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Lot 86
First World War.- Letters Written by William Frank Evelyn Denison of Ossington, Notts., to his Mother, 2 photographic portrait plates, ink presentation inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers a little browned, original cloth, lettered in gilt, spine darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 4to, [?1918].⁂ Rare, COPAC lists Imperial War Museum copy only. W.F.Evelyn applied for commission in 1916 and served with the Sherwood Foresters 15th Battalion from 1917 until he was mortally wounded at Curlu Wood in March 1918.
Lot 97
Charles I.- Marshall (William, active 1617-1649) Frontispiece to 'Eikon Basilike: The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings', engraving with letterpress, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 270 x 170 mm. (10 5/8 x 6 3/4 in), unevenly trimmed, laid onto paper support with some repaired tears, some surface dirt and light browning, unframed, [circa 1649] § Vize (Edward, fl. 1683-1684, publisher) Frontispiece to Edward Pettit's 'Visions of Government', engraving, on laid paper, without watermark, sheet 170 x 105 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in), [circa 1684] § Anonymous (English, circa 1630s) Portrait of William Lithgow in Ottoman dress, the frontispiece to 'The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures...', woodcut, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 160 x 115 mm. (6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in), minor surface dirt and light browning, unframed, [circa 1640]; together with an engraved portrait of Charles II, probably 17th century, and the etched portrait of Richard Cromwell, half length, long hair, wearing collar, from 'Richard Lord Protector of England Scotland & Ireland and the Dominions & Territoryes thereunto belonging', all unframed, [circa 1649], (5). Provenance:Denstone College Library (stamps verso)Literature:(Marshall) BM Satires 746; Hind
Lot 1421
RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN TRAVELLING TIMEPIECEthe white enamel dial with six ten minute markers and central hour aperture, with single blue chrome hand, inscribed Verein, Der Beamten, Der, AEG und BEW, (Association of Civil Servants of AEG und BEW), the movement by Jungens and stamped B09, contained in a square shaped oak case with leather carry handle, 12cm high
Lot 139
A rare 18th Century glass mug with plain loop handle with engraved depiction of a figure with cane before a dog, inscribed "W Kirkham Succefs to your dog 1776", 12.3 cm high CONDITION REPORTS A very fine chip to the rim. Glass with large crack to it running along the base and up the sides - see images. Various general signs of wear and tear
Lot 25
Bass King's Ale, dated 22nd Feb 1902 x 1 (a rare 1 pint bottle believed to have been released in 1911 - King Edward VII visited the brewery in February 1902 and turned on the water for the mash of this beer - it was then stored in oak casks to mature with some bottles released in 1905 and others in 1911 to coincide with the Coronation of George V)
Lot 1
A fine and rare George III 2.5 inch pocket globe J. Newton, London, dated 1782 The sphere applied with twelve hand coloured printed gores and two polar calottes with the equinoctial graduated in degrees and the conforming eclyptic highlighted in green, the prime meridian passing through London and the principal land masses outlined in colour and annotated with some of the major rivers and mountain ranges, the oceans showing the winds with islands labelled and printed with dotted lines for Admiral Anson s Tract and Captain Cook s Tract (1760) , the North Pacific region with rococo scroll printed title cartouche A, NEW, Terrestrial, GLOBE:, by, Newton, 1782, the spherical fishskin covered case lined with twelve hand coloured printed gores and two polar calottes with stars expressed in varying orders of magnitude and allegorical representations of the constellations finely executed, (case with some damage and slight losses to hinge area), overall diameter 7.3cm (2.875ins). John Newton is recorded in Gloria, Clifton Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as a globe maker working from 128 Chancery Lane 1783-99 then 97 Chancery Lane 1803-16 and finally number 66 on the same street 1817-18.
Lot 100
A rare French Louis XV provincial iron framed rack-striking lantern clock The bell signed for Jean Dubois, mid 18th century The posted inside rack-striking two handed movement with vertically pivoted hour hammer, passing half-hour strike via second hammer sounding on the same bell and anchor escapement regulated by 48 inch pendulum swinging outside the frame to the rear, the 8 inch circular cast brass twenty-four piece white enamel Roman numeral cartouche dial with profile bust, dolphin and foliate scroll decorated centre and Arabic five minutes to outer track beneath Classical mask, Ho-Ho bird and cockerel pierced crest, frame with rectangular section corner posts continuing above the top plate to support the domed bell bearer with turned top finial and enclosing bell cast with inscription JEAN DUBOIS AU PUY , on tall integral spike feet carrying scroll cast openwork apron mount to front, 43.5cm (17.25ins) high; with a carved oak wall bracket, 63.5cm (25ins) high overall. A Jean Dubois does not appear in the usual sources however a Jean Duboys is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Lyon in 1685.
