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A Radio-Controlled Scale Model of the Steam Launch 'Bat', 20th century,Built by K.N. Townsend of Cumbria in 1985, to a scale of 1:8, serial number 0II, a small brass plaque to the stern reads Model No. OII 1987. Built for 'Maxwell Brierley'.Hull of timber, plank on frame, painted white to the waterline and red below with a dark green boot top, a varnished top strake with a gold leaf caveta. Fitted with a three blade brass propeller. Laid timber decks with notched king plank and wide mahogany covering boards.Engine: Specially developed twin cylinder double acting, with 3/8-inch stroke and four columns, the balanced web crank shaft with split big end bearings, five bearings, the outer two being miniature ball races. Copper vertical boiler, with mahogany cladding, incorporating a heat sink and low-profile gas burner, from special propane tank. Fitted with level glass, safety valve, pressure gauge, steam whistle and Windermere kettle. With a modernised type of low profile boiler handforce feed pump.Forward cockpit, lined with beaded panelling and fitted with slatted mahogany bench seats, central engine space, with removable laid decks for access to gas cylinder, engine and radio control gear for engine, steering and whistle. The cockpit fitted with slatted mahogany bench seats. There is a removable green surrey top on brass poles. Inventory includes radio control transmitter and charger, timber toolbox and leather folder containing documentation. Mounted on brass crutches on a slate base. With three scale poseable figures. 14in (35.5cm) tall on base; the model 40in (102cm) longFootnotes:A fine example of one of the finest model makers of the 20th century. Care of construction and painstaking attention to detail are evident throughout. The first example of this model was commissioned for the Windermere Steamboat Museum collection.The steam launch Bat was built by Brockbank of Windermere to the design of her owner, Alfred Sladen in 1891. In 1904 she was used by Isaac Story and Jack Kitchen to conduct experiments in early radio control on the Lake, where she was steamed around the northern end with only a stoker on board. It is believed the first example of a vessel being controlled by radio. Found derelict at Bowness in 1966, she was rebuilt and now can be found in the Windermere Jetty, Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century,1:8 scale, beam 15 inches, the plank hull painted green and white, built to exhibition standard by V.R. Bento in 1988 from detailed plans and photographs, powered by twin-cylinder engine and boiler shell by Maxwell Hemmens, expert modifications to the water pump, bypass valves, oil separator, pipework, whistles and other fittings, additional technical features include Displacement lubricator, separator tank, pressure gauge, sight glass, valves, hand-operate boiler feed pump, gas fired boiler, and two onboard tanks for boiler feed, and brass propeller, on teak stand.Controlled by an accompanying Futaba two-channel set radio control, together with a leather bound folder containing model documentation, operating instructions and certificate, the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wideFootnotes:The original 'Wahkeena' was constructed by the Elliott Bay Company Ltd in Portland Oregon in 1888. This fine model is coated in three coats of yacht varnish for an excellent and hard-wearing waterproof finish.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A tray lot of various embossers, cased scale and camera Condition Report: Available upon request

Four Royal Worcester dishes in 'Old Worcester Scale Blue', painted with exotic birds, and insects, together with a Royal Crown Derby 4398 pattern teaset comprising eight cups and saucers, six plates and a sugar bowl Condition Report: Worcester dishes nice condition, very light surface scratches. RCD - sugar bowl discoloured, and lightly crazed but does not ping. two cups crazed, one cracked and one discoloured, others ok. Saucers and plates ahve light surface scartches and light rubbing to gilt.

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A RARE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERJ. Thompson, Northampton, late 18th centuryThe 8.5 inch circular silvered register signed J. THOMPSON, NORTHAMPTON to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind hinged circular glazed moulded wood bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass and with chevron line border decoration, the triple line-edged case with open triangular pediment above oval urn inlaid panel and arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer flanked by further paterae to the baluster shaped upright, the rounded base further inlaid with a fan rosette.97cm (38.25ins) high excluding finial. J. Thompson of Nottingham appears not to be recorded in the usual sources however it is likely that he is a related to John (IV) Thompson who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working in Nottingham 1835-44.The current lot is notable in being a rarely early example of its type most likely being made in the 1790's. Early features include the wooden as well as the truncated design of the top of the case.Condition Report: The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks and is currently plugged for transport. The mechanism is complete and in working condition however will require setting up. The register is in good condition with some light spotting/discolouration to the silvering. The thermometer has some patchy tarnishing to the scale and a crack to the glass. The case has a replacement rear door otherwise is in fair presentable condition with some historic bumps, scuffs, minor repairs and light shrinkage cracking/veneer movement to sides. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN WALNUT MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TWELVE-INCH DIALJ. Sewill, Liverpool and London, circa 1860The 12 inch star-centred circular silvered register signed ADIE, J. SEWILL, 61 South Castle St., LIVERPOOL, & 30 Cornhill, LONDON within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass bevel glazed bezel, the case with arched scroll-bordered pediment over slender conforming scroll-edged trunk applied with a glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer, the shaped base with recording hand setting key flanked by further S-scrolls.106cm (45.75ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Joseph Sewill was born in Liverpool in 1816 and started up as a watchmaker, chronometer maker, and nautical instrument maker at 61 South Castle St, Liverpool in about 1848. Latterly Joseph went into partnership with two of his sons and is thought to have retired to London in 1862. His son, John Joshua Sewill (d. 1891) succeeded him and headed the business until his death in 1891, The firm was well regarded and opened branches in London (at 30 Cornhill prior to 1882), Glasgow and Locle (Switzerland). In 1867 a chronometer by Sewill won the Greenwich Trials and they became makers to the Admiralty. In the 1874 Greenwich Trials their chronometers came first and third. They also entered pieces into Kew trials, where a karrusel watch was awarded 81.8 marks in 1900. They won an award for 'services to horology' at the Paris Exhibition of 1862, and later became 'Maker to the Queen of Spain'.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine condition with no visible faults and the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in fine condition with the only notable faults being some slight bubbling/lifting and bruising to the curved veneers lining the edges .  Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN OAK MERCURY 'ADMIRAL FITZROY'S STORM BAROMETER'Negretti and Zambra, London, circa 1870The arched bevel-glazed double ceramic Vernier scales flanking the large bore mercury tube, each calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the lower margins annotated ADD ONE TENTH FOR, EACH HUNDRED, FEET ABOVE, THE SEA and 10 A.M YESTERDAY and 10 A.M TO DAY over PATENT No. 1481 and with signature NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, INSTRUMENT MAKERS, TO HER MAJESTY, HOLBORN VIADUCT E.C., 122 REGENT ST. W, & 59 CORNHILL E.C., LONDON to upper margin, the apex of the arch further inscribed ADMIRAL FITZROY'S, STORM BAROMETER., the trunk with Vernier setting squares to throat above applied glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit scale thermometer further signed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON to upper margin and with ogee moulded crests to the upper and lower rails, the base with rectangular ogee moulded cistern cover over conforming base moulding with level adjustment screw to underside.102cm (40ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Negretti & Zambra are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1850 when a partnership between Enrico Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.The current lot is a textbook example of a Fishery or Sea Coast storm barometer devised by Admiral Robert Fitzroy in the 1860`s to aid mariners in the forecasting of storms. Fitzroy lobbied the Board of Trade resulting in this type of barometer being supplied (at public expense) to many coastal communities for display in a prominent public space. In addition to this The Royal Lifeboat Institution installed these barometers into each of its stations and the Duke of Northumberland (in association with the British Meteorological Society) erected several on the coast of Northumberland. By 1864 over 80 barometers had been installed by the Board of Trade and a further 14 by the Duke of Northumberland with their usefulness fully appreciated in Fitzroy's Meteorological Office Report published that year.Condition Report: The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks and both Vernier slides are fully operational however there is only one key present. The arched signature plate has some slight hairline cracking to the lower right hand corner which can only really be seen on very close examination being behind the bevel cut of the glass. The thermometer is in good condition although the tube is probably a replacement. The case is in good original condition with only minor bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERNegretti and Zambra, London, late 19th centuryThe instrument with slender square section case pierced with a vertical slot to reveal the tube incorporating sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left beneath serial number 1838 to upper margin, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over signature NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, Scientific Instrument Makers to Her Majesty, LONDON to throat and applied mercury tube thermometer with large bulb within brass protective housing and Fahrenheit scale inscribed directly onto the tube, the base with square glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical chamber and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular moulded oak panel applied with an ivorine plate further inscribed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, Scientific Instrument Makers, to Her Majesty, LONDON fitted into a rectangular cabinet with moulded cornice over rectangular bevel-glazed door.The instrument 104cm (45ins) high; the cabinet 140cm (55ins) high, 26cm (10.25ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Negretti & Zambra are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1850 when a partnership between Enrico Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks. The silvering to the scales is in good condition with only minor discolouration/mellowing and the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in good condition although has probably been polished at some point (original lacquer removed) and the finish is generally a little dull/oxidised. The cabinet no longer has its original clasp for the door (has been substituted for a pivoted hook clasp) and has some noticeable bumps and scuffs to the exterior otherwise is in sound original condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN IMPRESSIVE INLAID MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASEThe dial bearing a signature for Robert Roskill, Liverpool, circa 1900 incorporating earlier elementsThe substantial five columnar pillar triple train movement with plates measuring 9 by 11 inches and deadbeat escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the chiming train incorporating a choice of two sets of notations for the quarters sounding via transverse pinned cylinder on eight tubular gongs suspended from the case backboard and the hour train sounding on an additional larger gong, the 14 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and bearing inscription Robert Roskill, Liverpool to the foliate scroll engraved silvered centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with scroll and sceptre half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced blued steel hands, mask inhabited scroll cast spandrels to angles and strike/silent opposing chime selection levers to margins, the arch with rolling moonphase incorporating terrestrial globe engraved silvered lunettes and age of the moon scale to the upper margin, in a case in the manner of Gillows with cavetto moulded swan neck pediment, gilt pagoda and wheatsheaf floral decorated panel inserts and break-arch frieze over the hinged glazed dial aperture applied with reeded Roman Doric half-columns to stiles and flanked by conforming complete free standing columns, the sides each with lozenge panel inlaid frieze over rectangular brass grille sound fret and conforming pilaster planted next to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat and alternating lozenge and shaped diamond panel inlaid frieze over shaped-top caddy-moulded door veneered with an oval flame figured panel within line border and quartered infill, flanked by free-standing columns to angles and with small rectangular panel beneath, the sides each inlaid with an arrangement of oval circular panels within triple line borders and conforming quartered infill, the plinth base with stepped ogee top mouldings over conforming circular panel inlaid front flanked by canted angles, on ogee bracket feet.260cm (102.5ins) high excluding finials, 69cm (27ins) wide, 38cm (15ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The case if the current lot is of particularly fine quality and essentially dates to around 1810. The overall attention to detail - in particular the precision of the inlay, crispness of the mouldings and superb column turnings indicates that the case was made by a leading workshop, hence would warrant a possible attribution to Gillows of Lancaster. The movement is also of fine quality but was made around 1900 and, in order to create room for the tubular bells/gongs, required the case to be increased in depth by around 2 inches. This work was executed extremely well with a great deal of effort taken to ensure perfect integration with the earlier elements. Indeed the sides of the trunk would have required r-veneering with the current arrangement of oval and circular panels no doubt being devised at that time to add decorative detail so to lessen the effect of the increased depth.  

