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Lot 104
A Gordon Russell 'Stow' oak chest of drawers, design no. 103, designed by Gordon Russell, 1926, with chamfered octagonal form pilasters, with two short and three long drawers, with vertical curved handles, labelled beneath top drawer, 'Cabinet maker S.G Gilbert/Timber Used: English Oak', and dated 12/12/28',107h x 98.5w
Lot 29
A FINE VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERNegretti and Zambra, London, late 19th centuryThe instrument with slender square section case pierced with a vertical slot to reveal the tube incorporating sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left beneath serial number 1838 to upper margin, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over signature NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, Scientific Instrument Makers to Her Majesty, LONDON to throat and applied mercury tube thermometer with large bulb within brass protective housing and Fahrenheit scale inscribed directly onto the tube, the base with square glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical chamber and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular moulded oak panel applied with an ivorine plate further inscribed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, Scientific Instrument Makers, to Her Majesty, LONDON fitted into a rectangular cabinet with moulded cornice over rectangular bevel-glazed door.The instrument 104cm (45ins) high; the cabinet 140cm (55ins) high, 26cm (10.25ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Negretti & Zambra are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1850 when a partnership between Enrico Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks. The silvering to the scales is in good condition with only minor discolouration/mellowing and the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in good condition although has probably been polished at some point (original lacquer removed) and the finish is generally a little dull/oxidised. The cabinet no longer has its original clasp for the door (has been substituted for a pivoted hook clasp) and has some noticeable bumps and scuffs to the exterior otherwise is in sound original condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 31
A VICTORIAN OXIDISED AND LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERBaird and Tatlock, London, late 19th centuryThe instrument with slender cylindrical case with the upper section fitted with a glass sleeve enclosing silvered scale incorporating vertical slot to reveal the tube and sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left, the lower margin signed BAIRD & TATLOCK, LONDON and numbered 2013, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over applied mercury tube thermometer with bulb within protective housing and Fahrenheit scale, the base with cylindrical glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular moulded walnut panel incorporating curved top and base, fitted into a rectangular cabinet with shaped-outline crest over moulded cornice and channel-moulded uprights flanking the rectangular glazed door fitted with ivorine button inscribed BAIRD & TATLOCK, LONDON to lower rail, with further glass panels to sides and on moulded base.The instrument 109cm (43ins) high; the cabinet 132cm (52ins) high, 27cm (10.5ins) wide, 17cm (6.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Baird and Tatlock are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a partnership between Hugh Harper Baird and John Tatlock formed circa 1881 specialising as Laboratory furnishers, chemical, mathematical and philosophical instrument makers. They supplied the Admiralty, the War Office, the India Office and the Crown Agents for the Colonies and operated from several addresses in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as from 14 Cross Street Hatton Garden from 1889. The business became a Limited Company in 1897 and continued to trade from the same London address until 1935. The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks. The silvering to the scales is in fine condition with minimal discolouration/mellowing and the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in good original condition retaining its original finishes with only slight spotting a wear to the lacquer in places. The cabinet is in good original condition with only minor age related bumps, scuffs and minor blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 74
ENGLISH FURNITURE AND CLOCKSSix volumes:Cescinsky, Herbert and Gribble, Ernest R. EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE & WOODWORK VOL II George Routledge and Sons Limited, London 1922, quarter cloth gilt title to spine; Symonds, R.W. MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH FURNITURE AND CLOCKS B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1940, gilt titled blue cloth; Symonds, R.W. Furniture-making in 17th and 18th century England The Connoisseur, London 1955, dj; Britten, F.J. OLD ENGLISH CLOCKS THE WETHERFIELD COLLECTION Lawrence and Jellicoe Limited, limited edition numbered 50/300, gilt titled red cloth; Edwards, Ralph THE SHORTER DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, From the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period Country Life Limited, London 1964, dj and slipcase; Bitmead, R. THE CABINET-MAKER'S GUIDE TO THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION OF CABINET WORK... Crosby Lockwood and Son, London 1918, embossed brown cloth; together with a copy of Mills, John Fitzmaurice The Care Of ANTIQUES Arlington Books, London 1980, softbound, (7). Provenance: The horological library of Lawrance Hurst.
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