British Coins, Charles I, double crown, Tower mint, Group F, ‘Briot’s’ bust 9, class II, mm. triangle/triangle (over anchor, flukes to l. (1639-1640), bust l., mark of value behind, rev. crowned oval shield of arms, wt. 4.51gms. (S.2706; N.2177; Sch.211 (same obv. die); JGB.175, this coin), about very fine, extremely rare *ex Sir Kenyon Vaughan Morgan Collection, Sotheby, 17 June 1935, lot 113 ex R. C. Lockett Collection, Glendining, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2223 ex Dupree Collection, purchased en bloc by Spink, 1989 ex The Magnus Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-29 March 2012, lot 928 The Property of a Gentleman
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British Coins, Victoria, penny, 1860, toothed border, young bust l., signature below cape, colon dots : after G: of D: G: to a tooth, rev. Britannia std. r., with shield and trident, LCW below shield (S.3954; M. BP 1860 N; F.15; P.1632), about uncirculated, the obverse with subdued 50% lustre, the reverse with very subdued 10-20% lustre
Foreign Coins, Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), Festival 1952, on the tercentenary of his appointment as the First Governor of Cape Town, pair of medals in gold and silver, by the South Africa Mint, van Riebeeck stands within shaped star, rev. legend in Afrikaans and English, 28mm, gold 22ct, 16.05gms., in blue leather case of issue, mint state (2) The W. V. R [Roy] Baldwin Collection of Coins of Southern Africa
British Coins, George IV, official Coronation medal, 1821, by Benedetto Pistrucci, laur. head l., rev. the King enthroned, 35mm. (BHM.1070; Eimer 1146); William IV, official Coronation medal, 1831, by William Wyon after Chantry, bare head r., rev. head of Adelaide r., 33mm. (BHM.1475; Eimer 1251), both extremely fine (2) The Neil Shaw Collection
Foreign Coins, Belize, Elizabeth II, proof ‘set’ of gold coins, 1992, 50th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamain, issued by the Royal Mint, all crowned bust r.: 250 dollars, Montgomery; 10 -dollars, advancing infantry; 50 dollars, Rommel; 25 dollars, tanks advancing (KM.113/112/111/110), believed only 500 specimens of each struck, all certified and graded by NGC as Proof 69 Ultra Cameo (4) The Property of Richard Stuart
British Coins, Victoria, official pattern 2-cents, 1857, struck in en médaille in bronze, believed by James Wyon, diademed head l., date below, rev. Britannia seated r. with shield and trident, beaded inner border, TWO CENTS – MDCCCLVII around (P.1975; Fr.679), in plastic holder, virtually mint state with much original colour, especially on reverse The Neil Shaw Collection
British Coins, George III, pattern halfpenny, gilt, 1788, by Droz, late Soho striking, laur. head r., signed D.F. on truncation, rev. Britannia seated l. on globe, shield to r., holding spear and wreath, raised lettered edge: RENDER TO CESAR (BMC 965), some rubbing to the gilding, nearly extremely fine
Foreign Coins, Germany, Saxony, Johann Georg II, commemorative broad double thaler, 1657, Dresden, on the death of Ferdinand III, DEO ET PATRIÆ, the emperor, crowned and robed, on horseback to r., brandishing sword, rev. legend in 12 lines, 65.5mm., wt.57.94gms. (KM.489; Dav.398), nearly extremely fine and toned
British Coins, Charles II, shilling, 1676, no stop after HIB, second laur. bust r., plume below, rev. crowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, plume in centre (S.3376; ESC.1049; Bull 540), a little weak on hair and a small patch of porosity on reverse at 1-3 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, very rare *ex Baldwin’s vault
British Coins, Victoria, penny, 1860, toothed border, young bust l., signature below cape, colon dots : after G: of D: G: to a tooth, rev. Britannia std. r., with shield and trident, LCW below shield (S.3954; M. BP 1860 N; F.15; P.1632), about uncirculated, the obverse with subdued 50-60% lustre, the reverse with very subdued 10% lustre
Scottish Coins, Scotland, Renfrewshire, Greenock, James and Andrew Muir, Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8-reales, 1821, R.G., Zacatecas mint, obv. ring countermark, J & A MUIR * GREENOCK *, 4/6 in centre (Manville 59, and p.116, this coin listed; KM. CC59), coin good fine, left side of countermark very weak, the right about very fine *ex Virgil M. Brand Collection; Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, Part IV, Spink Auction 59, 17 June 1987 (lot 1637); DNW Auction, 29 September, 2010 (lot 1942) James and Andrew Muir, haberdashers and straw hat manufacturers, William Street, Greenock, established 1808
Continental clocks - fourteen publications: Kaltenbock, Frederick Viennese Timepieces Nicholas Gunther GmbH, Vienna 1993, dj; Kochaver, Victor Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century Published by the author, Minneapolis MN 1999, dj; Ortenburger, Rick Black Forest Clocks Schiffer Publishing Limited, West Chester PA 1991, dj; Kochmann, Karl BLACK FOREST CLOCKMAKER and the CUCKOO CLOCK published by the author, Concord CA 1990, softbound; Kochmann, Karl Black Forest Music Clocks published by the author, Concord CA 1990, softbound; Tyler, John E. BLACK FOREST CLOCKS N.A.G. Press Limited, London 1977, dj; Edwardes, Ernest L. WEIGHT-DRIVEN DUTCH CLOCKS & THEIR JAPONESE CONNECTIONS Mayfield Books, Ashbourne 1996, dj; Wilson, G., Cohen, D.H., Ronfort, J.N., Augarde, J. and Friess, P. EUROPEAN CLOCKS IN THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles CA 1996, dj; Mortensen, Otto JENS OLSEN S CLOCK Technological Institute, Copenhagen 1957, dj; Edey, Winthrop French Clocks Studio Vista, London 1967, dj; Scharinger, F., Waissenberger, R. and Perger R. UHREN MUSEUM, WIEN Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna undated, softbound; Anon. HORLOGERIE museum catalogue, Conservatoire National des Arts at Metiers, Paris 1949, softbound; Anon. MUSEE D HORLOGERIE DE LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS Museum Catalogue, Chaux-de-Fonds undated, softbound; Anon. Collection d horlogerie de la Ville du Locle Museum Catalogue collection Maurice Sandoz, Le Locle undated, softbound and a copy of Danblon, Paul LA MESURE DU TEMPS DANS LES COLLECTIONS BELGES exhibition catalogue, Societe Generale de Banque, Brussels 1984, (14).
