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Lot 108
A LATE 18TH-CENTURY CREAMWARE MUG COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF THE NILE, with transfer print design of the action inscribed The young Alexander of France/May boast of his prowefs in vain ¦ When Nelson appears tis confest/That Britains are Lords of the Main with central cartouche reading Lord Nelson engaging the Toulon Fleet off the Mouth of the Nile -- 6¼in. (16cm.) high
Lot 246
A RARE ‘KEEN’S PATENT’ MARINE COMPASS BY JOSEPH HUGHES, LONDON, CIRCA 1860, the 8in. diameter painted mica card signed J. HUGHES / QUEEN St. RATCLIFF, LONDO[N], supported on sprung inverted cap with miniature counter-weighted gimballed pivot and hinged double-bar dip-needles set within card, the lacquered-brass assembly secured to glazed base within decorative blued and gilt porcelain compass bowl with internal transfer print Royal Arms at ‘south’ inscribed over KEEN’S PATENT. vertices at ‘north’, lacquered-brass gimbal arms and removable domed glass top -- 6¾ x 10¼in. (17 x 26cm.) John Robert Keen (w.1834-1857) registered patent 1670 on July 29th 1854 stating My invention is intended to counteract the effect of the pitching and rolling of vessels, and the vibratory action in steam vessels.. By using a combination of metal and rubber springs, and having twin stabilising dip needles to show north, and containing the whole in a thick porcelain bowl, it was hoped the card could be protected from the worst excesses of steam propulsion in ships now increasingly made of metal. The glazed base and use of painted mica for the card allows this example to be back lit. It seems to have been a modest success, but was soon superseded and made obsolete. This rare survivor is the only one found in the patent specified “non metallic” bowl, a similar example in the Greenwich collection (ACO 0026) is in a traditional brass bowl. Keen went on to form an important partnership with Charles Frodsham. Joseph Hughes worked from Ratcliff Cross between 1843 and 1875.
Lot 489
A 19TH CENTURY PAPIER MACHE CIRCULAR SNUFF BOX the lid with enhanced colour print entitled 'The Shooting Pony' depicting mounted rider with rifle 3 1/2" *8.8cm) diameter, a MAUCHLINE WARE THREE DIVISION REEL BOX oblong hinged lid with printed view 'Garage from the Shore' TWO OTHER BOXES AND COVERS oblong and cylindrical and an Oriental turned hardwood vase stand, 7" (17.8cm) diameter all contained in a late 19th century mahogany box with hinged lid 12" (30.5cm) wide (6)
Lot 581
B. ISRAEL, BLACK AND WHITE PRINT INSCRIBED, 'This portrait of the Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, has taken four years and seven months to execute and Describe the History of her Life, containing 173,000 words. Published by Commemorative The Diamond Jubilee, June 22nd 1897, 34 1/2" x 28 1/2" (87.5cm x 72.5cm) (In original oak frame - glass absent)
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