AN EDWARDIAN CASED ANEROID BAROMETER, COMPASS AND THERMOMETER COMPENDIUMRETAILED BY J.C. VICKERY, LONDON, CIRCA 1905The rectangular gilt plate measuring 2.5 by 4 inches fitted with glazed Bourdon pattern aneroid barometer with open centre within 1.5inch inner concentric barometric scale annotated 21 - 31 and inscribed RAIN, CHANGE, FAIR and outer rotating altimeter scale divided in 100 foot increments, annotated 0 - 10000 and stamped MADE IN FRANCE, with convex glass and engine-milled bezel, set beside a conforming compass with recessed gilt on blued metal rose within scale calibrated for degrees, the upper edge of the plate applied with a silvered FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale mercury tube thermometer, the folding gilt-tooled Morocco leather covered case indistinctly stamped with gilt trademark for J.C. VICKERY, 179, 181 & 183 REGENT ST... to the inside of the lid.The compendium 11cm (4.375ins) wide, 7.5cm (3ins) deep, 2.5cm (1ins) high. The firm of J.C. Vickery was established in 1890 when John Collard Vickery and Arthur Thomas Hobbes acquired the Regent Street premises of William Griggs, bookseller and stationer. Thomas Hobbes left the business the following year leaving Vickery to establish himself as one of the premier retailers of silver, jewellery and luxury goods. John Collard Vickey died in 1930 leaving the business to be taken-over by James Walker Limited.
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Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERBERRINGER, LONDON, CIRCA 1815With swan neck pediment over glazed silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Berringer, London to upper margin, over caddy moulded ebony line edged trunk with Vernier setting square flanked by ogee side corbels to throat and arch glazed Fahrenheit alcohol thermometer to front, the rounded base applied with ring-turned domed cistern cover over level adjustment square to underside.98.5cm (38.75ins) high, 14cm (5.5ins) wide. Henry Berringer is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS as working in London circa 1810-30.Please note Dreweatts have an ivory exemption license for this lot XYWLRLAY
A GEORGE III BRASS MOUNTED EBONISED TRIPLE PAD-TOP TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK WITH FIRED ENAMEL DIALTHOMAS BEST, LONDON, CIRCA 1790The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and trip-hour repeat, the rococo scroll engraved backplate signed Tho's Best, London within a shaped cartouche to centre, the 6.75 inch circular slightly convex fired white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track and scroll pierced blued steel hands, the shallow break-arch top case with hinged brass carrying handle over three brass-edged raised panels and double cavetto top mouldings, the opening front applied with a convex glazed moulded brass bezel over scroll cast lower quadrant frets flanked by brass edged angles, the door opening to reveal S/N strike selection switch to the mask above the dial, the sides with rectangular brass fish scale frets and the rear with brass-edged full-width break-arch glazed door, on cavetto moulded skirt base with block feet.33.5cm (13.25ins) high with handle down, 27cm (10.5ins) wide, 16.5cm (6.5ins) deep. Thomas Best is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1761-90. The British Museum online records lists him as working from 3 Red Lion Square, London, 1770-94 and also Plum Tree Street 1790-94; he is also recorded as being declared bankrupt in 1789. Condition Report: Movement is in clean fully working condition and appears fundamentally original. There is no visible evidence to suggest that the escapement is a reconversion from anchor. The dial has no visible defects and a very nice feel however it is most probable that it has been restored to a very high standard. The pendulum holdfast hook is missing and the backcock apron is probably a replacement. The seatboard appears original. The case appears to be in very good original condition throughout with overall age-related rubbing/wear to the ebonised finish as well as some very minor bumps, scuffs and minimal shrinkage. Case retains original locks and hinges.Clock is complete with case key and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
A REGENCY BRASS INLAID MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCKUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1820The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the shouldered backplate engraved with geometric border decoration, the 8 inch slightly convex cream painted Roman numeral dial with steel moon hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the case with brass pineapple finial to the elevated gadroon-carved surmount over cavetto cornice and fluted band to frieze, the front with brass fillet-edged recessed quadrant panels decorated with brass foliate motifs around the dial flanked by brass line decorated slender strip pilasters, the sides with brass rosette ring handles over rectangular fish-scale frets, the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on skirt base incorporating fluted band to upper edge and brass roundel and line inlaid decoration to front over brass ball feet.49.5cm (19.5ins) high, 28cm (11ins) wide, 16.5cm (6.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Late William Keith Neal, Antique firearms collector, formerly of Bishopstrow House, Warminster, Wiltshire. Condition Report: Movement is complete and in reasonably clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial has been restored but is of good colour with some slight mellowing and light scratching together with a slight defect to the XI numeral (relating to dial foot attachment). The hands are undamaged. The case is generally in sound original relatively untouched condition. The left-hand side has some shrinkage cracking due to carcass movement towards the leading edge and a small loss to the fluted moulding above the skirt. The rear door has lost the veneer overlap bordering the left-hand edge and the clock is a replacement. The top finial block is also a replacement otherwise faults are limited to lesser shrinkage in places, a few minor bumps, scuffs and other age-related blemishes.Clock has winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
