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Lot 13
A Petrological Microscope, c.1900, English, signed to foot 'J Swift & Son, London', stands on black enamel foot with plano-concave mirror on an articulated arm, with swing out sub-stage polariser and pull out condenser, rotating black glass stage, body tube incorporating a slide in/out analyser and Bertrand lens, with three Swift objectives, two eyepices, in fitted mahogany case, width 34cm
Lot 15
A Victorian Society of The Arts Type Microscope, c.1860, English, engraved 'Dollond LONDON', standing on Y-shaped base, plano-concave mirror, mechanical stage, rack and pinion focusing, two cased objectives with 16 paper covered slides, in French polished mahogany case, with campaign style handle to top, case height 24cm
Lot 16
A Powell & Lealand No.3 Microscope, c.1859, English, signed to top limb 'Powell & Lealand 170 Euston Road, London', standing on typical ‘Powell & Lealand’ tripod with large trunnions supporting body, large plano-concave mirror on Powell single-sided support, fully mechanical stage with X-Y control with substage accessory mount, triangular bar with rack and pinion focusing, limb with struts supporting back of the body tube, fine focus wheel to rear of limb with date engraved below, with 16 accessories including: a camera lucida eyepiece, a complex substage achromatic condenser with integral stops and aperture, low power eyepiece, medium power eyepiece, high power eyepiece, dark wells, bar tool, live box, substage wheel of stops, pre-RMS threaded 1" objective and can, pre-RMS threaded ¼" objective and can, pre-RMS threaded â…›" objective with correction collar and can, Leiberkuhn for the 1" objective, tweezers and large table bullseye with chamois leather cover for lens, all in fitted French polished mahogany cabinet, case height 41cm
Lot 17
An Unusual Folding Dancer Microscope, c.1860, English, engraved to foot 'J. B. Dancer Optician, 315, Manchester', standing on a very large folding brass lacquered foot, central boss with supporting architectural-type pillars supporting body on trunnions, large plano-concave mirror in gimbal on a sliding collar, removable stage held in place on a sliding dovetail with a large steel screw to secure it in place, fully mechanical stage with X-Y control via rack and screw with substage aperture for accessories, course focusing via rack work to rear of body tube with fine focusing via screw and lever above nose piece, polished mahogany travel case includes: opaque object revolver and case of disks (missing chain), live box, achromatic substage condenser and set of stops in a brass case, focusing substage Wenham's parabolic condenser, a combination objective marked 1½" and ¾" in a can, an objective engraved '4/10', with correction collar in can, later Leitz objective, very low power eyepiece, low power eyepiece, medium power eyepiece and high power eyepiece, all housed in original French polished mahogany case with folding carry handle, trade label inside lid with list of objective and eyepiece powers, lock damaged and wood broken but all parts present, case width 43.5cmFootnote:Gloria Clifton: 'Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers' lists John Benjamin Dancer as working at 43 Cross Street, Manchester between 1847 and his retirement in 1878.
Lot 2
A Benjamin Martin Universal-Type Compound Microscope, c.1760, English, unsigned, base comprising a flat-folding tripod base with socket to accept plano-concave mirror gimbal peg, centre of foot supports square section brass pillar, engraved with objective focusing levels, triform stage mounted on square collar with screw clamp and fine focus screw to rear, top of square column terminates in winged screw to support brass compound tube, body tube incorporating a Martin lens above objective, twin drawer tube, eyepiece with sliding dust cover, in fine sharkskin case lined with red silk velvet with brass escutcheon and handle, containing six numbered objectives, live box, Bonnani stage, silver Leiberkuhn and case, magnifier, fish plate, wet cell, stage forceps, talc box and glass tube set of sliders, case 27cm wideFootnote:For an identical instrument unsigned but with original bill of sale from Benjamin Martin see Joseph Priestley's microscope at the Science Museum: https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/joseph-priestleys-microscope-lens/
Lot 3
A Compound & Simple Microscope Outfit, c.1830, English, signed to body tube 'Andrew Pritchard, 162 Fleet Street, London.', tripod base with screw-in column, slide-out drawer tube terminating in a compass-type joint, sliding collar to base with plano-concave mirror, focusing wheel to base with screw acting on a triangular bar and brass limb to hold compound body tube or simple objectives, all contained in mahogany case, with eight objectives, slides, live box and other accessories
Lot 4
A Compound & Simple Microscope Outfit, c.1840, English, signed to body tube 'Andrew Pritchard, 162 Fleet Street, London', with heavy circular lead-filled base, central supporting pillar with concave mirror in gimbal on a sliding collar, with simple stage, rack and pinion focusing to rear of triangular bar, limb at top to accept compound body tube or simple objectives, contained in an associated wooden case with six simple objectives, two achromatic objectives in cans and several paper covered slides
Lot 7
A Large French Petrological Microscope, c.1885, French, signed to foot 'C. Verick elive specialde E Hartnack rue de la Parcheminerie 2 Paris', standing on heavy lead-filled base with a supporting column at rear with compass-type joint below the stage, plano-concave mirror held in gimbal in sliding dovetail, polariser in slide in/out substage assembly and fully rotating stage with engraved scale to edge, removable mechanical stage to top, with x & y adjustment, focusing via rackwork with screw fine adjustment, body tube with slide in/out analyser, centering, single drawer tube
Lot 9
A Gould Microscope, c.1840, English, signed 'Carpenter 24 Regent St, London', screws into brass boss on case lid, with concave mirror, rack and pinion focus to sprung stage, small limb to take simple lenses or compound body, live box, stage forceps, three slides with hand-written list of contents, all in original French polished case, width 16cm
Lot 198
WMF (WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK) ART NOUVEAU ELECTROPLATED 'ECHO' STRUT MIRROR, CIRCA 1905 the rectangular shaped frame cast with sinuous flowering tendrils and an Art Nouveau maiden with hand cupped to her ear, enclosing a mirrored plate, stamped marks 36cm x 28cm Literature: 'Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik: The English Catalogue 1906', Antiques Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1990, p. 295, where an example is illustrated and listed as model no. 131.
Lot 408
MANNER OF SUE ET MAR ART DECO WALNUT OVERMANTEL GARNITURE, CIRCA 1930 each piece carved in low relief with stylised flowering foliage, comprising a MANTEL CLOCK, 28.5cm high; a PAIR OF TAZZAS, 29cm high; and a WALL MIRROR, of canted rectangular outline, with rope hanging supports, 50cm x 112cm (4)
Lot 448
MANNER OF ELIZABETH MARY WATT ARTS & CRAFTS PAINTED WOOD DRESSING TABLE SET, CIRCA 1920 comprising a TALL TABLE LAMP, 76cm high; a TABLE CLOCK, 16cm high; HAND MIRROR, 36cm long; TWIN-HANDLED TRAY, 38.5cm long; a PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, 20.5cm high; RING HOLDER, 9cm high; BOWL & COVER, 9.5cm diameter; PIN DISH, 11cm diameter, each with penwork and painted decorations, painted maker's marks "JESMAR" (9)
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