Lot 107
A fine and rare Queen Anne verge pocket watch movement Daniel Quare, London, number 3749, circa 1710 The full plate gilt verge movement with four Egyptian pillars pinned through the frontplate and three-arm sprung brass balance, the backplate with fine part leaf-bordered symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with female mask decoration at the base and conforming pierced broad foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied foliate scroll infill opposing signature D: Quare, London and engraved serial number 3749, the pillar plate 41mm (1.625ins) diameter, now fitted to a French mid 18th century 2.25 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial inscribed Bulle, A MUELEN to centre, with large Arabic five minutes to outer track and pieced gilt scroll hands set behind a hinged convex glazed cast gilt brass bezel, now in a Louis XV patinated bronze and ormolu small table-top case with chased gilt rococo scrolls enveloping the dial continuing down to form the support springing from drapery applied to the flanks of a standing patinated bronze stallion, The rear behind the movement with hinged circular cover cast with concentric moulded decoration, the inverted breakfronted base with naturalistically cast top and rosette centred repeating lozenge cast frieze incorporating acanthus leaf decoration over block feet to angles, 24cm (9.5ins) high. Daniel Quare is an important maker who is recorded on Loomes, Brian The Clockmakers of Great Britain 1286-1700 as born in Somerset circa 1647/8; by 1671 he had moved to London as he was admitted as a Free Brother to the Clockmakers' Company in April of that year. Quare initially worked in St. Martin's Le Grand, London (where he married in 1776) later moving to Allhallows, Lombard Street in 1681, before finally relocating to Exchange Alley where he is believed to have taken-on the former premises of Robert Seignior in around 1686. Quare was selected as a member of the Court of Assistants in 1698 later becoming Master in 1708. In 1709 he is believed to have taken his former apprentice, Stephen Horseman, into partnership which presumably lasted until Quare's death in 1724. Daniel Quare was a fine and inventive maker who supplied clocks and barometers to significant European Royal and aristocratic clients. As a committed Quaker he refused to sign the Oath of Allegiance in 1697, however as a much respected maker, he was still able to discreetly supply the court of William III. In around 1680 Quare made repeating watches to his own design which eventually lead him to dispute a conflicting patent filed by Edward Barlow in 1686; the resulting exchange two years to resolve.
Lot 112
A rare Charles I first period brass lantern clock Anonymous but possibly by Richard Milbourne, London, circa 1620-30; the dial later inscribed for John Harford, Bath, 1658 The posted movement now with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging outside the frame to the rear and Huygen s endless rope winding, the reversed strike train with countwheel planted to the rear and sounding the hours on a bell set above the top plate, the dial with elaborate rose centred vestigial alarm disc and sculpted iron hand enveloped by fine engraved infill incorporating winged angel mask over opposing lions mask inhabited stylised foliate scrolls issuing from cornucopiae and grotesque mask positioned just above six o'clock, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with simple wheatear half hour markers, the upper angles engraved John Harford, in Bath, 1658 over earlier leafy sprays matching those to the lower angles, the distinctive frame with one-piece column turned corner posts incorporating rounded blocks at the junctions with the top and bottom plates beneath symmetrical foliate strapwork pierced frets decorated with engraved detail to the front, integral multi-knopped ovoid vase-turned corner finials and domed bell bearer cast with pierced decoration between the limbs surmounted by a later substantial cup-and-cover vase finial, with brass side doors and on ring-turned ball feet, 32cm (12.5ins) high excluding later finial; 39.5cm (15.5ins) high overall; with an oak wall bracket and 19th century cylindrical brass cased weight embossed in the Arts and Crafts style with monogram DIW. The current lot can be directly compared to an example dated to circa 1610-1620 signed Richard Milborne fecit in holborne illustrated and described in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers on pages 49-50 (Figures 5.10-11). In particular the engraving to the centre of the dial of the Milborne clock is almost identical to that of the present lot. In addition to this they also share the same pattern of frame casting and the unusual detail of having a lateral hammer stop applied to the top plate (removed from the current lot but evidence in the form of a vacant lot is still present). From this it would be reasonable to suggest that both originate from Milborne s workshop evidenced by the fact that the signed example is inscribed directly into the dial plate along with fecit. . Loomes also illustrates (Figures 5.2-9) another larger clock with dial engraved by the same hand and related frame castings which also could have originated from the same workshop. A detail worth noting is that this larger unsigned clock was made without an alarm, hence the centre is engraved with infill to occupy the space which would have been taken by a setting disc. This infill takes the form of a two-tier complex radial rosette almost identical to the one decorating the alarm disc of the current lot (suggesting that the disc itself is a rare original survivor). A third clock utilising the same frame castings and with dial engraving clearly by the same hand is illustrated in White, George English Lantern Clocks on page 82 (Figure II/94). This example was once in the Iden collection and is fitted with a non-original front fret bearing a signature for William Selwood hence is described by White as by an unknown maker. Although the angel and demon engraved decoration departs a little from the design seen on the others noted above it is clear that the similarities are strong enough to suggest that it was made in the same workshop (possibly that of Richard Milborne). From these observations it would seem reasonable to conclude that the present clock and the three clocks described above can be considered a series. Very little is known of Richard Milborne; Brian Loomes notes in Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 that A Richard Milborne and his wife, Mary had two children baptised at St. Clement Danes, Elizabeth and Mary in 1634 and 37 respectively. The identification of the current lot as being London first period work possibly from the workshop of Richard Milborne confirms that the engraved inscription for John Harford of Bath was added at a later date. John Harford is recorded by Loomes in Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Chippenham, Wiltshire in 1632. His uncle (on his maternal side) was the clockmaker John Snow of West Lavington and his father (John senior) may have been the clockmaker John Har(t)ford who was made a Free Brother of the Clockmakers Company in 1632 and Assistant in 1649. John Harford junior was apprenticed to his uncle John Snow from 1646 until 1653 and is thought to have worked in Bath from around 1654. He was described as a watchmaker in 1677 when his son (again of the same name) was apprenticed in London and is thought to have continued working until the end of the century. The presence of Harford s signature on the current lot would suggest that he probably acquired the clock and perhaps overhauled the mechanism prior to retailing it under his own name. On close examination the chapter ring appears to have been replaced at the same time of the execution of the signature. Indeed evidence in the form of extant earlier engraved decoration beneath indicates the original chapter ring was narrower whilst Harford's signature and date appear to have been executed to comfortably occupy the space above the current chapter ring.
