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Lot 1453
Theatre Programmes - Victorian, Edwardian and later, various shows and theatre houses, Brighton Alhambra: Royal Aquarium Theatre Great Yarmouth; Theatre Royal Brighton Samson 1909; Waldorf Theatre; some printed with Art Nouveau style figures and motifs; The Globe Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue; qty in an album
Lot 1
A fine George III 3 inch pocket globe John and William Cary, London, circa 1791 The sphere with metal pivot pins to the poles and applied with twelve hand coloured printed gores with the equinoctial graduated in degrees and hours and the ecliptic graduated in days, the prime meridian labelled Meridian of Greenwich and the principal land masses outlined in colour and annotated with major rivers and mountain ranges, the oceans with islands labelled and printed with dotted lines for Resolution, Captain Cook 1773 and other circumnavigations complete with dates a vessels named, the South Pacific region incorporating circular printed title cartouche CARY'S, Pocket, GLOBE, agreeable, to the latest, DISCOVERIES, LONDON, Pub'd by J. & W. Cary. Strand. Apr. 1. 1791, the spherical fishskin covered case lined with printed map inscribed The WORLD as known in CESAR'S Time, agreeable to D'Anville opposing A TABLE, of, Latitudes & Longitudes, of Places not given, on this GLOBE , overall diameter 9cm (3.5ins) approx. 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. Although the brothers William and John Cary appeared to work independently they also collaborated on certain projects including the publication and manufacture of the current lot.
Lot 2
A fine George II cased set of mathematical drawing instruments Thomas Heath, London, circa 1740 The lower tier comprising: A large mathematical sector rule signed and engraved No. 43 annotated with the usual logarithmic, trigonometric and other scales; an oblong protractor rule signed and engraved with trigonometric scales to verso; an expanding parallel ruler with hinged perpendicular distance scales at each end; a set of gunner's callipers, one side with table annotated with tables of the specific weights of named metals and other substances opposing scale giving ordnance bore sizes, the axis with protractor scale and the outer straight edge calibrated in metric inches, the reverse with table for IRON GUNS, Proof, Service tabulated for 1-42 pounder cannon to upper limb and conforming table for BRASS GUNS to lower limb, the axis with scale for shot size, the pointers with iron blade inserts, signed; a large brass proportional dividing compass with sharp steel tipped arms each pierced with long slots for the sliding pivot assembly with knurled screw for securing against scales divided for Circles and Lines, signed; a compass beam calibrated for barometric inches and with fine screw adjustment to one end; together with a large hinged compass with series of interchangeable attachments for the legs and small quantity of other items. The upper tier comprising: An ivory sector rule engraved with trigonometric tables and calibrated for various European inch measurements; a group of five small ivory rules each divided for differing Poles and Parts ; a circular protractor with single crossing; an adjustable folding rhombus incorporating vernier protractor scale for setting the smaller internal angles, signed; a double ended compass, together with a set of dividers, an assortment of various tips and other accessories. All contained in a green-velvet lined fishskin covered box with decorative external brass clasp to exterior, the box 41cm (16ins) wide. Thomas Heath is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as apprenticed to Benjamin Scott in 1712. Heath presumably gained his freedom of the Grocer's Company before 1720 when he is recorded as working from 'Hercules & Globe next the Fountain Tavern' in the Strand, London. Latterly (from 1734-46) he also worked from an address with the same name near Beaufort Buildings as well as a third premises near Exeter Buildings (1750). He was known to have sold compasses, an astronomical clock, gunner's callipers, theodolites, sundials, sectors, barometers and drawing instruments and took many apprentices including George Adams (I) in 1726/7. In 1751 Thomas Heath went into partnership with former apprentice, Tycho Wing, with the latter acquiring the business outright in 1753 (which he continued until his death in 1773).
Lot 1323
A monumental Globe Wernicke light oak stacking bookcase, circa 1920 The five glazed upper sections above two deeper corresponding base sections, all with glazed up-and-over doors, raised on plinth base, applied with five Globe Wernicke labels, width approx 86cm, height approx 218cm. (illustrated)
Lot 699
A collection of 19th/early 20th century pictures and prints including an oil painting on canvas in the naïve manner of a mountainous landscape with figure walking to the foreground, signed bottom right W Grimmit, 51 x 61 cm, unframed, three photographs of mountainous and scenery in Oxford type carved wooden frame, a small oil painting on canvas board of a landscape with yellow gorse, signed bottom right P South, a pair of coloured prints after Morland - The Cottages and The Thatcher, a pen and ink study of figures on a quayside, signed bottom right Philip E Harris and dated 71, an engraving of a terrestrial globe, an etching of Lynmouth by R H Smallridge, an etching of The Great Reformer's House, Edinburgh by W Renison, etc
Lot 1406
Nero brass sestertius, Lugdunum Mint, obverse:- Laureate bust left, resting on globe, legend:- IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, reverse:- Triumphal arch, surmounted by statuary, with Nero in facing quadriga, between standing Victory and Pax, front with bas-relief of Mars standing on pedestal, S C, Sear - but see 1962, a few light marks, VF/NVF
Lot 571
An early 20thC Chinese silver two-handled Censer, of three-legged form with pierced and applied floral decoration, mask and claw legs, the pierced cover with globe and bird finial, with corresponding bird-mounted handles and the body chased with stalks and engraved with text, marked on base, on carved wood stand and contained within an ornate carved and painted wood four-glass display case, censer 16in (40.5cm) high, censer with stand 18in (45.5cm) high, display case 34in (86.5cm) high, approximate weight of censer 34ozt. Note: The globe finial probably relates to Butterfield & Swire; please see related lot: 574A THIS LOT WILL BE SOLD ON SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER STARTING AT 10.30AM UK TIME
Lot 400
An early 20th Century longcase clock, the eight day spring driven movement inscribed Junghans striking and chiming on five gongs with arched brassed dial, silvered Tempus Fugit globe and chapter ring, in mahogany case with inlay and applied carving having swan neck pediment with central finial on turned columns, glass panelled door on base inlaid with batwing patera and protruding platform 198.5cm high
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