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Lot 438
Edwardian satin walnut triple wardrobe, moulded cornice, two cupboards above two short and three long graduating drawers flanked by two bevel edge mirrored doors with urn and floral carvings, plinth base, W195cm, H213cm, D55cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 450
Edwardian walnut marble top washstand, two carved cupboard doors flanking single drawers, turned supports on castors (W123cm, H77cm, D52cm) and matching dressing table with shaped bevel edge mirror flanked by two cupboards and eight graduating drawers, plinth base on castors (W126cm, H184cm, D52cm) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 590
A pair of Victorian cast iron garden urns of campana form, the folded rims with egg and dart decoration over a reeded body to flared foot and square plinth base CONDITION REPORTS Approx 34.5 cm high x 55 cm diameter. Have been re-painted. Rusted to the interior. Various firing faults. One urn has two holes to the base of the bowl. General wear and tear conducive with age and use. Both bases are detached from the bowls. See images for more details.
Lot 20
Live steam boiler and engine set comprising of oscillating cylinder steam engine with integral water pump and flywheel, boiler with pre-heat and superheat coils and paraffin blowlamp built by Peter Russell Aitken, on plinth 59cm long. Peter Russell Aitken born 2nd April 1890, died 1976, son of a Leith merchant, Peter was a clever engineer, a batchelor most of his life he was widely travelled, (Fiji, Mozambique and South Africa) and in Colonial Service. During WW1 was employed by the Ministry of Supply, procuring search lights and anti-aircraft guns.In retirement he took over his mother’s large glasshouse in Edinburgh and filled it with his machine tools and materials for his hobby of making steam powered Boilers and models. His boilers and accessories became well known and were sold in the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. As a young man he and a friend designed and built a racing car, when they turned up at the start line they were immediately disqualified because they had built a single seater, but this race required a passenger. Peter immediately jumped astride the cigar shaped racer and hung onto the shoulders of his friend the driver. Unknown to him the exhaust gasses would play on his leg and severely burn his knee, he walked with a limp ever after that, eventually using a walking stick.
Lot 23
Nine brass paraffin blow lamps built by Peter Russell Aitken. Peter Russell Aitken, on plinth 59cm long. Peter Russell Aitken born 2nd April 1890, died 1976, son of a Leith merchant, Peter was a clever engineer, a batchelor most of his life he was widely travelled, (Fiji, Mozambique and South Africa) and in Colonial Service. During WW1 was employed by the Ministry of Supply, procuring search lights and anti-aircraft guns.In retirement he took over his mother?s large glasshouse in Edinburgh and filled it with his machine tools and materials for his hobby of making steam powered Boilers and models. His boilers and accessories became well known and were sold in the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow in the late 1940?s and early 1950?s. As a young man he and a friend designed and built a racing car, when they turned up at the start line they were immediately disqualified because they had built a single seater, but this race required a passenger. Peter immediately jumped astride the cigar shaped racer and hung onto the shoulders of his friend the driver. Unknown to him the exhaust gasses would play on his leg and severely burn his knee, he walked with a limp ever after that, eventually using a walking stick.
Lot 24
United States – two Civil War store card AE tokens – the first, Obv: (bust of capped Liberty facing left), 1863. Rev: (Laurel wreath surround) and centre – Our / Country. GVF. Scarce, the second, Obv: (horse and rider raised on plinth facing left), The / Federal / Union / It/ Must / Be / Preserved / 1863, Rev: (Laurel wreath surround) and centre – Our / Union (N.B. Obv: small Verdigris deposit @ 4 o’clock position), otherwise A.U.
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