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Lot 269
An large 19th Century Victorian mahogany breakfront library bookcase cabinet having and arched back rail over a chamfered edge top. Below a decorative carved frieze with flower head carved decoration with a central protruding double glazed door section with adjustable shelves within. The central cabinet flanked by further glazed door components to each side with all being raised on a plinth base Measures approx; 131cm x 160cm x 47cm.
Lot 195
An early 19th Century George III mahogany washstand of simple square form having a raised gallery back and half side with central circular basen holder with four indents one to each corner. Below a small drawer over a single cupboard door below with all raised on square tapering supports on brass castors. Measures approx; 88cm x 41cm x 37cm.
Lot 147
A Nikon S '8-digit' Rangefinder Camera,1951-54, chrome, serial no. 60910252, with Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S.C f/1.4 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 323794, body, G, shutter firing but curtain sticking, some corrosion under vulcanite of film door, lens, VG, some light internal haze, complete with black maker's lens cap Note: Early 8-digit serial number model with production starting at 60910000 - 60911215. Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and 20% UK VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium’ and invoiced on an inclusive basis under UK Margin Scheme rules.
Lot 199
A Zeiss Ikon Contax II 'For China' Rangefinder Camera,1936-42, chrome, serial no. B63248, with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar f/2 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 2272645, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, F-G, coating marks to front element Note: Marked to tripod foot with three Chinese characters and marked to inside of film door 'for China'
Lot 362
English, c.1743, unsigned but by Cuff, the square solid mahogany plate with a rotating centre mounted to the front with a brass flange into which screws the main body of the microscope constructed of brass with leather covering, a drawer tube has a mount at the front onto which fits the Wilson-type screw barrel microscope, at the rear of the microscope is a single condenser lens in a brass frame and the adjustable mirror in a brass-bound frame, with a sharkskin covered case lined with green silk velvet with 6 objectives, handle for the Wilson microscope, talk box, tweezers, mahogany plate 20cm x 20cm.FootnotesAccording to Clay & Court, in their book, ‘The History of the microscope’ an identical instrument belonged to George the III[i] and formed part of the Frank Crisp Collection, which after Crisp's death, was sold at Stevens Auctions in 1925. The microscope was bought at the sale by the Science Museum and is now in their collections [ii].The Cuff microscope, now in the science museum collection, is described in great depth by Clay & Court on pages 215-217, of their book, and includes an image of an identical instrument that they refer to as ‘Cuff Solar, First Form’, Clay and Court go on to state “The Solar Microscope.-Cuff appears to have been the originator of this form of solar microscope in which the tube was fixed, and the motion of the sun in the Heavens was allowed for by adjusting the mirror. One of the original forms of solar microscopes of Cuff’s make is illustrated in fig 1.48. It is mounted on a mahogany plate which I about eight inches square….”.Clay and Court also allude to an original document held in the British Museum, dated 1743, in which Cuff claims “ I added a mirror to an ingenious suggestion of a friend who had introduced me to Dr. Leiberkuhn, and with the assistance of several Gentlemen of the greatest understanding and ability, I had been able to alter and improve it from time to time”.John Cuff (c. 1708 – c. 1772) was an important English scientific instrument maker during the 18th Century. Although he made all types of instruments today he is best known for his contribution to microscope design. In particular with his Solar or Camera Obscura microscope and his double microscope that became known as the ‘Cuff-type’.Unfortunately, Cuff was apparently not much of a businessman. Despite his ability, expertise, and patronage of the naturalist Henry Baker in 1750 he had to declare himself bankrupt [iii], just a year after, the main competitor of his, Benjamin Martin, opened a shop next door.[i] from Clay & Court s book ‘The History of the Microscope’, from the Preface.[ii] Science Museum South Kensington, London collection, inv.no. A203100[iii] https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/microscopes/three-microscope-makers/john-cuff-and-new-constructed
Lot 388
A Binocular/Monocular Compound Petrological Microscope by Crouch,English, c.1890, signed to the rear of the stand ‘Henry Crouch, London, 5479’, on a black oxidised base with plano-concave mirror in a gimbal, swing out substage condenser holder, goniometer stage with engraved cross hair grid for positioning geological samples, triple nosepiece, binocular body with slide in/out Wenham Prism, monocular tube with slide in/out Nicol prism, eyepiece with crosshairs and locking pin, in mahogany case with armorial crest to inside of door for Hugh Sidney Streatfield, Footnote: Streatfield, Hugh, Sidney, Educated at Charterhouse, was the managing Director of Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., and of the Backworth Collieries Ltd, a Director of Washington Coal Co. Ltd., and of Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd, he was a local Director of General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation Ltd, an Associate member of the Royal School of Mines and of the Royal College of Science (Geology department)
Lot 395
