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Click here to subscribeAN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 9IIN. RADIUS EBONY, BRASS AND IVORY VERNIER OCTANT BY OWEN OWENS, LIVERPOOL, with ivory scale divided to 107°, maker`s plate inscribed as title, pin hole sight, six shades, mirrors and pin feet Ñ 12in. (30.5cm.) overall, Owen Owens operated from 4 South Castle Street, Liverpool between 1794 and 1825.
A RARE EARLY 18TH-CENTURY LODESTONE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF EDMUND CULPEPER, CIRCA 1720, the stone framed with steel end-pieces and white cuffs with suspension loop, contained within original fitted plush-lined turned ivory fish skin-covered case with lid Ñ 1 3/4in. (4.5cm.) high, A similar example may be seen on Culpeper`s trade card, held by the Whipple Museum, Cambridge.
A RARE DUTCH DRY CARD POCKET COMPASS, UNSIGNED, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, with 1 3/4in. diameter card, highlighted in watercolour and backed with steel strip and balanced with sealing wax, glazed, brass scale with folding gnomon, contained within a turned ivory case with lid Ñ 2 1/2in. diameter
W. JONES: A NEW PORTABLE ORRERY, CIRCA 1791, with 7 3/4in. diameter oak platform with printed plate for seasons, months and star signs, signed as per title, and complete with mechanical geared earth and moon revolving around a gilt sun or candle; and a planetarium with ivory planets with orbiting moons etc., contained within original fitted mahogany case with inset case for planetarium including alternative planet balls Ñ 8 1/2in. (21.5cm.) diameter
A SAILOR`S WOOD AND BONE MODEL OF A FRENCH RAM-BOWED IRONCLAD OF C.1860, with carved laminated hull pinned overall with bone propeller, port holes and bone cannon, simple deck fittings with ivory funnel, wooden masts with ivory yards, mounted on a green plush base secured within glazed wooden case. Measurements overall Ñ 17 1/4 x 24 1/4in. (44 x 61cm.)
An orrery, 20th century, the brass sun superimposed to the centre with planets and moons geared on a single arm around the central axis, mounted on an ebonised base with domed clear plastic cover, 45cm diameter Note: the term orrery is a generic term for this type of instrument, named after Charles Boil, 4th Earl of Orrery, who had a planetary model made for him by John Rowley in 1712. Rowley had been influenced by a clockwork device constructed by Thomas Tompian and George Graham in around 1709, which had a small globe of the earth and an ivory moon to show the daily and annual motions around the sun.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a cased three-piece condiment set, a pair of toast racks, an egg cup and spoon, a pair of salt cellars with one spoon, another condiment set, two compacts, a wine label, a napkin ring and two ivory napkin rings, approx. weighable 16oz. (qty)
A mixed lot, comprising silver items, a caddy spoon, with a trefid handle, London 1899, a mustard pot, London 1902, a small mug, a card case, a condiment ladle,a thimble, plus other items including two pairs of ivory glove stretchers, a novelty cigar cutter modelled as a bottle of Bollinger and other items, approx. weighable 8oz (qty)
A mixed lot of objects of vertu, comprising: a Victorian silver whistle, by Sampson Mordan, London 1889, a pencil modelled as an Egyptian Mummy, with enamel decoration, an ivory needle case carved as a pea pod, a scent bottle mounted with red glass decoration, eight hard stone buttons, a fob seal, an aide memoire and other items. (qty)
A mixed lot of silver flatware, comprising: a George III silver game skewer, by Robert Garrard, London 1810, plain ring handle, plus a bread fork with an ivory handle, a tablespoon, two pairs of sugar tongs, a butter knife, a tea spoon, two salt spoons, a mustard spoon, and six cased coffee spoons and tongs, approx. weighable 8oz. (qty)
A late 18th century set of twelve green stained ivory table forks and knives, the blades marked Bellamy, with green stained ivory handles with unmarked silver mounts, the steel forks with two prongs, plus six matching dessert forks and four dessert knives, plus a carving knife and fork. (36)
An early 18th century French stained ivory gaming box, with gilt metal stand-away hinges, the cover with a dial, decanted with etched and engraved border work and figures, the cover interior with a stylized goose on a pond with flowers, and containing twenty eight coloured markers, the box signed "Mariaual Le Jeune a Paris Fecit", c.1740 (A/F), length 8cm.
A late 18th century French gold mounted ivory boit a mouches box, with control marks to the hinges, rectangular form, the hinged cover with an oval plaque of two playful putti, within a gold surround, the interior with three compartments, two of which have hinged covers, the inside of the lid with a mirror, length 5.7cm.
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