Early pendulum clocks - seven publications: Plomp, Dr. R. Spring-driven pendulum clocks 1657-1710 Interbook International B.V., Schiedam 1979, dj; Darken, Jeff HOROLOGICAL MASTERWORKS at The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, 29th March-22nd June 2003, The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 2003 (soft bound); van den Ende, van Kersen-Halbertsma, Taylor, Dr. John C. and Taylor, Neil HUYGENS' LEGACY The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock at Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn, 12th September-28th November 2004, Fromanteel Ltd, Castletown, Isle of Man 2004, dj; Edwardes, Ernest L. The Story of the Pendulum Clock John Sherratt and Son Limited, Altrincham 1977, dj; Huygens, Christian HOROLOGIUM OSCILLATORIUM... facsimile reprint of the 1673 Paris edition by Culture et Civilisation, Brussels 1966, blue rexine; Gogelein, A.J.F. Octrooi op de Tijd, Slingeruurwerken (1657-1710) geconstrueerd naar de uitvinding van Christiaan Huygens Exhibition catalogue, Museum Boerhaave, Leiden undated, staple softbound; and a copy of Lloyd, H. Alan Tercentenary Exhibition of the Pendulum Clock of Christiaan Huygens exhibition catalogue, Antiquarian Horological Society, London 1956, staple softbound, (7). Provenance: The horological library of Michael Hurst.
A Victorian lacquered and brass compound binocular microscope R. and J. Beck, London, late 19th century The bifurcated tube with rack and pinion coarse and fine top-screw focus adjustment above objective and circular stage fitted with pivoted plano-concave mirror beneath, the limb pivoted via axis support beneath the stage on column upright applied to 'Y' shaped foot inscribed R. & J. BECK, LONDON, 12592 to rear support, (some wear and slight damage), working height approximately 34cm (13.5ins). The partnership between Richard and Joseph Beck is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as first working from 31 Cornhill 1867-80 and then 68 Cornhill from 1868. They were best known for supplying microscopes and other optical instruments which were presumably constructed in their factory at Lister Works, Kentish Town, Holloway, East London. Banfield further notes that they often signed their instruments 'R & J Beck Ltd' from 1894.
Barometers, Scientific Instruments and Musical boxes - sixteen volumes: Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 Cassell and Company Limited, London 1969, dj; Middleton, W.E. Knowles The History of the Barometer John Hopkins Press, Baltimore MD 1964, dj; Bolle, Burt BAROMETERS Argus Books Limited and Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge 1984, dj; Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Wheel or Banjo Baros Books, Trowbridge 1985, dj; Collins, Philip R. ANEROID BAROMETERS AND THEIR RESTORATION Baros Books, Trowbridge 1998, dj; Collins, Philip R. CARE AND RESTORATION OF BAROMETERS Baros Books, Trowbridge 1993, softbound; Ord-Hume, W.J.G. Restoring Musical Boxes & Musical Clocks Mayfield Books, signed and inscribed by the author, Ashbourne 1997, dj; Ord-Hume THE MUSICAL BOX, A Guide for Collectors Schiffer Publishing Limited, signed and inscribed by the author, Atglen PA, 1995, dj; Bahl, Gilbert MUSIC BOXES The Apple Press, London 1993, dj; Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. and Simpson, A.D.C. BRASS & GLASS, Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland... National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh 1989, softbound; Bryden, D.J. Scottish Scientific Instrument-Makers 1600-1900 Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh 1972, softbound stapled spine; Morrison-Low, A.D. Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution Ashgate Publishing Limited for National Museums Scotland, Aldershot 2007, dj; Blondel, C., Parot, F., Turner, A. and Williams, Mari (editors) STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Rogers Turner Books Ltd, London 1989, softbound; McConnell, Anita INSTRUMENT MAKERS TO THE WORLD, A History of Cooke, Troughton & Simms William Sessions Limited, York 1992, softbound; Turner, G.L E Essays on the History of the Microscope Senecio Publishing Company Limited, Oxford 1980, dj; Anderson, R.G.W., Bennett, J.A. and Ryan, W.F. (editors) MAKING INSTRUMENTS COUNT, Essays on Historical Scientific Instruments presented to Gerard L Estange Turner Variorum, Aldershot 1993, dj; Matthewson, G. Constructing an Astronomical Telescope Blackie and Son Limited, London 1986, black cloth, with three related sundry publications, (19).

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