Lot 113
A fine and very rare oak architectural floor-standing case for a first period lantern clock Anonymous, probably second quarter of the 17th century The superstructure now with fixed glazed top and ogee-cornice over architectural arch-glazed apertures to three sides, the front and right hand side attached by iron hinges to each other and to the backboard, the right hand side also attached via hinges to the backboard which is now applied with a print of Britannia seated on a globe, each of the three faces with faceted keystone flanked by raised quadrant panel infill to the arch springing from blocks applied with hipped pads over uprights decorated with tapered decorative split-turned batons, the integral trunk resembling a Roman Doric pilaster with moulded capital incorporating frieze bordered with slender stepped-ogee moulding to lower margin, over a full-width door to front applied with stepped oval panel centred with a domed button and issuing vertical slender straps and horizontal rails applied with further hipped pads, the lower section with additional further thicker horizontal strap issuing shaped vertical extensions and applied with another faceted panel to centre surrounded by domed buttons, the field decorated with additional vertical half-round split-batons, the sides with decoration matching the front above elaborate double skirt base with ogee top moulding to upper tier and ledge over generous cavetto moulding to the lower, 193cm (76ins) high; the body of the trunk 24cm (9.5ins) wide by 28cm (11ins) deep excluding the applied decoration. Provenance: The base of the backboard applied with a paper label inscribed in ink Cap t De Burgho Hodge, Exleigh, Tiverton. Online records of THE LONDON GAZETTE have two entries relating to Captain Edward DeBurgho Hodge: 24th May, 1861 Light Dragoons, Lieutenant De Burgho . Edward Hodge , from the 15th Foot, to be Lieu- tenant, vice Samuel Adams, who exchanges. 9th July, 1880 William Hodge , Gage John Hodge , and De Burgho Edward . Hodge , carrying on business in copartnership at Devonport, in the county of Devon, as Bankers, under the style or firm of William Hodge , William Chapell Hodge , and Company, the Devonport Bank, was, on the 1st day of July, 1880, dis- solved, by mutual consent. In addition to these The Plymouth and West Devon Record Office holds a document dated 31st July 1880 indicating the release (with later endorsements - 365/50) of De Burgho Edward Hodge of Sandwell, Harberton, Captain of the 12th Lancers. From these records it would appear that Edward DeBurgho Hodge was related to WillIam Hodge of the Devonport Bank, and, after serving in the Light Dragoons (up to 1861) and the 12th Lancers, entered into a new banking partnership with William Hodge in 1880. Exleigh, Tiverton and Sandwell, Harberton are both late Georgian Neo-Classical houses; Exleigh being a substantial Villa and Sandwell a Country House. The current lot appears to be a remarkable survivor which, on stylistic grounds, would appear to date to before the Civil War. The overall form is purely architectural conceived as a glazed arched loggia resting on top of a Roman Doric inspired pilaster. The strapwork decoration to the trunk follows that Jacobean architectural practice with similar designs often seen on fireplace surrounds. A good example dating from the 1630 s which exhibits comparable decoration (to the jambs of the overmantel) can be seen in the great chamber at Doughton House, Gloucestershire (illustrated in Cooper, Nicholas THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE on page 105). In addition to this, details such as the applied faceted/hipped panels and buttons together with the tapered split turnings (flanking the glazed arched apertures) can be compared to those applied to an enclosed deed chest made by the joiner Francis Bower for the Shrewsbury Draper s Company in 1637 (illustrated in Chinnery, Victor OAK FURNITURE, The British Tradition on page 53, Figures 2:5 and 2:6). Evidence in the upper and lower rails of each of the arch-glazed panels indicate that when originally made the arches were narrower (i.e. were essentially semi-circular in profile). Indeed at some point the arches appear to have been widened by a little over an inch by inserting extensions into the rails at their centres. The original form of the loggia would have therefore been narrower and hence perhaps more suited to the proportions of a standard lantern clock. The overall appearance of the case in its original form would have therefore perhaps served to enclose a lantern clock and display it in almost a reliquary manner elevated on a Classically inspired pedestal. In addition to this the current lot has seen some further relatively minor repairs and additions over the years including a replacement top panel incorporating glazed insert and skirting around the base. The latter has the appearance of being executed by an estate workshop during the mid 19th century and adds to the overall country house feel of the case. The numerous split half-round batons applied to the front and sides of the trunk may also be early additions. Notwithstanding these observations the overall the structure of the case appears to have survived in remarkably sound original condition. When considering the dating evidence above (which strongly suggests a date of around 1630-40) the current lot would appear to have been made during the first period of lantern clock production. Indeed relatively detailed investigation by the cataloguer has failed to identify other floor standing lantern clock cases that can be dated to prior to the Civil War. With this in mind it would therefore be reasonable to suggest that the current case could well be the earliest surviving English purpose made floor-standing case for a domestic clock, and, as such, would make the perfect companion for the previous lot.
Lot 115
A rare George III mahogany hour-striking tavern clock The dial signed for Desbois and Wheeler, London, early 19th century The five pillar two train rack and bell striking movement with four-wheel trains and anchor escapement regulated by steel-rod brass-faced lenticular bob pendulum with effective length of approximately 30.5 inches, set on a seatboard behind the 16 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial inscribed DESBOIS & WHEELER, GRAYS INN PASSAGE to centre and with counterweighted steel spade hands set behind a heavy cast brass convex moulded hinged glazed bezel applied to an ogee moulded wooden surround, the drop-trunk box case with movement access doors inset with sound frets to sides over flame figured panel flanked by shaped ears to throat and concave-topped rectangular caddy-moulded door, the square base terminating with a complex moulded collar over pendulum access flap to underside, 109cm (43ins) high. Daniel Desbois was apprenticed to John Johnson at Grays Inn Passage and took over his business from circa 1790 to 1846, dying two years later in 1848. The partnership between Daniel Desbois and Wheeler is also recorded in Baillie, G.H., Clutton, C. and Ilbert, C.A. BRITTEN'S Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers as working from Grays Inn Passage, London 1803-35.