A RARE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERBaptista Ronchetti, Manchester, circa 1790The 8.5 inch circular silvered register signed Bap'st Ronchetti, Fecit and with additional inscription H. Lomas, Adlington to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches incorporating an engraved motif of Masonic tools suspended from a ribbon and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind hinged circular glazed moulded wood bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass and with chevron line border decoration, the chevron-edged case with open triangular pediment above arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer to the baluster shaped upright inlaid with fan quadrants to upper angles and three oval radial paterae to lower margin, the rounded base with further oval patera over conforming fan rosette.96cm (38.5ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Baptista Ronchetti is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Spear Street Manchester from 1785 and then later at 15 High Street until around 1810. Ronchetti emigrated from Tavernerio, near Lake Como, Italy in 1785 later sending for his son, Charles Joshua, and his nephew Louis Casartelli who were both accompanied by Dominic Bolongaro. Initially all three worked in Ronchetti's workshop before branching-out and setting-up on their own. Baptista Ronchetti is a well-regarded maker known for his stick and angle barometers and was one of the first to produce wheel barometers of the type which subsequently became the predominant design produced throughout the 19th century. The current lot is notable in being a particularly early example of its type most likely being made in the 1790's. Early features include the hinged wooden bezel (which is secured by a lock with keyhole set in the side of the case) as well as the truncated design of the top of the case. The additional name engraved on the dial is for H. Lomas of Adlington who is recorded by Banfield as working circa 1800-20. The presence of Lomas's signature (executed in a different hand) would suggest that he probably re-sold the barometer perhaps 20 years or so after it was made.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine original condition albeit with some minor discolouration/tarnishing; the front glass is cracked and the bezel has had some minor historic repairs to the chevron line decoration as well as a small loss. The thermometer is in good condition although the tube is a replacement which may have required the aperture for the bulb in the plate to be enlarged slightly . The case is in good with limited to a few small losses/historic repairs to the chevron banding, some slight shrinkage cracking to the edge veneers and other minor bumps, scuffs and age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A FINE REGENCY MAHOGANY FLAT-TO-THE-WALL BOWFRONTED MERCURY STICK BAROMETERA. and H. Fraser, London, early 19th centuryWith swan neck pediment and cavetto cornice over rectangular bow-glazed silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations beneath signature A. & H. Fraser, LONDON, the ebony line-edged trunk of the same bowed profile incorporating Vernier setting squares to throat over inset bow-glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale thermometer within moulded ebony surround, the base with turned half vase cistern cover flanked by ebony vertical line strung canted angles over cavetto moulded underside incorporating level adjustment screw at the base of the cistern vase.99cm (39ins) high. A. And H. Fraser are recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from 3 New Bond Street, London, in 1816.Condition Report: The tube is filled with mercury but there is an airlock in the column. The scales have a patch of discolouration towards the left hand margin otherwise are in good condition. The case is missing a 'button' to one of the swan neck pediment scrolls and a small section of ebony moulding to the left hand side of the base (beneath the cistern) otherwise instrument is in fine condition with other faults very much limited to slight age related bumps and scuffs. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN OXIDISED AND LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERBaird and Tatlock, London, late 19th centuryThe instrument with slender cylindrical case with the upper section fitted with a glass sleeve enclosing silvered scale incorporating vertical slot to reveal the tube and sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left, the lower margin signed BAIRD & TATLOCK, LONDON and numbered 2013, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over applied mercury tube thermometer with bulb within protective housing and Fahrenheit scale, the base with cylindrical glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular moulded walnut panel incorporating curved top and base, fitted into a rectangular cabinet with shaped-outline crest over moulded cornice and channel-moulded uprights flanking the rectangular glazed door fitted with ivorine button inscribed BAIRD & TATLOCK, LONDON to lower rail, with further glass panels to sides and on moulded base.The instrument 109cm (43ins) high; the cabinet 132cm (52ins) high, 27cm (10.5ins) wide, 17cm (6.