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Lot 800A
A 19th century oak and cast iron Jockey scales / sack scales by Young and Son Bear Street, wooden chair and plateau upper with cast iron roberval scale frame, 82cm W x 49cm D, with a selection of brass and cast iron weights including some examples by Young. Provenance: Formerly the property of the Earl of Alisa, Culzean Castle Ayrshire. Possibly ordered in the 19th century by one of the Earls for the castle. Originally sold at auction in Edinburgh it was later purchased by the current vendor at Great Western Auctions in 2011
Lot 127
Mulgrave, Constantine John Phipps, Baron (1744-1792) A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty's Command 1773. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, for J. Nourse, 1774. First edition, quarto, illustrated with fifteen folding plates, views, and illustrations (three of which are folding maps), and thirteen folding typographical tables, half-title and Directions to the Bookbinder both present; bound in contemporary sponged calf, with gilt spine, marbled endleaves; some marginal softness to fore-edges, neat repairs to endcaps and corners, 10 x 8 in. "This expedition of the Racehorse and Carcass, undertaken for the purpose of discovering a route to India through the northern polar regions, was blocked by pack ice north of Spitzbergen. The valuable appendix gives geographical and meteorological observations, zoological and botanical records, accounts of the distillation of fresh water from the sea, and astronomical observations. The voyage is perhaps best remembered for the presence of young Horatio Nelson, as midshipman aboard the Carcass, and his encounter with a polar bear." (Quoted from The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages at the University of California, San Diego, New Haven & Sydney: William Reese Company & Hordern House, Ltd., 2004.) [A]4, B-L4, M-O1 (three folding typographical tables), P4, Q1, R4, S8, T4, U2, X-Z4, Aa4, Bb1, Cc4, Dd1, Ee-Nn4, Oo2, P1, Qq2 (Qq2 blank and ?integral). http://estc.bl.uk/T152604 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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Lot 83
Hall, Thomas (1610-1665) Comarum Akosmia. The Loathsomnesse of Long Haire. London: Printed by J. G[rismond] for Nathanael Webb, and William Grantham at the Signe of the Bear, 1654. First edition, octavo, rare; no auction sales since 1939, first word of title trimmed almost completely away, title soiled, some headlines trimmed, bound in half leather and marbled paper boards, rebacked, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. "But when may wee say that a mans Haire is too long? The Haire of a Mans Head is too long when tis an impediment to him, and hinders him in the workes of his calling; Therefore such men as are faine to get Strings or Fillets to tie up their Haire that it fall not in their eyes when they worke, offend in excessive Long-Haire." A4, B-H8, I7, (lacking final ?blank I8). http://estc.bl.uk/R13863 Estimate $1,000-1,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot 564
A set of four 19th Century beech and elm Provincial bar back kitchen chairs with shaped seats on turned and rigned legs united by H stretchers, bear makers stamp to rear of seat "A. F" CONDITION REPORTS One chair has damage to the back left hand corner, another appears to have a replacement stretcher or at least repositioned. Three backs are loose and there are signs of old worm throughout on all chairs mainly on the seat, otherwise wear and tear, surface scratches etc all conducive with age and use. Does not appear to have had any dramatic loss in height although some backlegs are worn - see images for more details
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