Lot 13
A fine and rare Scottish brass mounted mahogany stick barometer with hygrometer William Dobbie to a design by John Russell, Falkirk, circa 1845 The chevron banded case with swan neck pediment and cavetto cornice above arch-glazed door enclosing fine engraved silvered brass scale incorporating HYGROMETER calibrated 0-30 in both directions and annotated DRY/MOIST flanked by fine foliate scroll infill to arch, above arched banner titled BAROMETER and signed W m Dobbie, Falkirk over Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations positioned to the right of the tube, opposing spirit tube Fahrenheit thermometer similarly labelled THERMOMETER in an arch above to the left, the trunk applied with full-height Corinthian half column with reeded shaft and cast brass capital and base over slightly domed oval cistern cover, 110cm (43.25ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B44); purchased from J.W. Blanchard Limited, Winchester, 14th January 1993 for £1,700. William Dobbie is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, volume 2 as a clock and watchmaker born in Falkirk, 1796 and died 1845. The design of the current lot was devised by the celebrated clock and watch maker John Russell who settled in Falkirk in 1770 in a shop opposite the top of Kirk Wynd. He subsequently became watch maker to the Prince of Wales and died in 1817. The basic design of the current lot was probably developed around 1785 by Russell and appears to have be closely related to that of Benjamin Martin s Triple Weather Glass (an example of which was sold in these rooms in our sale of Mallett: Taking Stock 8th November 2018, lot 109). In his work English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 Nicholas Goodison refers to an excerpt from the Alloa Monthly Advertiser of 7th February 1845 in which it was announced that William Dobbie of Falkirk had just completed two of Russell s splendid royal barometers (now scarce), warranted identical with those made by the original constructor.. from this it would appear that Dobbie was trading on the back of Russell s reputation or perhaps even as his successor. Indeed the current lot would support the latter as the engraving to the register plate is all but identical to an example by Russell illustrated by Goodison on page 230 (plate 157).
Lot 19
Ω A rare George III inlaid mahogany mercury wheel barometer with unusual indication Joshua Springer, Bristol, circa 1795 With triple line-edged rounded top inset with a hygrometer scale engraved DRY/MOIST and signed Springer, Bristol over conforming strung baluster outline upright with large glazed rectangular Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer flanked by foliate oval lozenge marquetry motifs, the 8.5 inch circular register further signed J. Springer, Bristol to centre over central spindle applied with ivory pulley assembly flanked by text Fair if Rise opposing Foul if Fall, the lower section beneath the spindle with vertical scale calibrated in barometric inches 28-31 and annotated with usual observations, the circumference with concentric scale divided for hundredths of a barometric inch annotated for every tenth, the rounded base with marquetry fan rosette , (unrestored, lacking hygrometer centre and glass, tube, bezel, hand and cursor weight), 97cm (38.25ins) high. Joshua Springer is recorded in Goodison, Nicholas English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 as succeeding the London scientific instrument maker John Wright (who had trained under Benjamin Cole and settled in Bristol in 1756) in 1759. Springer initially worked from Hadleys Quadrant, St. Stephen s Lane, Bristol, before moving to 2 Clare Street in 1775 where he remained until 1808. Goodison notes several angle barometers by Springer in addition to a very small group of wheel barometers made with the same design of dial as the current lot. The highly unusual register plate of the current instrument is designed to allow the vertical barometric scale beneath the centre spindle to be read via a small brass cursor weight suspended from a line wound around the ivory pulley. This is in-turn, driven by a second pulley on the other end of the spindle connected in the usual manner (via a line and glass float) to the open-end of the mercury syphon tube. The diameter of both pulleys have been carefully tuned to ensure that the spindle revolves once for every barometric inch covered, thus allowing the hand to provide a reading to two decimal points for each inch covered by the cursor weight. Another example by Springer with an almost identical dial to the current lot is illustrated by Goodison on pages 246-47 (plates 168 and 169).Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites
Lot 42
Ω A rare William IV or early Victorian mahogany and brass mercury portable mountain stick barometer John Newman, London, circa 1835 The slender circular section mahogany case incorporating slot applied with canted silvered brass Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches from 18 inches to over 32 inches divided into twentieths and annotated 19-32 to right hand margin set behind brass revolving cylindrical shutter and with Vernier adjustment screw to cap, the waist applied with ivory collar engraved NEWMANS IMPROVED PORTABLE IRON CISTERN, 122 REGENT STREET, LONDON opposing annotations CORRECTION FOR CAPACITIES 1/50, NEUTRAL POINT 30.012, CAPILLARY ACTION +.038, TEMPERATURE 66 (degrees), the slightly tapered lower section with inset Fahrenheit mercury thermometer applied to ivory scale over two-part brass cased iron cistern, the lower part turning against a pinned slot engraved with two positions PORTABLE and NOT PORTABLE, 91.5cm (36ins) high; with original leather cylindrical carrying case. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B26). John Frederick Newman‚ is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS as working at 7 and 8 Lisle Street, London, 1816-25 then 122 Regent Street 1827-62 when the business was taken over by Negretti and Zambra. He made standard and portable barometers for James Clark Ross's Antarctic expeditions (1839-1843). In 1851 he exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace and his meterological station barometers were used throughout the British Empire. Soon after the invention of the barometer in the 17th century it was observed that air pressure decreased with altitude. However, it was not until the latter part of the 18th century before an accurate mathematical relationship between height and drop in air pressure had been devised allowing barometers to be made with the intention of measuring altitude. The two-part iron cistern employed in the current lot was devised by Newman in 1833 to allow safe transport of the instrument. The construction of the cistern incorporates a valve mechanism which essentially shuts off the mercury column from the atmosphere when the lower half of the cylinder is rotated to the PORTABLE position. Newman s instructions for the use of the barometer advises that the instrument should be inverted before the cistern is closed-off presumably to prevent the mercury column from bouncing against the top of the column (potentially breaking the glass) and transported upside-down. Indeed the leather case present with the lot is designed for the instrument to be inverted before insertion. An almost identical instrument to the current lot was purchased by Charles Darwin in 1831 for use on the Beagle voyage (1831-36) and was presented to the Royal Society by the executors of his estate after his death in 1882.Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites
Lot 45