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Baird and Tatlock are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a partnership between Hugh Harper Baird and John Tatlock formed circa 1881 specialising as Laboratory furnishers, chemical, mathematical and philosophical instrument makers. They supplied the Admiralty, the War Office, the India Office and the Crown Agents for the Colonies and operated from several addresses in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as from 14 Cross Street Hatton Garden from 1889. The business became a Limited Company in 1897 and continued to trade from the same London address until 1935. The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks. The silvering to the scales is in fine condition with minimal discolouration/mellowing and the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in good original condition retaining its original finishes with only slight spotting a wear to the lacquer in places. The cabinet is in good original condition with only minor age related bumps, scuffs and minor blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BAYONET-TUBE MERCURY STICK BAROMETER WITH LARGE SCALE THERMOMETERNairne and Blunt, London, circa 1780 The arched-top caddy moulded case inset with glazed hygrometer inscribed DAMP DRY and with beard setting square beneath over concave-topped silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right hand margin opposing weather observations to the left, the upper margin signed Nairne and, Blunt, London and the lower edge decorated with an engraved leafy scroll flanked cavetto-shaped angles, the trunk applied with full-height silvered-scale mercury thermometer calibrated in Fahrenheit with scale divided in degrees annotated 0-120 opposing markers inscribed Freezing, Temperate, Sum'r Heat, Blood Heat and Fever Heat over spiral pierced brass bulb shield and circular base applied with half sphere cistern cover incorporating sleeved level adjustment screw to underside. 108cm (42.5ins) high. The collaboration between Edward Nairne and his former apprentice Thomas Blunt is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as established in 1774 and lasting until 1793. Edward Nairne was born in 1726 and apprenticed to the celebrated instrument maker, Matthew Loft, in 1741. Latterly he worked from 20 Cornhill and published numerous booklets on navigational, pneumatic and astronomical instruments. In 1776 Nairne devised a marine barometer with a restriction to the bore of the mercury tube which served to dampen the oscillation of the mercury, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1776 and died 1806. Thomas Blunt was apprenticed to Edward Nairne in 1760 with whom he formed a loose partnership in 1774, perhaps for mutual convenience as his premises were next door to Nairne's at 22 Cornhill. Blunt designed some of the components for the 'New Barometer' devised by the Portuguese Scientist J.H. Magellan for measuring altitude, and latterly became instrument maker to George III. In 1793 he took his son, also named Thomas, into partnership and subsequently relocated to 136 Minories in 1814, he died in 1822. A small group of bayonet-tube stick barometers incorporating a large scale thermometer by Nairne and Blunt are known. These include an example in The Whipple Museum, Cambridge (illustrated in Goodison, Nicholas English Barometers 1680-1860 on page 186, Plate 124); another previously in the collection of Edwin Banfield is illustrated in his publication BAROMETERS, Stick or Cistern tube on page 75 and a third was also sold in these rooms on 15th March 2018 (lot 38) for £3,200 hammer. These three differ from the current lot in that they do not have a hygrometer fitted however an example which also includes a hygrometer, hence is very closely comparable with the current lot, was sold at Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 19th May 2021 in their sale titled Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art (lot 123) for £4,000.Condition Report: The tube is filled with mercury with no apparent airlocks. The register plates/scales have overall patchy discolouration and tarnishing to the silvering otherwise are in fine original condition with the delicate engraving showing very little wear suggesting that the plates have not been re-silvered many times in the past. The wheat beard to the hygrometer is currently detached otherwise is in good condition with the adjustment mechanism intact and working. The thermometer is in good condition; the brass fittings are however somewhat discoloured/tarnished. The case is in good original condition showing old but relatively flat surface with some wear mainly to the dome of the cistern cover. There is no key present to the hygrometer or level adjustment squares. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY QUARTER-CHIMING LONGCASE REGULATORSmith and Sons, London, mid 19th centuryThe substantial four double-screwed columnar pillar triple train movement with plates measuring 9.75 by 10.25 inches and six-spoke wheel crossings throughout, the going train with Harrison's maintaining power and deadbeat escapement regulated by mercury jar compensated pendulum incorporating fine beat adjustment to crutch, the quarter train chiming on a graduated nest of eight bells and the hour sounding on a large coiled gong, the 12 inch circular single-sheet silvered brass Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and STRIKE/SILENT, FULL CHIME/WESTMINSTER CHIME selection dials to the centre signed SMITH & SONS., ST. JOHN'S SQUARE., CLERKENWELL., with blued steel spade hands set within canted silvered bezel, the substantial case with ogee-capped concave-sided upstand, stylised twist baton carved cavetto cornice and repeating scroll decorated frieze over recessed quadrant panels around the dial aperture to hood door flanked by canted angles and with deep-set foliate scroll pierced arched sound frets to sides, the trunk with urn finials over complex top mouldings and repeating split baton frieze to throat above arch-glazed door enclosing silvered pendulum beat scale flanked by Egyptian style faceted three-quarter columns with stylised leafy caps and flared moulded bases, the plinth of inverted breakfronted form decorated with crisply moulded panels to front over tall skirt with complex upper mouldings.217cm (85.5ins) high, 66cm (26ins) wide, 34cm (13.5ins) deep.  