A REGENCY LINE INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERJOHN GALLY, EXETER, CIRCA 1810With open triangular pediment above rectangular silvered Vernier scale annotated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature John Gally, EXETER to right-hand side opposing Fahrenheit scale spirit barometer to the left, set behind hinged glazed triple-line edged door over conforming line decorated caddy moulded trunk with visible tube, the rounded base with ring turned domed cistern cover.95cm (37.5ins) high, 13cm (5ins) wide. John Gally is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Exeter circa 1810-30. Condition Report: The instrument has been recently serviced by a specialist for the vendor hence is fine working condition with good clean silvering to the register plate. The cistern cover is a replacement otherwise case is in very good original condition with only very minor age-related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK CASEANOMYNOUS, PROBABLY LONDON, CIRCA 1780The cavetto moulded break-arch cornice applied with a wavy crest and three reeded finial plinths over hinged glazed dial aperture for a 12 inch break-arch dial flanked by free-standing reeded columns with brass caps and bases, the sides with rectangular brass fish scale sound frets and quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat moulding over flame-figured break-arch door applied with complex edge mouldings and flanked by fluted canted angles, on plinth base applied with mouldings to form a shaped panel over double skirt incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between.222cm (87.5ins) high excluding finials, 52cm (20.5ins) wide, 25cm (9.75ins) deep. Condition Report: Case is generally in clean original condition with only minor age-related faults. The hood has some shrinkage/opening to the joins in panel around the apertures to the sides; the left hand fret is a little loose. The curved top has typical cracking between the segments that form the curvature. The glazed front door has a slight spring which would be pulled-in when locked. The rest of the case is also in very clean condition with the only notable fault being slight opening of the vertical joint between the two sections that form the backboard. The trunk door is very straight and retains its original locks and hinges. The cheek uprights appear to be at their original level. The finish to the case has minimal bumps and scuffs however the colour is a orange/pink hence would benefit from the attention of a good finisher to incorporate some darker tones.Case has a single key for the trunk only.Useful dimensions:Max height of dial aperture into the rebate of the mask - 42.5cm.Max width into the rebate of the mask - 31cmdistance between the level of the lower rebate in the mask and the top edge of the cheek uprights - 3cm.Condition Report Disclaimer
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERFRASER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790With swan neck pediment over glazed silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Fraser, London to upper margin, over caddy moulded flame figured trunk with Vernier setting square flanked by cavetto sides to throat, the rounded base incorporating cavetto-capped part-cylindrical cistern cover with shallow ogee dome underside.100cm (39.5ins) high, 16cm (6,25ins) wide. William Fraser is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS as born circa 1720 and died 1815. He worked as 'Optician and Mathematical Instrument maker to the King and The Prince Wales' from 3 New Bond Street, London, and took his son into partnership in 1799.
(Atlas.) John Bartholomew: 'The Imperial Map of England & Wales According to the Ordnance Survey, with the Latest Additions; Shewing clearly every Feature of the Country, Railways and their Stations, Roads, Canals, Rivers, Gentlemen's Seats &c. &c., On a Scale of 4 Miles to an Inch', London & Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co., c.1872, double page lithograph title + 17 sheets comprising 14 large double page colour maps (sheets 2-15) and final map (sheet 16) divided into 3 separate half height double page colour maps (16A, B & C respectively), 4pp index at front, large slim folio (approx. 56 x 42cm) original cloth gilt
(Kent, Maps.) 'A topographical-map of the county of Kent, in Twenty Five Sheets, on a Scale of two inches to a mile, From an actual survey, in which are expressed all the roads, lanes, churches, towns, villages, noblemen and gentlemens seats, Roman roads ... in the county, together with the divisions of the lathes & their subdivision into hundreds', Lympne Castle, Harry Margary, 1968, facsimile of the original edition published 1769, 1 map on 25 sheets including title page and list of subscribers as called for, oblong large folio (51 x 76cm), original cloth backed printed wraps
(Map.) Andrew Bryant: 'Map of the County of Norfolk from Actual Survey by A. Bryant, In the Years 1824, 25 & 26, Respectfully Dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy & Gentry of the County, Published by A. Bryant, 27 Great Ormond Street, London, Dec 1st, 1826', large scale engraved county map of Norfolk in two sections, full wash hand coloured, calligraphic cartouche, list of the ecclesiastical divisions, compass rose, table of explanation and fine engraved vignette of Norwich Cathedral in the lower right corner, each section dissected and backed onto linen, each sheet approx. 74 x 229cm, edged with green coloured linen, housed in contemporary green slipcase.Bryant's team surveyed Norfolk between 1824 and 1826, and the map was published in six sheets on 1 December 1826. At 10 miles to 12 inches, this map is at a slightly larger scale than William Faden's map of 1797. A superbly detailed map in the Bryant tradition, includes towns, villages, churches, buildings, castles, parks, gentleman's seats, commons, heaths and hills, parishes and other boundaries, broads, fens, canals, wind and water mills, fox covers, roads, lanes, toll bars and rivers. The most important nineteenth century map of Norfolk.
Four Dinky die-cast scale model sports cars “Aston Martin DB3” (No. 110), “Bristol 450” (No. 163), “MG Midget” (No. 108), & “Sunbeam Alpine” (No. 107), a ditto model “Cunningham C-5R Road Racer” (No. 133), all boxed; & three other Dinky scale model racing cars “Talbot Lago” (No. 230), “Triumph TR2” (No. 111), & “Vanwall” (No. 239), all unboxed.
Plaston Toys Made in England No.6205 Large Scale Plastic Gerry Anderson's Supercar Complete with original nose mounted probe & rear aerial, adhesive labels on both sides of the nose have fell of but are included and label on the underside is beginning to peel away. Good Plus within Fair to Fair Plus Packaging
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