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Lot 2905
An 18th Century Continental ivory toned silk embroidered panel with a design of a cross above the letters I.H.S and crossed spears, worked with gold thread, all within a late 19th Century elaborate scrollwork and leaf open work mount with gilt appliqué thread and attached glass flowerheads and with inscriptions to blue ribbon `Elisabeth` and `Reliq Sana`, approx 24cm x 19.5cm, within a gilt composition tibble frame.
Lot 113
A CROWN DERBY PORCELAIN VASE AND COVER, late 19th/20th century, of lobed globular form, painted in pastel enamels with chrysanthemums and other flowers on an ivory ground, beneath a rosette and flower moulded border, printed mark in burnt orange, incised 553, retailed by Abram French & Co, Boston (sic), 12" high
Lot 298
A JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYANA TUSK LIDDED VASE, late 19th century, with silver and enamel mounts, the mildly domed lid enamelled with flowers and surmounted by a pair of doves, the body with doves on a flowering branch over a stream with fish, the opposite side similar with partridge and butterfly, on faux bamboo silver stand, signature to base, 11" high (Illustrated)
Lot 945
AN OAK BUREAU-BOOKCASE, early 19th century, the upper stage with moulded cornice over mahogany banded frieze, two panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower stage with panelled cylinder bureau having satinwood interior with three flights of drawers, two with tambour shutter fronts with turned ivory handles and flanked by fluted pilasters, above pull-out writing surface with three further drawers, three small, two short and two long drawers below embossed brass knob handles, two pull out slides to sides, and moulded base, 86" high, 45" wide (Illustrated)
Lot 4
A fine Victorian lacquered brass and mahogany Orrery. John Davies, London, circa 1870. The shaped mahogany baseboard mounted with circular lacquered-brass ring divided for the months of the year annotated with signs of the Zodiac and figures relating to the actual distance of the earth from the sun in miles every two months, two of the five crossings signed John Davies, LONDON, the centre with silvered Solar sphere (or optional candle) rotated via an ivory-handled crank engaging with the contrate wheel beneath, which in turn is mounted with arm applied with an angled terrestrial globe pivoted on a further pulley to allow controlled rotation during its motion around the sun, the baseboard further applied with distant sphere representing Mars with its two moons rotating on a fixed pivot via a line connection with the contrate pulley beneath the Solar sphere, the whole raised on three turned bun feet, 79cm long, with original pine box containing optional candle to represent the sun (with brass stand) and an extensive series of original annotated watercolour rendered drawings relating to every aspect of the design and construction of the instrument, many dated December 1867. Provenance: Property of a descendant of John Davies. John Davies was born in Tetbury 1839. He was apprenticed to a watchmaker in London; however his interest in scientific instruments was such that he designed and made several one-off examples for his own use, the current and previous lots being two of them. Photography was another interest which resulted in him setting up in business, in partnership with his brother Martin, as photographers, printers, booksellers and stationers at 14 High Street, Weston-super-Mare in 1873. ‘Davies Brothers’ continued to trade after John’s death in 1919 until the premises was destroyed in an air raid in 1942. The current lot incorporates a 1.5 inch terrestrial globe by Newton & Sons dated to circa 1830. An identical globe from the same source is offered as the following lot. The brass ring is annotated with the actual distances of the earth from the sun every two months to allow the observer to appreciate the fact that the motion of the earth follows an elliptic rather than an exact circular orbit. The two moons orbiting Mars (Phobos and Deimos) were not officially discovered until 1877 by the American astronomer Asaph Hall Sn’r. This fact suggests that the bodies around the sphere representing Mars on the current lot must have been incorporated during later design stages.
Lot 15
A mahogany mercury wheel barometer I. Sordelli, London, early 19th century. The 8 inch rosette-centre engraved circular silvered register calibrated in inches beneath convex mirror and arched Fahrenheit scale alcohol thermometer and hygrometer to the swan-neck pediment, the rounded base with spirit level signed I. SORDELLI, LONDON and ivory setting pointer adjustment disc, 97cm high. I. Sordelli is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1650-1900 as working in London 1800-1840.
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