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Lot 8
A fine and rare George II brass screw-barrel portable microscope Attributed to Thomas Wright, London, 2nd quarter of the 18th century The decoratively pierced and moulded barrel with objective lens opposing threaded insert fitted with an condensing lens, the interior section moving against a spring loaded horn specimen clamp for focusing, with finely turned threaded baluster-shaped ivory handle and in plush-lined fishskin covered box, with an extensive series of accessories including four additional spare objectives, simple microscope attachment, turned ivory talc box, four ivory sliders, and a set of tweezers, the box 15.5cm wide; together with original printed booklet THE DESCRIPTION and USE Of a SET of Portable MICROSCOPES with fold-out page engraved with A View of the Several Parts of a Portable Microscope and incorporating trade label Sold by THOMAS WRIGHT, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, at the Orrery & Globe next ye Globe & Marlborough head Tavern in Fleet Street, London. Thomas Wright senior is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working form The Orrery and Globe, Fleet Street, London 1718-47. He received a Royal appointment to the Prince of Wales, and then to George II in 1727. The screw-barrel microscope was invented at the end of the 17th century by the Dutchman Nicolaas Hartsoeker (1654-1725) and was introduced to England by James Wilson. An account of the screw-barrel microscope first appears in John Harris`s 1704 publication Lexicon Technicum.
Lot 469
Selection of miscellaneous silver including three Edwardian ornately decorated silver mounted cut glass toiletry pots, a silver and yellow guilloche enamel mounted globe perfume bottle and a similar silver jewel box and sundry other items (various dates and makers), globe perfume bottle 11.5cm overall (qty)
Lot 846
THEATRE PROGRAMMES, mainly London selection, 1940`s onwards, inc. St Martins, Palladium, Globe, Wyndham, Vaudeville, Hippodrome; Richmond, Hampstead etc., also Panto, Beyond the Fringe, Lord Mayor`s Show, Circus; Pop Music, Elton John, Wings; Olympics 1992 & 1996, Royalty, Airshows, Expo 67 etc., good VR, Qty.
Lot 23A
A Continental silver gilt globe style guilloché enamel fob watch by Ciro, a circular silvered dial with gilt hands and batons signed `Ciro`, to a globe engine turned case, with pearlised white guilloché enamel decorated with pink roses, suspended from a matching bow style bar with Brazilian snake chain drop, case and brooch possibly by Bodil Hendel Rossenhoff of Copenhagen, 1939-1949, case No.101, import hallmark Chester 1958
Lot 274
A group of three vintage commercial perfume bottles comprising L`Origan De Coty, a rare miniature torso bottle by Elsa Schiaparelli unopened and with original globe and "Blue Grass" by Elizabeth Harden, the bottle with blue "jewelled" stopper and in original suede pouch View on www.staceyauction.com
Lot 1272
A Dewsbury Empire Palace of Varieties Theatre Poster, circa 1918, advertising THE GLOBE OF LIFE, approximately 34 ¾” x 10 ¾”; + A Cosham Hall Theatre Poster, circa 1916, advertising ROYAL STROLLING PIERROTS AND LADY MINSTRELS, approximately 33” x 11”; + The Theatre Royal Barry Theatrical Poster, 6th February 1922, advertising CHRIS CHARLTON AND LILLY CARR etc, approximately 29 ½” x 9 ½”, all later f/g (3)
![Moll, Hermann A correct globe with the new discoveries, an English 7cm. diameter pocket globe, [c.1775], made up of 12 hand-c](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10121/2805759/36-20101223124456_468x382.jpg)
Lot 36
Moll, Hermann A correct globe with the new discoveries, an English 7cm. diameter pocket globe, [c.1775], made up of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores, original fish skin case with two hook-and-eye clasps, lined with the hand-coloured engraved celestial gores and polar calottes for "A Correct Globe with ye New Constelations of Dr Halley & c.", [.Globes at Greenwich. GLB0196], superficial cracks on case, damage to polar areas and surface abrasions, small split to case which does not close
Lot 374
A hand coloured lithograph originally painted by J B Pyne, engraved by W Gauci c.1853, showing a scene from Langdale Pikes c.1853, with a view of a lake with mountains in the background and figures playing in the foreground, 37x49.5cm, framed and glazed, hand coloured steel engraving by G Pickering, engraved by W Watkins c.1835 of Cartmel Church, Lancashire, 12x18.5cm, framed and glazed, a hand coloured lithograph originally painted by Ralston c.1823 of Market Street Corner, Off Brown Street (probably Manchester), 25.5x39.5cm, framed and glazed, and a mid 19th century hand coloured engraving of a school scene depicting a teacher showing pupils a globe, 7.5x10.5cm, framed and glazed (4)
Lot 598
A collection of five late 18th / early 19th century blue glass decanters, comprising a pair of globe and shaft form, tall necks, flared rims, with globular stoppers, with simulated gilt wine labels, titled `WHISKY` and `BRANDY` plus another of similar form, titled `WHISKEY`, and a pair of mallet form, titled `HOLLANDS` and `BRANDY`, height of pair 28cm. (5)
Lot 64
VARIOUS ITEMS OF GOLD AND SILVER; TWO PERIDOT AND SEED PEARL GOLD PIN BROOCHES; ONE WITH CIRCULAR PERIDOT IN RUB-OVER SETTING WITH FOUR SEED PEARL SURROUND, PROBABLY EDWARDIAN; THE OTHER IN SCROLLED MOUNT WITH CIRCULAR SURROUND, SURMOUNTED WITH FOUR SEED PEARLS, WITH FOLIATE AND FLORAL MOTIFS, EARLY 20TH C; A DOUBLE BAR PIN BROOCH OF INTERLOCKING LINK DESIGN WITH CENTRAL GOLD GLOBE; TWO GEORGE III SILVER CROWNS BOTH WITH LAUREATED HEAD OF GEORGE III IN RELIEF AND TO VERSO ST GEORGE ON HORSEBACK SLAYING DRAGON; ONE 1820 AND ONE 1821, BOTH MOUNTED IN SILVER; A 15CT GOLD FILIGREE NAVETTE SHAPED BROOCH INSET WITH RED AND WHITE OLD CUT STONES; A SILVER VICTORIAN SIXPENCE, 1887, MOUNTED IN ENGRAVED SILVER AND SURMOUNTED BY CROWN (7)
Lot 1168
A late 19th Century Oak and Mahogany crossbanded 8 Day Long Case Clock, J Jones of Denbigh, the overhanging cornice with broken arch pediment surmounted by two of three globe and spread eagle finials, over cast brass Corinthian freestanding columns, to a moulded throat and further plain frieze, to a shaped short trunk door flanked by quarter reeded columns and further panelled section, to a panelled plinth base, to a signed and square 12” first period painted dial, with rose and gesso highlighted spandrels, enclosing a Roman and Arabic chapter ring with further subsidiary seconds and date sector, and further detailed with birds, flowers and foliage, to pierced and stamped hands, to a signed false plate and movement with plates united by four knopped pillars, with anchor escapement and strike on a bell, height 90”
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