The clockmaking business of John Smith and Sons of Clerkenwell can trace its roots back to 1780 however gained much greater significance when they became established in St. John's Square, at the former manufactory of Colonel Mangier, from 1844. The firm ran extensive workshops which incorporated a dedicated brass foundry, clock case workshop and assembly areas for the various types of clocks produced and was featured in the 20th September 1851 issue of the Illustrated London News in an article entitled Visit to a Clerkenwell Clock Factory. At the Great Exhibition held that year they exhibited a year going calendar clock and another chiming clock, chiming on 8 bells and striking on a gong. Ultimately John Smith and Sons perhaps became best known for their skeleton clocks, many of which illustrated in their 1865 catalogue including models based on Litchfield Cathedral and York Minster, however they also produced many fine chiming bracket clocks, longcase regulators, wall clocks and public clocks. The business continued to produce clocks until 1938 when, due to the decline in demand for mechanical timepieces, they diversified to become specialist material stockholders and still continue in this role today.It has been traditionally thought by vendor's family that the current lot was exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Although there is no evidence to support this, the movement and case are certainly of very fine quality hence would warrant this belief. Interestingly a quarter chiming longcase clock shown by Smith and Sons at the Paris 1900 Exhibition survives in the collection of The National Trust at Castle Drogo, Devon (object/902584). This clock also has a three train four pillar movement with Harrison's maintaining power, mercury jar pendulum and chimes the quarters on eight bells or four gongs, and is housed in an elaborate Chippendale style gilt brass mounted mahogany case.Condition Report: Lot 135The movement is in fine clean fully working condition having being relatively recently serviced (prior to the former owner's death). The level of mercury in the pendulum needs topping-up (is low) and there is staining to the interior of the glass jar. The dial generally is in fine clean condition but does have a couple of light spots of tarnishing.The case is in fine condition with faults limited to the small section of angled cornice moulding to the front right hand side being detached (just need gluing back on!); one small section (approx 1 inch) of the unusual repeating block decoration to the trunk door missing; a small loss to the front left hand corner top moulding of the base and a small loss to the left hand side fret. Otherwise faults are very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs, slight shrinkage and wear (most notably to the skirt) commensurate with age and use.Clock is complete with pendulum, three weights, case key and winder.Maximum dimensions at base - width 67cm (26.5ins), depth 35cm (13.75ins). Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN FIGURED MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH 12-INCH DIALL. Casartelli, Liverpool, circa 1850The 12 inch circular star centred silvered register signed L Casartelli, Liverpool calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations and two recording pointers within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the case with foliate carved crest to the cavetto moulded pediment over bowfronted Centigrade scale mercury tube thermometer to the baluster outline upright, the square base with two recording hand setting keys labelled TODAY and YESTERDAY and cavetto moulded underside.123cm (48.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Lewis Casartelli is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as the nephew of Baptista Ronchetti who emigrated from Tavernerio, near Lake Como, Italy in 1787. He worked for several barometer makers before setting up alone and subsequently traded from several addresses in King Street and Duke Street, Liverpool and died in 1860.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine original condition albeit with some minor discolouration/tarnishing; both setting hand mechanisms are operational. The thermometer is in good original condition. The case is in fine fine condition with faults limited to the carved crest having the tip of a leaf missing from the apex. Otherwise faults are very much limited to a few very minor bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A JAPANNED AND LACQUERED BRASS INCLINOMETERE. R. Watts and Son, London, dated 1941With pierced triangular frame enclosing spirit bubble scale with spring-loaded pivot at the open end, engaging with the underside of the brass fine-screw helical drum scale divided into tenths of a degree for reading against a pointer applied to the top plate of the tall end, the scale end plate engraved CLINOMETER, LARGE, E.R. WATTS & SON, LONDON, 1941, No. 23071, in original shaped mahogany box stamped with repeat makers mark, serial number and date to lid.The box 28cm (11ins) long, 20cm (8ins) wide, 8cm (3.125ins) high. The London based firm of E.R. Watts and Son specialised in surveying instruments and was founded in 1856 by Edwin Watts. The business was incorporated in 1922 and merged with Adam Hilger to become Hilger and Watts in 1948. 