Ω A rare George III satinwood mercury wheel barometer Tagliabue and Torre, London, circa 1805 With open swan neck pediment and silvered hydrometer inscribed DRY/DAMP set behind glazed brass bezel to the upper section of the fine strung tulipwood crossbanded case, the baluster outline upright applied with arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer over 12 inch circular silvered register annotated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to circumference within generous cast brass bezel, the rounded base with bone disc for setting the recording pointer over glazed spirit level signed Tagliabue & Torre, 294, Holborn, LONDON , 113cm (44.5ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B148); purchased at these rooms in our sale of The Banfield Collection of Barometers 4th September 2007 (lot 98) for £1,000 hammer. The current lot is also illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS, Wheel or Banjo on page 54. Tagliabue and Torre are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 294 Holborn, London 1800-07.Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites
Lot 5
A rare English brass Gunter pattern horary quadrant Unsigned, mid 17th century The heavy brass plate applied with twin pinhole sight vanes, the apex pierced with a hole for plumb line and engraved with a shadow square annotated 1-10 in both directions and divided into fifths, below is a sector arranged as a quarter of an astrolabe for a fixed latitude showing the sky projection between equator and tropics crossed by the ecliptic divided with a Zodiacal scale, horizon and azimuth lines, the outer band with double calendar scale annotated I, F, M, A, M, I in one direction and I, A, S, O, N, D in the other within degree scale annotated 0-90 to limb, radius 10.1cm (4ins). The layout of the current lot was devised by Edmund Gunter who first published the design in 1623. Gunter was born in Hertfordshire in 1581 and studied at Oxford as an undergraduate 1600-03. During this time he developed his interest in mathematics and started designing his own instruments including a sector. In 1615 Gunter took holy orders and became rector at both St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford and St, Georges, Southwark. Around this time he also spent more and more time at Gresham College working alongside his friend Henry Briggs who was professor of geometry which ultimately led to his appointment as the third Gresham professor of astronomy in 1620. In 1623 Edmund Gunter published his work De Sectore et Radio or The Description and Use of the Sector, the Cross-staffe and other instruments which included the design of quadrant on which the current lot is very closely based. The current instrument appears to be laid out for vernal equinox of 21 March, consistent with the Gregorian calendar (still in effect in England at this time) and for latitude of 52° for London. It also incorporates an edge scale of solar declination adjacent to the quadrantal scale for observing altitudes of sun and stars onto which the sky positions of at least three bright stars are also plotted. Once supplied with a plumb line incorporating a sliding bead the quadrant can be used to establish the suns position in the Zodiac at a particular time of year and for finding the azimuth of the sun at a particular time of day as well as other astronomical functions.
Lot 52
A rare Victorian carved oak and opaque glass maximum/minimum thermometer Unsigned, third quarter of the 19th century The arched opaque glass Fahrenheit scale plate applied with shaped tube arranged to provide a minimum reading to the inverted scale on the left hand side and maximum reading to the ascending scale to the right, the lower bend of the tube filled with mercury acting against markers inserted within the spirit filled sections, the scale further annotated COLD to the upper left margin opposing HEAT to the right, mounted on scroll-carved an oak wall panel for wall mounting, 38cm (15ins) high. This type of maximum/minimum thermometer was invented by James Six (1731-1793) in around 1780 and relies on markers inserted in the tube to remain at the highest position gained by the mercury over a given period, hence a record of the minimum temperature on the inverted scale to the left and highest temperature to the ascending scale on the right can be obtained.
Lot 54
A very rare mahogany cased aneroid barocyclonometer or 'Typhoon Barometer' Retailed by Lawrence and Mayo, Calcutta, after a design by Jose Algue, Manilla, early to mid 20th century The box opening to reveal Faura pattern aneroid barometer with 7 inch circular silvered register calibrated in both barometric inches and millibars and inscribed LAWRENCE & MAY, CALCUTTA, 596 over curved Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale mercury thermometer to centre, within adjustable outer scale annotated for the Northern hemisphere with latitudes 0-25 opposing 25-32 grouped with appropriate pressure readings for different seasons to the lower half, the upper half annotated with typhoon predictions, the whole set behind glazed bezel with silvered angled fillet insert and attached to the outer scale to allow adjustment by turning the bezel assembly , the lid of the box applied to the inside with the remains of a patinated brass and glass Cyclometer with fragmented original central translucent circular plate inscribed with direction arrows beneath two pointers, one engraved with scale 0-100 the other with pivoted direction indicator, the whole rotating within a ring annotated with the points of the compass, the exterior of the box with shaped brass nameplate engraved M.C.P. to top and visible dovetail joints to corners, (in original unrestored condition with distressed Cyclometer), 27cm (10.5ins approx.) wide. Very little is known about the origins of the firm Lawrence and Mayo other than the fact that they were originally London based and expanded to set-up branches throughout the British Empire during the second half of the 19th century. The Calcutta branch is thought to have opened in 1877 and is still trading today as an independent Indian enterprise specialising in the supply optical scientific and surveying instruments. The design of the current lot was the culmination of the efforts of two successive Jesuit Priest directors of the Manilla Observatory, Federico Faura and Jose Algue. The problem of predicting destructive typhoons, which took dozens of lives each year in the Phillipines, led to Faura's research and eventual publication of his paper Senales precursoras de un temporal in 1882. He then went onto develop the úura' pattern barometer which through use of a carefully devised scale could predict with a fair degree of accuracy the proximity of a typhoon. Jose Algue, who succeeded Faura in 1897, undertook further research to devise a method of forecasting the direction from which a typhoon would approach. This led to the development of his 'cyclonometer' or 'wind disc'. The incorporation of both instruments into one unit was termed a ºroclclonometer', examples of which were utilised throughout the Phillipines saving countless lives during the opening years of the 20th century. In 1912 Jose Algue was invited by the U.S. government to devise a version of his tried and tested barocylonometer for use in the Northern hemisphere in order to assist in the prediction of Hurricanes and Atlantic storms. In August 1912 he visited New York and Washington where it was agreed that a model calibrated for the Northern hemisphere would be made in Germany for trial onboard Connecticut flagship of Rear Admiral Osterhaus -commander of the Atlantic Squadron for U.S. Navy. By January 1913 Algue was in London where discussions regarding the production of further models in London took place. An account of his visit to New York was published in The New York Times August 18th 1912, and a review of the instrument was published in Popular Mechanics January 1913 issue. A related instrument by Schmidt and Zeigler of Remscheid (probably from the very early series of German made models as specified for the order for the U.S. Navy) was sold in these rooms on Wednesday 16th February 2011 (lot 26) for £1,300 hammer.
