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Lot 28
A George IV brass pantograph Cary, London, circa 1825 The pivoted frame with circular dark green silk covered anchor-weight fitted to an adjustable slider against engraved ratio scale to one arm opposing fixed pencil holder to the other, the centre with subsidiary pivoted armature with further adjustable slider against a similar scale for the tracing stylus and signed Cary, London to the opposing member, fitted with removable bone wheel castors to each junction/terminal, in original mahogany box with tracing pointer and weighted pencil carrier, the box 73.5cm (29ins) long. William Cary is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as born circa 1759 and apprenticed to Jesse Ramsden. William worked from 272 Strand, London 1789-90 then 182 Strand 1794-1822, he died in 1825. John Cary (I) is recorded by Clifton as a map, globe and chart engraver who was born in 1755 and worked from Johnson's Court, Fleet Street 1782 then Corner of Arundel Street, Strand 1783 before moving to 188 Strand 1783-1790 followed by 181 Strand 1792-1805. He is last recorded working at 86 St. James Street 1820-21. The business was continued by John (II) and George Cary (both sons of John senior) until circa 1851 when it was acquired by Henry Gould.
Lot 7
A fine George II lacquered brass, shagreen, and lignum vitae Culpeper double-reflecting compound microscope Edmund Culpeper, London, circa 1730 With sliding brass shutter to eyepiece threaded into ogee shaped moulded lignum vitae top section above gilt-tooled green vellum covered draw-tube with inked focus staging lines sliding into a brass and lignum collared green rayskin outer tube and fitted with long tapered brass tube objective lens to lower section, the whole raised on three fine baluster turned supports with circular stage fitted with a slider clamp to central oculus and pivoted light condenser lens, the lower section with three further taller brass canted baluster supports over circular ogee moulded base fitted with pivoted concave mirror to the concentric ring decorated top surface, in original oak pyramidal box with an apron drawer containing frog plate, two additional objectives, five bone sliders and canister for glasses and brass wire retainers, a circular glass fish plate engraved with three concentric lines and signed Culpeper Fecit within brass outer rim and other items, the interior back panel applied with crossed daggers and instrument trade label inscribed E. Culpeper Sculp. London to lower left, (eyepiece holder incomplete, box lacking most of its mouldings and door lock) the instrument 36cm (14.25ins) high closed; the box 44.5cm (17.5ins) high excluding later ring handle. Edmund Culpeper is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working 1700-37. He adopted the Crossed Daggers motif of his former master Walter Hayes to whom he was apprenticed in 1684. In 1706 Culpeper took over Hayes' shop located at ‘The Crossed Daggers’ in Moorfields London, later moving to the ‘Black & White House’ in Middle Moorfields in 1731 and finally ‘Under the Piazza’ at the Royal Exchange, London, where he is believed to have remained until his death in around 1740. The Culpeper trade card shows instruments made by his firm, these included surveying devices, quadrants, sundials, globes, and optical instruments such as the screw-barrel microscope and spectacles. Culpeper invented the tripod compound microscope sometime between 1725 and 1730, and made at least five major modifications in the years before his death. All models consisted essentially of two platforms, each supported by three turned brass pillars, with one set of pillars alternating in position with the other. The first model had platforms of wood. All later models, including the current lot, had brass platforms. Attached to the upper platform is a tube covered in stained shagreen. The microscope body draw tube, made from vellum covered cardboard, fits within the outer support tube. Focussing is accomplished by pushing the body tube up or down, with the position being maintained by friction between the vellum covering of the draw-tube and the inner surface of the support tube. There are also inked lines drawn on the body tube corresponding to the parfocal position of different objectives. The current instrument has survived in fine original unrestored condition having been in the same family ownership for as long as anyone can remember. It also retains almost all of its accessories which include a glass fishplate scratch-engraved with Culpeper’s signature.
Lot 552
λ A late 19th century Ceylonese ebony and porcupine quill writing slope, with ivory and bone dot inlay, the hinged top revealing a panel decorated with a pair of lions and scrolling foliage with lac decoration, inscribed 'No. 1 MATARA 1876', above a pair of inkwells and a lidded pen compartment and with a ruler in a lidded compartment, above a baize lined writing surface, with two drawers, 13.2cm high, 38cm wide, 27.2cm deep.
Lot 34
A mid-19th century continental miniature chest, the hinged top revealing a vacant lined interior, with four false front drawers and one real drawer, with turned bone handles, on bun feet, 34.5cm high, 31.3cm wide, 20.8cm deep, together with a treen lignum vitae oval coaster / vessel, late 18th / early 19th century and a treen bottle coaster. (3)
Lot 180
A George III and later mahogany cylinder bureau bookcase, inlaid with stringing and satinwood banding, with a pair of lancet astragal glazed doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, the interior fitted with an arrangement of cedar lined drawers and pigeonholes with turned bone handles, the hinged writing surface on a ratchet and lined with gilt tooled leather, above two frieze drawers, on square tapering legs and brass castors, with branded marks to the underside 'H. W. C.' and to the back on the top 'F. C', top and base probably associated, 187.4cm high, 77.2cm wide, 51.5cm deep.
