Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art

A RELIC OF THE CUTTY SARK comprising a wooden 8in. deadeye in tarred steel wire shroud with white painted intersections -- 60in. (152.5cm.) long; ...

A RELIC OF THE CUTTY SARK comprising a wooden 6½in. deadeye in tarred steel wire shroud with white painted intersections -- 54in. (137cm.) long; t...

Ø AN UNUSUAL SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH inscribed overall and depicting a whaler entitled 'Maria NB', a bucket of whaler's tools, a dancing...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY WHALEBONE COSH turned from a section of whale's vertebrae with twine-work grip -- 15in. (38cm.); 460g

A 19TH CENTURY BRASS TILLER YOKE in the form of two opposed anchors with shackles -- 23in. (58cm.) wide; loosely mounted on shield-shaped wooden d...

A THREE-BOLT SHALLOW DIVE HELMET BY C.E. HEINKE CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1920 constructed from beaten copper with maker's label to corselet and comp...

A 12-BOLT COPPER AND BRASS RUSSIAN DIVING HELMET, 1975 constructed in beaten copper with brass fittings, Cyrillic maker's plate to front numbered ...

DIVING HELMETS AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE AGES by Anthony Pardoe, published by Short Run Press Ltd, Exeter, 2012, two vols, contained in blue cloth...

THE BRIDGE BELL FROM R.R.S. DISCOVERY II, 1928 cast in brass with black filled lettering to front, suspension loop and clapper, suspended on a bra...

A SMALL MIRROR-BACKED HALF MODEL OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LINER EMPRESS OF JAPAN, AS FITTED AS AN ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER, 1914 the hull carved from...

THE LAUNCHING MALLET FOR THE COURT LINE S.S CRESSINGTON COURT, 1929 modelled as a caulking hammer with silver plate inscribed With this mallet was...

A SILVER FRUIT KNIFE FROM R.M.S. APAPA, CIRCA 1915 with silver blade marked for 1914 and spring-mounted into handle engraved Souvenir of voyage by...

A RARE PRESENTATION SALVER COMMEMORATING THE LAUNCH OF H.M.S. CAPTAIN, 1743 engraved with the Royal coat-of-arms, and inscribed At Ye Launching of...

A FINE 1:64 SCALE MODEL OF THE 50-GUN SHIP H.M.S. ISIS [1774] modelled from NMM plans by P. Puttock, in boxwood, pear and sycamore, with framed 30...

AN 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK WOOLWORK PICTURE depicting a Royal Navy man-o'-war off a French headland -- 14½ x 22in. (37 x 56cm.)Condition report: S...

A 19TH CENTURY SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE depicting a two-decker of the Royal Navy in a rippled blue sea and flying a red ensign -- 18¼in. (46.5cm....

A WELL-PRESENTED EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE SHIP MODEL FOR A FIRST-RATE SHIP OF THE LINE the planked 4½in. hull wit...

A BONE MODEL FOR A SWEDISH MAN-O'-WAR flanked and pinned hull, scored decks with gratings and stovepipe, bound masts with yards and standing and r...

Ø AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR SHIP MODEL WITH LATER RESTORATIONS the 5½in. hull planked and pinned with baleen wales, oxidised co...

Ø A RARE 1:24 SCALE EAST INDIA COMPANY BUILDER'S HALF MODEL FOR THE 16-GUN BRIG TERNATE, BUILT FOR THE BOMBAY MARINE BY BOMBAY DOCKYARD, CIRCA 180...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised over one side with a full-length depiction of a one-armed captain holding a stick with ...

A SET OF LATE 18TH CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN'S GILT BRASS SWORD BELT MOUNTINGS comprising an S-hook, chest buckle, suspension hook and other, each with f...

Ø AN 1805 PATTERN NAVAL SWORD BY SALTER with 25½in. blued and gilt etched blade, wire-bound ivory grip with gilt brass lion's head pommel, stirrup...

THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS, 1816 eight contemporary issues of the Hereford Journal spanning 11th September – 30th October with various reports, di...

A 1IN. BORE CAST IRON SWIVEL GUN, CIRCA 1800 plain tapering 16½in. barrel, muzzle with sightline, touch hole and cascabel, trunnions mounted on sw...

A NAPOLEONIC ERA BAR SHOT cast in iron -- 11in. (28cm.) long; 7kgFootnote: Bar shot was principally used for demasting and de-rigging enemy vessel...