A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH 10 INCH DIALI. Braham, Torquay, circa 1830The 10 inch circular silvered register with engraved basket of fruit and leafy scrolls to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the ebony line-edged case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over bowfronted Fahrenheit scale mercury tube thermometer to the tapered upright, the rectangular base inset with a glazed spirit level signed I. BRAHAM, TORQUAY over cavetto moulded underside.109cm (43ins) high excluding finial. John Braham is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Torquay circa 1820-40. Banfield notes that he moved down from Liverpool during the early 19th century and became clockmaker to the Duchess of Clarence.Condition Report: Tube is intact and filled but has a small airlock at the top and is currently plugged. The mechanism is intact but will require setting-up; there is no setting pointer adjustment key present with the instrument. The register is in good condition with nice even silvering. The thermometer, hygrometer and spirit level are also in sound condition but with some mellowing to the silvered finishes. The case is generally in sound original condition; the pediment has losses to the mouldings applied to the swan-neck section and the upper hinge of the rear door is incomplete. Otherwise faults are limited to various minor bumps, scuffs, wear and age related blemishes including some bubbling to the veneers to the sides. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TEN-INCH DIALJames Gatty, London, circa 1805The 10 inch star-centred circular silvered register calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass glazed bezel, the triple-line edged case with hydrometer to the swan neck pediment with adjustment square beneath, over arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer to the baluster-outline upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting key over glazed spirit level signed Ja's Gatty, No. 132 High Holborn, London.98cm (38.5ins) high excluding finial. James Gatty is recorded in Goodison, Nicholas English Barometers 1680-1860 working from 130 and 132 High Holborn. His exact dates or whether he started as an optician or immigrant glassblower are unknown, however a barometer by him was included in the sale of Sir William Chambers s furniture in 1796; a James Gattey is also recorded as working from 64 Tooley Street in 1802. Gatty is considered to be probably the most sought-after maker of early wheel barometers which tend to be of the finest quality.Condition Report: Tube is intact and filled but has airlocks and is currently plugged. The mechanism is intact but will require setting-up. The register is in good condition with some minor concentric discolouration only. The thermometer is also on good condition with some slight blooming to the silvered finish in places. The hygrometer is in similarly good condition with the adjustment fully operational; the spirit level at the base is also in good order albeit with some discolouration to the silvering. The case is generally in good original condition but has some small losses to the parquetry band bordering the lower edge of the pediment and some bruising to the rounded base (including some small veneer losses to the rear). Otherwise faults are very much limited to minor shrinkage, bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A LATE VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERNegretti and Zambra, London, late 19th centuryThe instrument with slender cylindrical case pierced with a vertical slot to reveal the tube incorporating sliding Vernier collar reading against a silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches bordering the right hand side opposing millibar scale to the left, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over engraved signature H. Negretti & Zambra, 1 Hatton Garden, 122 Regent St. W. & 39 Cornhill, London and applied mercury tube FAHRENHEIT thermometer with canted silvered scale and enclosed bulb to front, the base with cylindrical glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular ogee moulded walnut panel with curved top and base and inset with a brass-bordered trade plate inscribed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA. METEOROLOGICAL, INST'T MAKERS, TO HER MAJESTY, 1 HATTON GARDEN E.C., 59 CORNHILL E.C., 122 REGENT ST. W., LONDON. to centre.The instrument 102cm (40ins) high; the wall panel 103cm (44ins) high, 14cm (5.5ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Negretti & Zambra are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1850 when a partnership between Enrico Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks. The silvering to the scales has discolouration/mellowing, the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in sound condition but has patchy strong discolouration and wear to the original lacquered finishes. The back panel has some historic age related bumps, scuffs shrinkage and discolouration/blooming to the finish. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN EBONY AND BRASS NAVIGATIONAL OCTANT Inscribed for W.B. Moralee, North Shields, early 19th century, The 11 inch frame incorporating central T-shaped hand-piece inset with bone signature plate inscribed W.B MORALEE NTH SHIELDS, the pivoted arm mounted with mirror opposing aperture for reading the inset bone Vernier scale with clamp and endless screw adjustment to underside, with pin-hole sight opposing horizon glass, set of hinged filters, backsight and conforming horizon, in tapered mahogany box applied with trade label THOMAS L. AINSLEY, MAKER AND ADJUSTER OF, Iron Ships' and Steamers' Compasses, 86 BUTE STREET, CARDIFF... to the inside of the lid; together with a 1.5 inch two-draw refracting telescope, circa 1875, signed R. & J. Beck, 31 Cornhill, London to final draw, with shuttered eyepiece, sliding brass sun shade, end cap and leather grip, complete with cylindrical leather protective case, (2).The sextant box 32.5cm (12.5ins) high, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, the telescope case 27cm (10.5ins) long. The name W.B. Moralee of North Shields appears not to be recorded as a maker of instruments hence could well be that of the first owner of the octant in the current lot. At some point the instrument was with Thomas Liddell Ainsley of Cardiff and South Shields (whose trade label is pasted to the inside of the lid) who was a maker of precision instruments active between 1858-1886. Ainsley also published numerous works on marine navigation and related subjects with his best known work being A guide book to local marine board