Lot 326
Augustus Samuel Boult, (Fl. 1815-1853, British) Labourers quarrying and loading sand with shire horses, circa 1840's, signed lower centre, oil on canvas, 45 x 56cmShire Horses were traditionally used by quarrymen to help with the process of extracting sand from countryside sand quarries. The horses who were bread to cope with heavy loads of quarried sand from the sand that was transported in robust carts to the network of canals and from the 1830's the growing network of railways. This painting by Augustus Boult illustrates this particular countryside activity.The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse. They are a tall breed, with mares standing 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm) and over and stallions standing 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm) and over. The breed has an enormous capacity for weight pulling, and Shires have held the world records for both largest overall horse and tallest horse at various times. Throughout its history, the breed has been popular for pulling brewery wagons that delivered ale to customers. This practice continues today, with the breed also being used for forestry, leisure and promotional pursuits. The breed descends from war horses brought to England by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. These were crossed with other breeds, including the Friesian, to create the Shire of today. In 1884, the organization now known as the British Shire Horse Society was created, with the American Shire Horse Association beginning in 1885. The breed was exported from Britain to the United States in large numbers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but popularity fell with the advent of mechanization, reaching a low point in the 1950s and 60s. Popularity began to increase again in the 1970s and after. However, population numbers are still considered to be at critical levels by both the UK-based Rare Breeds Survival Trust and the US-based American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Shire stallions may be black, bay or gray. They may not be roan or have large amounts of white markings. Mares and geldings may be black, bay, gray or roan. In the UK stallions may not be chestnut but the color is allowed by the US registry. Stallions stand 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm) high when mature, and they average around 17.2 hands (70 inches, 178 cm). Geldings stand at least 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm) high and mares at least 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm).[citation needed] The Shires' head is long and lean, with large eyes, set on a neck that is slightly arched and long in proportion to the body. The shoulder is deep and wide, the chest wide, the back muscular and short and the hindquarters long and wide. There is not to be too much feathering, and the hair is fine, straight and silky. Smaller horses, under 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm), are generally preferred for working horses, while taller horses, especially those over 18.2 hands (74 inches, 188 cm), are used for show and promotional purposes. The breed is known for its easy-going temperament. The Shire has an enormous capacity for weight pulling. In 1924, at a British exhibition, a pair of horses was estimated to have pulled a starting load equal to 45 tons, although an exact estimate could not be made as they exceeded the maximum reading on the dynamometer. Working in slippery footing, the same pair of horses pulled 16.5 tons at a later exhibition. The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire named Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood 21.2 hands (86 inches, 218 cm) hands high, and his peak weight was estimated at 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb). At over 19 hands (76 inches, 193 cm), a Shire gelding named Goliath was the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the world's tallest horse until his death in 2001. Like its close relative, the Clydesdale, the Shire horse is descended from the Great Horse brought to England in 1066 by William the Conqueror.[dubious - discuss] Only stallions were imported, to carry knights in armour into battle-weighing up to 32 stones (450 lb or 205 kg)-and it is probable that they bred with native mares in the vicinity.[citation needed] Though oxen were used for most farm work into the 18th century, horses 'fit for the dray, the plough, or the chariot' were on sale at Smithfield Market in London as early as 1145. The English Great Horse was valued during the reign of Henry VIII, when stallions measuring less than 'fifteen handfuls' could not be kept, but the advent of gunpowder in the late 16th century brought an end to the use of heavy horses in battle. Oliver Cromwell's cavalry favoured lighter, faster mounts and the big horses began to be used for draught work instead. Stage coaches needed strong horses to draw them and the Great Horse found a new niche. During the 16th century, Dutch engineers brought Friesian horses with them when they came to England to drain the fens, and it is probable that these horses had a significant influence on what became the Shire breed.From this medieval horse came an animal called the Old English Black Horse in the 17th century. The Black Horse was improved by the followers of Robert Bakewell, of Dishley Grange in Leicestershire, resulting in a horse commonly known as the "Bakewell Black."[9] Bakewell imported six Dutch or Flanders mares, notable since breeders tended to concentrate on improving the male line. Two different types of black horse developed: the Fen or Lincolnshire type and the Leicester or Midlands type. The Fen type tended to be larger, with more bone and extra hair, while the Midlands type tended to have more endurance while being of a finer appearance. The term "Shire horse" was first used in the mid-17th century, and incomplete records begin to appear near the end of the 18th century. The "Packington Blind Horse", from Leicestershire, is one of the best-known horses of the era, with direct descendents being recorded from 1770 to 1832. This horse is usually recognized as the foundation stallion for the Shire breed, and he stood at stud from 1755 to 1770. During the 1800s, Shires were used extensively as cart horses to move goods from the docks through the cities and countryside. The rough roads created a need for large horses with extensive musculature. A bay-colored Shire, showing Clydesdale influence in colour and markingsIn 1878, the English Cart Horse Society was formed, and in 1884 changed its name to the Shire Horse Society. The Society published a stud book, with the first edition in 1878 containing 2,381 stallions and records dating back to 1770. Between 1901 and 1914, 5,000 Shires were registered each year with the British registry.The first Shires were imported to the United States in 1853, with large numbers of horses being imported in the 1880s. The American Shire Horse Association was established in 1885 to register and promote the breed. The Shire soon became popular in the United States, and almost 4,000 Shires were imported between 1900 and 1918. Approximately 6,700 Shires were registered with the US registry between 1909 and 1911. Around the time of World War II, increasing mechanization and strict regulations on the purchase of livestock feed reduced the need for and ability to keep draft horses. Thousands of Shires were slaughtered and several large breeding studs closed. The breed fell to its lowest point in the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1955 fewer than 100 horses were shown at the annual British Spring Show.Today, the British Shire Horse Society receives around 500 annual registrations. Shire horse was originally the staple breed used to draw carts to deliver ale from the brewery to the public houses. A few breweries still maintain this tradition in the UK. These include the Wadworth Brewery in Devizes Wiltshire, the Hook Norton Brewery, the Samuel Smith Brewery in Tadcaster, and Thwaites Brewery in Blackburn, which resumed horse-drawn deliveries in 2008. Several breweries have recently withdrawn their Shire horse teams, including the Tetley brewery in Leeds.