A Fine Breakfront Collectors CabinetEnglish, c.1860, in mahogany with flame mahogany veneers, central Gothic arch cupboard doors opening to reveal eight satinwood fronted drawers, four larger drawers below, carved mahogany crest above, two long ciupboard doors, to the sides long cupboard doors with Gothic arches, classical pediments above, each door opening to reveal a further 16 satinwood fronted drawers, the cabinet standing on six turned mahogany feet, height 45cm, width 46cm Footnote Used by the previous owner to store microscope slides which fit well into the drawers
Lot 397
A Very Fine & Large Collection of Geological Microscope Slides,the cabinet, English, c.1950, unsigned, constructed of polished oak with glazed door lock and key, with twenty-eight drawers each capable of holding thirty six slides giving a total capacity of one thousend and twenty eight slides, dimensions (cm) 38 x 33 x 42 the slides all geology including good uncovered slides by Norman, slides by Wheeler including a very attractive Moss Agate, a good selection of minerals by Watson, oversized Lomax-style teaching slides by Flatters & Garnett, a large amount of slides by Lomax, including a large teaching slide with a mask in an envelope, a number of slides by 'Microscopical Society of Liverpool, a good collection of minerals by J. D. Moller, early slides by Russel, a good collection of mineral slides as supplied by Gregory Bottley & Lloyd, in four drawers, a beautiful set of shell cross sections by M Hensoldt, Wetzlar, slides by Dr. F Krantz, a good collection of gold dust and silver crystals, impressive oversized Lomax scoal fossil slides, along with many others, approximately 800
Lot 403
A Large Victorian Cabinet of Microscope Slides,The cabinet, 19th Century, constructed of French polished mahogany on plinth base, glazed door to front with lock and key, campaign-style handle to top, containing 23 drawers with 21 capable of holding 3 rows of 8 standard slides, each drawer with ebony pull with number in centre and porcelain labels to each side, containing many professionally prepared slides by makers including C M Topping, E Wheeler, Watson and others, covering various subjects, cabinet 44cm tall, 28cm wide. (approximately 520 slides) Slides of Particular Note: some good full insect slides, some very fine arranged Polycistina slides, hummingbird feather slides, some impressive deep mounted specimens, and a later collection of slides by Horace Dall
Lot 42
A Leica M3 Rangefinder Body,1954, chrome, serial no. 704752, body, G, shutter working, complete with maker's leather case and original box Note: Engraved to inside of film door 'For 2.5 Mil Film Only' - Possibly Ex-US Navy - Leitz Photographica Auction, lot 124, November 2005 Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and 20% UK VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium’ and invoiced on an inclusive basis under UK Margin Scheme rules.
Lot 430
English, c.1950, signed Watson & Sons, London , constructed of polished stained oak with glazed door lock and key, with twenty-eight drawers each capable of holding thirty-six slides giving a total capacity of one thousand and twenty-eight slides, dimensions (cm) 38 x 33 x 42the slides covering various subjects including diatoms by Herbert Potter, botany, insects and diatoms by Watson & Sons, Presentation slides from the Royal Microscopical Society, slides retailed by Ross, chemical crystals, Human Anatomy slides, Foraminifera by various preparers, diatoms by Moller, along with many slides from many other makers
Lot 431
the cabinet, English, c.1950, unsigned, constructed of polished oak with glazed door lock and key, with twenty-eight drawers each capable of holding thirty-six slides giving a total capacity of one thousand and twenty-eight slides, dimensions (cm) 38 x 33 x 42the slides covering various subjects including, arranged seeds, fibers, chemicals and other slides by Norman, a good collection of polarising chemical slides by John Browning, slides by C. M. Topping, slides by Russel, slides by E. Wheeler, a set of Physiological slides retailed by R & J Beck, London, along with many other good slides from various preparers
Lot 432
A Large Cabinet of Good Microscope Slidesthe cabinet, English, c.1950, unsigned, constructed of polished oak with glazed door lock and key, with twenty-eight drawers each capable of holding thirty-six slides giving a total capacity of one thousand and twenty-eight slides, dimensions (cm) 38 x 33 x 42 the slides covering various subjects including zoology, animal histology by Abraham Flatters, diatoms by Thum, Leipzig, early slide by Beck, full insect slides, slides by J. Tempere, Paris, diatoms by T J Slatter, chemical crystals by F. W. Harris, Birmingham, and many others, approximately nine hundred slides.
Lot 1049
A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH KINGWOOD, ROSEWOOD AND ORMOLU BONHEUR DU JOUR, the upper section with open shelves flanking a small door inlaid, with a floral decorated porcelain plaque, the base with a single drawer with partly fitted interior, on cabriole legs. 2ft 7ins wide x 1ft 8ins deep x 4ft high.
Lot 1189
TWO COIN COLLECTORS CABINETS. A single door coin collectors cabinet with seven single depth drawers and seven double depth drawers each modelled as two single drawers, with a key, 32cm high, 26.5cm wide and 30cm deep, and a small mahogany coin case with ten small trays, pierced for various sized coins, 8cm high 16.5cm wide and 13cm deep.
Lot 120
Each painted with ladies and children in traditional garden landscapes, in elaborate English giltwood frames (2) Dimensions: 44cm by 59cm, overall 57cm by 91cmCondition ReportBoth paintings present well. Painting with ladies and children: professionally restored and laid on board, a restored tear to the area of the sky, to the left of the circular doorway in the garden wall. Painting with ladies holding a fan: professionally restored and laid on board, a longish tear evident from the sky through the circular door to the ledge of the flower pots. Small area of damage to gilt wood frame, left hand corner.
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