navigation. The Ordinary Examination first printed in 1859 with no less than 45 subsequent reprints up to 2018. The telescope I the current lot is by Richard and Joseph Beck who 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.Condition Report: The octant is in complete original condition with all fittings present. The mirror has some degradation to the silvering mainly towards the margins and one of the filters has some slight edge chipping where it is fitted into its mount. Both the Vernier in the arm and the main scale each have a single crack bot no losses. Otherwise instrument is a little dirty/neglected but in good order. The box has corner chips to the top and base panels as well as overall age related wear and shrinkage otherwise is in sound original condition.The telescope has some slight discolouration to the margins of one of the internal lenses otherwise optics appear to be in good original condition and the instrument will focus. The draws appear to be free form noticeable dents or cracks as does the sun shade but there is some noticeable discolouration/tarnishing to the brass. The leather grip is in fine condition, the shutter to the eyepiece and the end cap are also in good condition. The leather outer case is also in good original condition although the carrying strap is no longer present. Condition Report Disclaimer

TWO CASED ANEROID BAROMETER, COMPASS AND THERMOMETER COMPENDIUMSOne by J. Hicks, London, late 19th centuryThe first with 1.25 inch circular silvered register signed J. HICKS, MAKER, LONDON, 9143 and inscribed Compensated within concentric scale calibrated for barometric inches divided into twentieths and annotated with basic weather observations within outer altimeter scale calibrated in feet from 0 to 10,000 and divided for 100 foot intervals, the gilt pocket watch type case with suspension ring and rotating bezel with recording pointer to inside of glass, set in a silk lined morocco pair-shaped case inset with conforming small silvered dial compass opposing ivory scale Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale mercury tube thermometer to the inside of each of the two hinged front cover sections; the second with silvered plate measuring 2.75 by 4.25 inches fitted with glazed Bourdon pattern aneroid barometer with open centre within 1.5inch concentric barometric and rotating altimeter scales similarly calibrated and stamped MADE IN FRANCE 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 FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale mercury tube thermometer and the lower edge inscribed PRECISION INSTRUMENT CASE, (2).The first 9cm (3.5ins) high by 7.5cm (3ins) wide (closed), the second 7.5cm (3ins) high by 11.5cm (4.5ins) wide. James Joseph Hicks is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Hatton Garden, London from 1861 until after 1900. He was a committed Catholic who presented various meteorological instruments to the Vatican receiving the title Knight Commander of St. Gregory in recognition for his services.Condition Report: The first (Hicks) has been 'bag tested' and the barometer mechanism responded to change in pressure. The dial has some very slight discolouration to the silvering and the case has discolouration and wear to the bezel. The outer edge and rear cover retain much of their original finish in 'fresh' condition albeit with some oxidation towards the margins and two slight areas of rubbing to the rear. The compass is in very similar condition; the thermometer has a broken tube but the scale is in good condition. The interior lining of the case is worn/discoloured but generally intact. the exterior has some staining and wear but the hinges are intact and the case clasp is present and operational.The barometer in the second compendium also responds positively to being 'bag tested'. The silvered scale has some noticeable tarnishing to the silvered scale particularly towards the outer edge. The compass scale is in similar condition and object is generally in dirty/neglected condition with overall spotting, discolouration and light wear to the silvered finishes. The thermometer tube is intact and in good condition. The silk lining to the lid of the case is faded and frayed along the rear edge. The hinge is present but the lid is not currently attached although the structure (rear rail) of the lid is intact hence re-attachment should be relatively straightforward. The exterior leather covering of the case is a little faded and has small loss which matches the size of the leaf of the hinge where it attaches to the lid otherwise is in good condition with only minor wear. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FRENCH LOUIS PHILIPPE PORCELAIN INSET ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCKThe dial signed for André with movement stamped for S.G. Huller, Paris, circa 1845The circular eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating silk suspension and stamped S.G. HULLER, A, PARIS to the upper left hand margin of the backplate, the circular white enamel dial signed ANDRÉ A PARIS to centre within blue Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating foliate gilt painted cartouche divisions, with blued steel spade hands within a gilt fluted concave bezel, the rococo case with bold leafy finial over strapwork scroll cast surround to the dial and generous foliate rocaille bordered swollen apron panel inset with a porcelain plaque finely polychrome painted with a floral still life, the sides with integral cast large scale foliage around blind-hatched infill, on generous scroll cast feet incorporating further hatched panel infill and palmette to apron between.39.5cm (15.5ins) high, 25cm (9.75ins) wide, 12.5cm (5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection.Condition Report: Movement appears complete and original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. Although the movement is in working condition the mechanism is somewhat dirty/neglected hence a clean/service is required. The dial has some slight chipping to each of the winding holes otherwise appears to be in good original condition. The case is in fine original condition with strong gilding with very little wear and only a few minor patches of discolouration. The porcelain panel appears free from damage or visible restoration. The case back panle is lacking two (of its four) decorative securing screws.Clock is complete with pendulum and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERComyns, London, circa 1835The 8 inch circular silvered star-centred register signed COMYNS, King Street, Chelsea within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the kingwood banded and ebony line-edged