO, CIRCA 1739 indistinctly stamped with the mark of the Amsterda...

AN EARLY VICTORIAN CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PLATTER FOR THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY the oval platter decorated with painted border and polych...

AN EARLY VICTORIAN CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL CHAFING DISH FOR THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY the oval platter with hot water inset and outlet spo...

† A PEWTER WINE FUNNEL RECOVERED FROM THE ASSOCIATION , WRECKED OFF THE ISLES OF SCILLY IN 1707 the bowl with turned decoration and loop handle --...

A WRECK-RECOVERED MEDIEVAL THAI SAWANKHALOK JARLET finished in pale glaze with lug handle and partially concreted with oyster shells -- 3in. (7.5c...

A QUANTITY OF SILVER RUPEES RECOVERED FROM THE 'TAJ MAHAL' WRECK, CEYLON, BY ARTHUR C. CLARKE, 1963 comprising a concreted group of seven with ano...

A BRONZE MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE LOSS OF THE EAST INDIAMAN KENT BY T. HALLIDAY, 1ST MARCH 1825 48mm diam; in protective case; together with six pr...

AN ADMIRALTY PATTERN DIVER'S TORCH BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD, LONDON heavily constructed in nickel-plated brass with bull's-eye lens and rotating ...

AN ADMIRALTY PATTERN DIVER'S TORCH BY SIEBE HEINKE, CIRCA 1967 heavily constructed in brass, signed as per title and inscribed and dated A.P. No. ...

A SILVER GELATINE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE R.Y. BRITANNIA BY WEST & SON, SOUTHSEA, CIRCA 1895 depicting in full sail heeling on a starboard reach and fly...

FIRST EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL [YACHTING] REGATTA, 1911 Official Sailing Instructions and Programme , lavishly printed on high grade paper, 23pp., w...

YACHT DESIGNS BY FREDERICK SHEPHERD spanning approximately 1910-64 and comprising a large collection of manuscript yacht designs, pen and ink and ...

BASIL LUBBOCK The Last of the Windjammers, two volumes, plates, original blue cloth, dust-jackets (very torn), 8vo, Glasgow, 1948; together with T...