Lot 595
Rare wartime scarf by Jacqmar, portraying figures dashing about with blankets and buckets and a wooden legged fire warden blowing his whistle, the words " London Alert!! Fall in the Fire Bomb fighters" written between them (slightly spotted). A large square of pink rayon of the same vintage, hand painted in two of its corners with sprays of roses, four printed silk chiffon squares with rolled edges, some rust spots and a pink silk handkerchief with a pattern of black squares and dots.
Lot 94
Rare German Third Reich WW2 Navy Officer's sword and scabbard by Weyersberg, Kirchbaum & Co. Soligen, the blade finely etched with seaplanes, u-boat, battleship, and other warships as well as eagle and swastika motif, with folding brass guard and lion head pommel with red and green jewelled eyes, 89cm long in scabbard. We are unable to provide condition reports for this sale.
Lot 56
RARE LARGE Circa 1890 CHINOISERIE BIRD BUTTERFLY GOLD ENAMEL GLASS VASE, MOSER (The Famous Czech Crystal & Glass Maker)! The Vase features incredibly elaborate raised Gold Enamel in different shades which really sets of the designs. The Vase is done in a Chinese Chinoiserie pattern with Figural Bird, Butterfly and a Chinese Vase filled with Flowers. The Vase is also in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs and is an impressive large size measuring 11 inches tall by 5-1/2 inches wide across the body.
Lot 108
Fables.- Barre (William) Tales, Fables, &c., list of subscribers, damp-staining to title and first few ff., London [printed in Shacklewell], 1814 bound with [Sharpe (Richard Scrafton)] Cottage Poetry. By the author of "Old Friends in a New Dress.", [1829], together 2 works in 1 vol., a few minor spots, book labels to pastedown, 19th century cloth-backed boards, rather worn § Belfour (John) Fables, on Subjects connected with Literature. Imitated from the Spanish of Don Thomas de Yriarte, half-title, engraved frontispiece, original publisher's boards, spine ends a little chipped, 1804 § Coldwell (William) Fables and Moral Poems, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, half-title, light spotting and browning, contemporary ink inscriptions to title and half-title, book labels, original publisher's boards, printed paper label to spine, London [printed in Halifax], 1820, 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of rare collections, COPAC lists the first in BL only, none of the remaining 3 are in BL, the second has no copy listed in the UK.
Lot 110
Fables.- Davis (Mary Anne) Fables in Verse, from Aesop, La Fontaine, and others, ink ownership inscription to head of title, Yeovil Book Society rules and members list tipped in at front, contemporary half calf, spine chipped at foot, London [printed in Weybridge], 1813 § Steers (H.) Aesop's Fables, New Versified, light scattered spotting, ink ownership inscription to head of title, book label, contemporary tree calf, a little rubbed, Hull, 1803 § La Fontaine (Jean de) The Looking-Glass: containing select fables of La Fontaine, book label, contemporary half calf, rubbed, extremities worn, 1784 § Wharton (Richard) Fables: consisting of select parts from Dante, Berni, Chaucer, and Ariosto Imitated in English verse, 2 vol., occasional light foxing or browning, bookplate and book label, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, 1805; and another, Aesop, 8vo (6)⁂ A good collection of rare Fables in translation, many with only a handful of copies on COPAC.
Lot 117
Jests.- Ware (Major) Squibs and Crackers, Serious, Comical and Tender, scattered foxing, book label, modern boards, London [printed in Broxbourn], 1812 § The Whimsical Jester, or, Rochester in High Glee, disbound, for William Cavell, 1788 § The Festival of Wit, original wrappers, Dresden, for C. and F. Walther, 1795 § Sharp's Funny Reciters' Companion, original stitched pictorial wrappers, light creasing and browning to extremities, n.d.; and 3 others, similar (7)⁂ All rare, the first with only the BL copy listed on COPAC, the second with only 2 copies on ESTC (BL and Oxford) and the last (which includes a poem on slavery) with only the National Library of Wales copy recorded.
Lot 124
Poetry collections.- Gloucestershire Garland (The), being a selection of poetic flowers, list of subscribers, occasional light foxing, contemporary polished calf, gilt, spine chipped at foot, Cirencester, 1815 § Fitz-Florian's Alphabet; or Lyrical Fables for Children Grown Up, second edition, book labels, contemporary calf, spine chipped, a little rubbed, 1819 § Jones (Samuel) Poetical Extracts, lacking front fee endpaper, ink ownership inscription, book label, contemporary half calf, spine chipped, rubbed, 1821 § The Modern Antique: or The Muse in the Costume of Queen Anne, presentation inscription "with the author's love" to half-title, worming to head, not affecting text, book label, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, 1813; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (6)⁂ All rare, the first seemingly unrecorded with no copies listed on COPAC, the second and third with BL copies only, and 2 copies of the last.