Lot 700
λ A Victorian machine turned ivory disc box, with a rose turned lid, together with a seal with an ebonised handle, the brass matrix engraved with a rampant lion crest above a motto 'Labor omnia vincit', together with a small carved coconut flask with a turned bone stopper, 9cm (max). (3) Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.
Lot 557
λ An Anglo-Indian hardwood occasional table by Bru Lal Mangat Ram Jain, inlaid with ivory, bone and ebony, the octagonal top with a polychrome decorated landscape scene with two pairs of peacocks, a pair of parrots on a branch and a swan, on a baluster stem and a cruciform base, the underside with printed paper labels, one inscribed 'Dabbi Bazar HOSHIARPUR Punjab India', late 19th / early 20th century, 54.5cm high, 54.8cm wide.
Lot 271
An early 19th century French Napoleonic bone prisoner of war games box, with traces of polychrome decoration, the sliding lid with love hearts and diamonds and with holes for score keeping, the interior containing sixteen miniature dominoes, together with a collection of nine associated dice and four markers, three in the form of clenched fists, 14.5cm wide. (30)
Lot 282
An 18th century continental walnut and fruitwood bureau, crossbanded and inlaid with cedar cartouches, the hinged fall revealing six drawers and a sliding well cover, above three long graduated drawers with bone escutcheons, probably Italian or South German, 104.3cm high, 108.4cm wide, 55cm deep.
Lot 624
A 19th century sailor's whale bone and marine ivory walking cane, with a gilt brass ferrule, inscribed 'J. B-S PYT HOUSE', with a further band with a coat of arms with three rampant lions and initials 'G A', above a hatched and ribbed stem, 86cm long. The initials on this cane relate to John Montague Benett-Stanford (1870-1947) who was a cinematographer and landowner. He was born and died at Pythouse, West Tisbury, Wiltshire. He served as a young officer in the Royal Dragoons until 1892 and later became a war correspondent and cinematographer in the Sudan campaign and the South African war. Nicknamed 'Mad Jack', his many appearances in court as the plaintiff or defendant, rather than the magistrate, highlighted his eccentricity and passion for practical jokes.
Lot 87
A George III oak standing corner cupboard, with a mahogany frieze, above a pair of arc d'arbelète panelled doors enclosing a green painted interior with three shelves, above three drawers with bone escutcheons and a pair of cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, on bracket feet, 204.2cm high, 119.2cm wide, 57.7cm deep.
Lot 609
Three Malacca walking canes, each with a carved bone handle, one in the form of a boot, with a silver ferrule inscribed 'T. W. Marchant', one as a horse's head, with glass eyes, the other as a satirical portrait of a Jewish man, with a silver ferrule hallmarked for Birmingham 1923, early 20th century, 89.3cm long (max). (3)
Lot 351
Laver (James) . A complete catalogue of the etchings and dry-points of Arthur Briscoe , limited edition 230/250, 1930, 151 monochrome illustrations plus an original etching frontispiece signed by Arthur Briscoe, some light spotting & toning, original blue cloth, boards & spine slightly faded & marked, large 4to, together with Robins (W.P.) , Etching Craft, a guide for students and collectors, 1922, 192 black & white illustrations plus an original etching frontispiece signed by the author, some minor spotting, original quarter vellum, boards & spine marked & slightly rubbed, large 4to, and Bone (Muirhead) , Etchings & Dry Points, limited edition 98/275, 1909, Orach & Co., original etching frontispiece signed by the author, light marks to the endpapers, original green quarter calf, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, plus Comstock (Francis Adams) , A Gothic Vision: F.L. Griggs and his work, 2nd printing, limited edition of 500 copies, 1978, Boston, numerous black & white plates, minor spotting to the text block, original black cloth, large 8vo. (Qty: 4)
Lot 393
Scott (R.F.) . Scott's Last Expedition, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1913, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, uniform original blue cloth, 8vo, together with The Japanese Government Railways [publisher] , An Official Guide To Japan, 1933, colour illustrated endpapers, numerous colour maps, some light toning, original red cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Bone (Gertrude & Stephen) , Of The Western Isles, 1925, T.N. Foulis, 26 monochrome woodcuts including frontispiece, some minor spotting, original illustrated boards, slightly spotted & rubbed, 8vo, plus other travel, history & biography, including Baedecker's travel guides, 11 volumes, Frederick A. Pottle, Muirhead Bone, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
Lot 227
A small group of assorted ceramics to include a pheasant decorated platter and vegetable tureens, marked 'English Fine China' verso, Wedgwood Peter Rabbit children's tableware including cup, egg cup, bowl, plate, dish and a further Pinky & Perky plate and a Mr Mouse Elizabethan Fine Bone China children's gift set.
Lot 127
A collection of mid-20th century art glass to include a Chribska Glassworks Sommerso glass bowl designed by Josef Hospodka, 27cm wide; Scandinavian art glass bowl with blue and brown swirls against clear body; two Holmegaard bone vases designed by Per Ludkin; Orrefors vase engraved with flower, a pair of blue Wedgwood Sherington candlestick designed by Ronald Stennett-Wilson
Lot 213
Rosemary Conley signed 2000 Body and Bone official Autographed editions FDC. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
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