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Laughing gas.- Exceptional performances.- New Strand Theatre...Herr Schmidt will administer Nitrous Oxyde, or The Lauging Gas, to any of the audience inclined to inhale it...[and with] Ramo Samee, the original Indian juggler!, letterpress, 420 x 225 mm (16 1/2 x 8 3/4 in), mounted on linen support, some small losses, unframed, 19th century; together with seven further playbills, with another variant 'New Strand Theatre...Wonderful Effects of the laughing Gas and Silly Sally!', 'Micorcosm 24, Regent Street... Achromatic Microscope exhibited by Hydro-Oxygen Gas', another with Laughing Gas and 'The celebrated East Indian Ramo Samee!, and others including 'Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh [with] The popular acrobat Monsieur Plege [on] the tight rope and bounding cord', and similar, letterpress, various sizes, all unframed, 19th century (8) A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
Bernard Buffet (French 1928-1999) "Le Microscope" Signed in pencil in the margin, dated '68 within the plate, lithograph in colours on Arches watermarked paper. image size 55 x 42cm (framed 70.5 x 58cm) Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot. The print is in very good, original condition. There are some areas of extensive foxing and a few other surface marks found in the margins of the print. There is an area of water damage which appears to have been painted over along the bottom edge of the paper. The print is framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
A superb natural sapphire, possibly Burmese, diamond three-stone ring The violet-blue emerald-cut sapphire is 2.5ct approx. with no indications of treatments, and two earlier modern brilliant-cut diamonds on the sides, 0.70ct each approx., estimated I1-2, colour I, set in platinum, stamped PLAT, size K1/2.The country of origin of the stone is based on observation of internal inclusions and colour, full report on the sapphire can be provided for an additional charge by our gemmologist. No certificate on this item.Based on observations of the stone:- the purplish blue colour- growing zones visible under microscope- silk- older type of a cut suggesting of a particular time it was facetedAll these aspects suggest that this stone's country of origin is Mayanmar ( then Burma).The stone is very clean, and do not reveal any other significant features which would suggest otherwise. As for presence of silk the stone is not heat treated.
An 18ct gold emerald and diamond three stone ring, centrally set with an octagonal step cut emerald, estimated as approximately 0.50ct, flanked by two round brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 0.25ct each, in white rex collets, to chenier shoulders and a plain yellow band. Birmingham 2000, 3.28g Ring size O¾Buying this gemstone ring at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportEmerald with good saturation and fine colour. The table facet is substantially scratched and worn. Emerald has good clarity, with natural 'three-phase inclusions' visible under the microscope. Diamonds are matched, bright and lively.
A ruby and diamond Toi et Moi ring, with a transitional cut diamond, estimated as 0.20ct approximately, and a round cut ruby, possibly synthetic, claw set to crossover shoulders, further grain set with eight cut diamonds faced in white, into a D profile yellow shank, stamped 18ct Plat, 2.36g Ring size OBuying this gemstone ring at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportRuby showing abrasions to table and facets, making it difficult to observe under the microscope. Appears clean from inclusions, it could be synthetic. Principal diamond bright and lively. Stamps to shank a little worn.
Zeiss Universal Research Microscope With Epi-Fluorescence, German, c.1990, Zeiss Universal Research Microscope, with Epi-Fluorescence, Zeiss Condenser, mechanical stage, 5 objective turret with Zeiss x10, Ph2 Plan 25, Zeiss Ph2 NeoFluar 40, Zeiss Ph3 Neofluar 100 & a PL 5, lamp hose, binocular head with trinocular mountBUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS ITEM. COLLECTION OR OWN COURIER ONLY!!
Zeiss Amplival Microscope complete with various accessories, monocular and binocular heads, set of Zeiss Apochromat objectives, substage condenser, mechanical stage, in large case, untestedBUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS ITEM. COLLECTION OR OWN COURIER ONLY!!Condition report not exhaustive covering only the following:Mechanical:Main course focus works but slides back down due to weightFine focus worksSubstage focus worksStage X-Y control worksKnob to slide prism over in head looseOptically:Zeiss 6.3/0.20 Apochromat – clear but dustyZeiss 616/0.40 Apochromat – delamination to edge of lensZeiss 40/0.95 Apochromat – clear but dusty, slight hazeZeiss 63/0.95 Apochromat – 2 internal small inclusions difficult to say what they areZeiss 100/1.32 Apochromat – not working internal hazeEyepieces good and clearBinocular prism good but with dust, spots of mould(?)Main body prism goodSubstage condenser good but dustlyOther:No lamp or lamp house
Large Collection of Modern Microscope Accessories, to include a large number of microscope objectives, by various makers including an unusual oversized Reflecting objective by Newton & Co Ltd, 4mm Apochromtic by Watson & Sons in a can, a 16mm Holos objective by Watson & Sons in a can, a large case of microscope eyepieces, a cased set of Russian objectives, a case of Bausch & Lomb Planachromats and a case of substage condenser parts, a lot
Large Collection of Modern Microscope Accessories, including, Beck eyepiece micrometer, eyepiece micrometer marked PTI, Olympus Phase contrast condenser with 4 Olympus objectives, unusual cased Baker condenser with internal cross that can be rotated along with 3 Baker objectives & telescope eyepiece, collection of 6 substage condensers, a WILD Heerburg microscope attachment, a Beck vertical illuminator, a large substage condenser marked CARL ZEISS JENA, Achr. apl. 1,4 with filter holder and iris in case, and a case of fileters.
Classic Microscopy - Baker Interference Binocular Microscope, English, c.1960, engraved Baker, London, complete with 2 substage condenseres, mechanical stage, binocular head - The AO-Baker Interference Microscope uses a birefringent plate and a quarter-wave plate to reunite beams and create plane-polarized light. A rotating analyzer is then used to locate the plane of polarization you can read about it here: https://www.science-info.net/docs/Smith-Baker/Smith-Baker-Interference.pdf

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