A REVERSE GLASS PICTURE OF LORD NELSON published by Walker, December 1805 and entitled ' Admiral Lord Nelson Wounded by A Musket Shot' 9½ x 7½in. ...

AN EARLY VICTORIAN ARM CHAIR MADE FROM THE TIMBER OF H.M.S. TEMERAIRE the back with scroll cresting inscribed ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS ...

A MASSIVE 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK TWINE COSH with weighted head and flexible shaft with suspension loop -- 16½in. (42cm.) long

Ø A 19TH CENTURY DIEPPE IVORY MODEL FOR AN ARMED SCHOONER the hull carved from the solid with six red painted side opening gun ports, deck with si...

A SILVER SEA-GOING HOT WATER POT FROM THE SERVICE OF ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT TRISTRAM RICKETTS BT each side engraved with his coat-of-arms surmounted w...

AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING SILVER SALVER PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN EDWARD INGLEFIELD, 1857 the centre engraved with his coat of arms and his medals in...

ADMIRAL SIR [WILLIAM] SIDNEY SMITH an autograph letter to Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, in French, Paris, 12 May 1834, in which Smith thanks Brunel fo...

A 1½IN. SINGLE DRAW ACHROMATIC MARINE TELESCOPE BY NATHANIEL WORTHINGTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1845 the leather-covered tapering wooden tube with doublet...

A WELL-PRESENTED 1:75 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE AUSTRIAN HAPSBURG CLASS BATTLESHIP BABENBERG, AS LAUNCHED [1903] with laminated and carved...

Ø AN UNUSUAL LAUNCHING GIFT FOR H.M.S. ATTENTIVE, 1904 carved in ivory and apparently modelled as the mast from one of her launches, with gold cuf...

THE LAUNCHING CASKET FOR THE BATTLECRUISER H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE, 1909 constructed in oak of cruciform shape, finely carved on each surface includi...

THE LAUNCHING CASKET FOR H.M.S. ODIN, 1901 ornately carved in oak with dolphin corner supports, the hinged lid with inset 4¼ x 8in. glazed waterco...

DREADNOUGHT AND THE ROYAL NAVY: AN OFFICIAL PRESENTATION COPY, CIRCA 1906 The 'Dreadnought', Not for Publication, 13 actual photographs mounted, s...

AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING SILVER GILT FREEDOM CASKET PRESENTED TO ADMIRAL LORD CHARLES BERESFORD, 1912 elaborately embellished overall, the lid ...

THE SHIP'S BELL FROM H.M.S. SUTTON, 1918 cast in bell metal and inscribed to front in black-filled lettering Sutton, crown top and plain rim (lack...

A CARVING MADE FROM WOOD RECOVERED FROM H.M. SUBMARINE HOLLAND I carved by Colin Edwards in the form of an 'old salt' seated on a barrel, secured ...

ARTWORK FOR AN UNPUBLISHED BOOK ON THE GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET OF THE GREAT WAR, CIRCA 1920 comprising 50 numbered illustrations in pencil, annotat...

DER TAG: THE SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET, 21ST NOVEMBER 1918 a manuscript and watercolour plan showing the disposition of the Grand Fl...

AN HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT EIGHT SPOKE SHIP'S HELM FROM H.M.S. STORK, 1936 constructed in teak with brass hub signed Brown Bros & Co. Ltd, Rosebank...

A COLLECTION OF WWII ARTEFACTS AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO P.A. PIDGEON, R.N. comprising a lifevest and service diary from the sinking of H.M.S. Juno...

A BRASS BADGE FROM H.M.S. BULLDOG, CIRCA 1930 heavily cast in brass and inscribed to reverse Bulldog, with three securing points -- 5½in. (14cm.) ...

A THIRD REICH KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINE STAR GLOBE PUBLISHED BY ERNST SCHOTTE & CO. the 6in. globe with white gores with blue stars and zodiac, with ...

AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING ENGINE PLATE FOR H.M.SUBMARINE TROOPER BUILT BY SCOTTS' OF GREENOCK, 1942 cast in brass with chamfered edge and inscri...

A COLLECTION OF WATERLINE RECOGNITION MODELS comprising five of H.M.S. Myngs, probably by Philip Watson, tied within cardboard boxes of issue -- 4...

THE BELL FROM THE 'VICTOR III' CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINE K-524, 1977 cast in bell metal with black filled lettering inscribed...