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Lot 1677
Early 20th century English School portrait miniature on ivory of a young girl set in a double sided glazed 9ct gold pendant frame, the image 2.7cm diameter, and a second quarter of the 19th century portrait miniature of a young woman in a black dress with white lace collar, the image 6cm diameter (2).
Lot 103
Ø A RARE IVORY, WOOD AND BONE MODEL OF A PUMPING ENGINE, POSSIBLY DIEPPE, CIRCA 1860 constructed as beam engine acting on a double cylinder with fly wheel and governor safety mechanism, mounted on mother-of-pearl and ebony base atop inlaid brick box, pinned with initials 'A B' to one side on herringbone marquetry base with domed glazed cover, base -- 12in. (30.5cm.) square (domed cover associated)
Lot 179
Ø A FINE 17IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY GEORGE ADAMS I, CIRCA 1770 signed and inscribed on maker's plate G. ADAMS Mathl. Inst. Maker to His MAJESTY / Fleet Street London, ivory scale divided to 95º and inscribed James Smallwood to left, Vernier with centralised '0', brass index arm with guard, pin-hole sights, two interchangeable shades, mirrors and brass feet -- 18¾ x 16½in. (47.5 x 42cm.) overall
Lot 182
Ø A 11¾IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY SPENCER, BROWNING & RUST, LONDON, CIRCA 1788 signed in the crossbar as per title, inset ivory scale inset to 100º and marked at centre with the 'SBR' dividing engine mark, vernier with right aligned '0', brass index arm, pinhole sight, three shades, mirrors and threaded bone-topped pencil, contained within original stepped keystone case with owner's name inked inside lid John Steer / 1788, with decorative lock escutcheon overall measurements -- 14 x 13in. (35.5 x 33cm.) Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 6th November, 1997, lot 253.
Lot 174
A FACSIMILE CROSS-STAFF AFTER THOMAS TUTTELL, MODERN the staff divided over four faces as in working practice, together with four shaped holly vanes with brass securing keys -- 31½in. (80cm.) long, main vane 20¼in. (51.5cm.) wide The original ivory cross-staff, upon which is this example is based, is located at the Royal Museums, Greenwich, object number NAV0505. Thomas Tuttell worked between 1695 and 1702 from two London addresses and advertised a full range of instruments although very few survive. It is understood this example was commissioned in the late 1990s and accurately follows the original.
Lot 227
Ø A 19TH-CENTURY JONES-TYPE POCKET NATURALIST'S MAGNIFIER unsigned, in lacquered brass with folding turned ivory handle and lens, the specimen slider with reversible pin/pincer, contained in card pocket case -- 2¾in. (7cm.) wide; together with another of similar type, mid-19th-century, the case 6¼in. (16cm.) wide. (2)
Lot 242
A FINE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY IVORY POCKET COMPASS BY GILBERT & SONS, LONDON the 1¾in. mica-backed card with jewelled pivot signed Gilbert & Sons, near Ye India House, Londoni, sealing wax balancing, removable brass pin, supporting inner ivory card damping ring and turned, threaded lid -- 1½ x 2½in. (4 x 6.4cm.)
Lot 96
PAIR OF LATE NINETEENTH/EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY CHINESE PIERCED IVORY TUSK VASES, typical form, intricately worked with figures, dwellings and leafy foliage on pierced diaper grounds, 9" (22.9cm) high, and the wooden stands (4) (one vase with splits to the top and both vases with minor losses to the pierced diaper grounds)
Lot 191
Diana Hill (fl. 1775-1844) Portrait of a lady, in a plain white dress Watercolour on ivory Dated 1787 lower right Later label verso Possibly Rachael Dashwood w(ife) o(f) Sir Mark Wood 1787 by Diana Hill 7.2cm x 5.5cm, oval In a gilt metal oval frame, the reverse with a hair curl on a green guilloche enamel ground, within a plaited brown silk moire border
Lot 151
An early Victorian tortoiseshell canted-rectangular tea caddy, with ivory opening edges and ball feet, 8cm (3 1/8in) high; a Victorian tortoiseshell rectangular card case, pressed with a gothic architectural design, 10.7cm (4 1/4in) high; a plain tortoiseshell cigarette case; a pill box; a tortoiseshell and horn snuff box, applied with initials KB ; and a silver and tortoiseshell pill box by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1912 (6)
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