Lot 132
Unrecorded poet.- Hilary (Hubert) The Trifle; or, Froth and Sweetmeat, autograph inscription "from the author" to head of title, A.L.s. from the author bound in after preface, small paper repair to title verso, disbound, 8vo, Bath, 1824.⁂ Rare, unrecorded collection by an unrecorded poet, not in COPAC or WorldCat. A somewhat eccentric collection that includes "Address to the Comet" (referring to The Great Comet of 1823) and a culinary poem "A Breakfast for an Emperor".
![Gardening.- S[tevenson] (H[enry]) The Young Gard'ner's Director, first edition, lacking engraved frontispiece but with engrav](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6ea4edf4-7cb4-4ce9-9f2e-a89d00d4439d/3dcf775c-a711-4ff1-e8c0-f76f66157c77/468x382.jpg)
Lot 38
Gardening.- S[tevenson] (H[enry]) The Young Gard'ner's Director, first edition, lacking engraved frontispiece but with engraved plate of knot gardens, 3pp. catalogue of books at end, contemporary ink inscription "S.Pulleyn 1748" on verso of title, some light spotting or soiling, contemporary calf, a little worn and wormed, rebacked, [British Bee Books 77; Henrey 1387], 12mo, for Anthony Barker, 1716.⁂ Rare manual for planting and cultivating gardens, with a section on the management of bees. Several subsequent editions were issued from 1744 onwards, all of which are scarce, but ESTC lists only 6 copies of this first edition.
![Songbirds.- [Albin (Eleazar)] A Natural History of Singing Birds, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 21 plates, one or two](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6ea4edf4-7cb4-4ce9-9f2e-a89d00d4439d/df59a6b6-a570-4c74-b95e-aaef121777bb/468x382.jpg)
Lot 42
Songbirds.- [Albin (Eleazar)] A Natural History of Singing Birds, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 21 plates, one or two shaved at fore-edge, contemporary ink signature of G.Bleasdale on title, some spotting or soiling, contemporary sheep, a little worn, Edinburgh, for J.Wood, 1776 § Nash (Joseph) A Practical Treatise on British Song Birds, first edition, 5 engraved plates only (of 8), original boards, uncut, spine defective, 1824 § Napier (C.O.G.) The Food, Use, and Beauty of British Birds, first edition, albumen photograph frontispiece, errata slip, advertisement leaf loosely inserted, original printed glazed orange boards, joints split, spine chipped at head, 1865, rubbed; and 2 others, birds, including one on the canary, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The first is the rare Scottish second edition; ESTC lists only 3 copies.
Lot 43
Songbirds.- Bird-Fancier's Recreation (The): Being Curious Remarks on the Nature of Song-Birds..., third edition, woodcut frontispiece, 5pp. Contents at end, very slight water-staining to upper margin, contemporary cutting concerning Mr Ward "the oldest Bird-Man now living..." and his collection of birds tipped in at beginning, Harrison Weir's copy with his signature dated 1887 on front free endpaper, 19th century calf, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed and marked, 12mo, for T.Ward, 1735.⁂ Rare; ESTC lists only 3 copies in UK (BL, Oxford, Manchester) and 2 in America (Philadelphia and University of Kansas).Harrison Weir (1824-1906), natural history artist and illustrator, particularly of cats and birds.
Lot 46
Songbirds.- Hervieux de Chanteloup (J.C.) A New Treatise of Canary-Birds. Containing the manner of Breeding and Coupling them..., first English edition, half-title, 2 woodcut plates (one of cages, the other musical notation), 5pp. advertisements at end, spotted, small rust-spot to G6, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine a little worn and chipped at ends, 12mo, for Bernard Lintot..., 1718.⁂ Rare; ESTC lists only 6 copies in the UK and 10 in America.
Lot 59
NO RESERVE Medicine.- Glyster (Gregory) A Dose for the Doctors; or, the Aesculapian Labyrinth explored, in a series of instructions to young physicians, surgeons, accouchers, apothecaries, druggists and chymists, interspersed with a variety of risible anecdotes affecting the faculty. Inscribed to the college of wigs, fourth edition, half-title, disbound, 4to, for G.Kearsley, 1789.⁂ A rare edition, ESTC lists 3 copies only (not in BL).
Lot 68
NO RESERVE German ABC/Prayerbook.- No title, first page with woodcut initial of Adam & Eve, printed in red and black with fine woodcut of cockerel in red and black on final leaf, lightly browned, contemporary sheep-backed paste-paper boards, rubbed, corners and spine ends a little worn, 8vo, Esbirg, Johann Gottlieb Rohrmann, 1782.⁂ Rare work for children including the alphabet, Lord's Prayer, Ten Commandments and the 23rd Psalm.
![NO RESERVE Militaria.- [Berry (Sir Edward)] An authentic narrative of the proceedings of His Majesty's squadron, under the co](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6ea4edf4-7cb4-4ce9-9f2e-a89d00d4439d/f01cd2ec-93d7-4ccc-c9ad-be681f46f414/468x382.jpg)
Lot 90
NO RESERVE Militaria.- [Berry (Sir Edward)] An authentic narrative of the proceedings of His Majesty's squadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, from its sailing from Gibraltar to the conclusion of the glorious Battle of the Nile, second edition, folding engraved plate, later wrappers, for T.Cadell, 1798 § A Friendly Address to the Volunteers of Great Britain, half-title, disbound, Richmond, 1803; and 2 others, militaria, 8vo (4)⁂ The second mentioned is rare with only the BL copy listed on COPAC.
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