case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over bowfronted Fahrenheit scale mercury tube thermometer to the tapered upright, the rectangular base inset with a glazed spirit level over cavetto moulded underside.101cm (39.75ins) high. Henry Comyns is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 17 King's Road, Chelsea, London 1820-45.Condition Report: Tube is intact and filled but has a small airlock at the top and is currently plugged. The mechanism is intact but will require setting-up. The register is in fine condition with nice even silvering. The thermometer, hygrometer and spirit level are also in good condition. The case is generally in very good clean condition although the pediment is probably a restoration, otherwise faults are very much limited to a few minor bumps, scuffs and age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN PATINATED BRASS SEXTANT Adie and Son, Edinburgh, mid 19th century The pierced diamond 'lattice' pattern frame with pivoted arm mounted with mirror opposing hinged magnification lens over aperture for reading the fine silver inset brass Vernier scale signed ADIE & SON, EDINBURGH, No. 210 and initialled J.H., with two sets of hinged filters, brass telescopic sighting tube and wooden grip to rear of frame, the fitted keystone-shaped mahogany box with two additional sighting tubes, a telescope eyepiece slider and a eyepiece filter.The box 35.5cm (14ins) wide, 26.5cm (10.5ins) deep, 12.5cm (5ins) high. Alexander Adie is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as born 1775 and dying in 1858. Adie was the nephew of John Miller, one of the leading Scottish makers of Scientific Instruments in the 18th century and was apprenticed to him in 1789. In 1804 they formed the partnership of Miller and Adie which continued until the death of John Miller in 1815. Adie continued the business alone specialising in meteorological instruments obtaining a patent in 1818 for his air barometer or sympiesometer. In recognition of this invention he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He was appointed optician to William IV and later Queen Victoria after forming a partnership with his son, John, in 1835 to form Adie & Son. Father and Son worked together from Princess Street, Edinburgh until 1857 when the business was continued under Richard Adie who relocated the firm to Hanover Street in 1877.Condition Report: Optics are complete with the exception of one small filter and intact however there is some internal condensation/deposits within the tube(s) which affects the clarity of the viewed image. The filters and mirrors appear complete and free from damage. The Vernier is operational with minimal wear to the scale and the magnifier is working. The frame has verdigris spotting coming through the japanning as well as age related wear but is undamaged. The case is generally in good original condition but with some age related shrinkage, bumps and scuffs; there is no key for the box. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A VICTORIAN MOTHER OF PEARL AND BRASS INLAID MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERUnsigned, circa 1860The 8 inch circular silvered register with engraved rococo scrolls to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the onion-top case inlaid in mother-of-pearl, brass and abalone shell with continuous delicate flowering foliage to borders, fitted with glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit scale thermometer to the tapered upright and with conforming inverted onion shaped base.97cm (38ins) high.Condition Report: Tube is filled but has airlocks, the mechanism is intact but will require setting up, there is no setting recording hand setting key present. Bothe the register and the thermometer are in fine condition. The case is in fine original condition with faults very much limited to a few very light age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A PALMER'S COMPUTING SCALE AND FULLER'S TIME TELEGRAPH CIRCULAR SLIDE RULEPrinted by John E. Fuller, Boston, 1847The first side labelled PALMER'S, COMPUTING SCALE, IMPROVED BY, FULLER. and variously inscribed with accreditations including Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1843 by Aaron Palmer in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the State of Massachusetts, and by J.E. Fuller 1847, over Engraved by George G. Smith, 188 Washington St. Boston to the centre of the revolving disc annotated with various computational scales with instruction Use the inner circle for Dollars, Cents & Mills, or Pounds Shillings & Pence, the reverse labelled FULLER'S, TIME TELEGRAPH with accreditation Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by John E. Fuller in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the State of Massachusetts, over Engraved by G.G. Smith, Boston to the centre within scales divided for annual calendar revolving within various computational scales to allow calculation of numbers of days or weeks between two dates and with two blocks of text titled Directions for weeks and Directions for days, with anthemion and scroll printed spandrel decoration to angles, with a PHILIPS' PLANISPHERE by George Philip and Son Limited, London, early 20th century with circular card printed with celestial map within outer calendar scale rotating within sleeve pierced with aperture for revealing the nights sky at any given date of the year labelled in gilt PHILIPS' PLANISPHERE, SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STARS, VISIBLE FOR EVERY HOUR, IN THE YEAR to centre and with EXPLANATION test to verso (2).The circular slide rule 28.5cm (11.25ins) square; the planisphere 12.25ins (31cm) wide. Provenance: The horological library of Lawrance Hurst. 

A MAHOGANY MINIATURE LONGCASE TIMEPIECE WITH PASSING STRIKE AND MOONPHASEThe dial signed for Thomas Far, Southampton, early 19th century and laterThe early 19th century movement with four-wheel train, shouldered plates, anchor escapement regulated by 21 inch pendulum and sounding each hour with a single blow on bell mounted above the plates, the 6 inch brass break-arch dial inscribed Tho's Far, Southampton to the silvered centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll-pierced blued steel hands and Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with rolling moonphase incorporating terrestrial sphere engraved lunettes and curved silvered scale annotated for age of the moon to the upper margin, now in a later case with swan neck pediment over hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by Corinthian columns with brass caps and bases to hood, the trunk with stepped ogee throat moulding over shaped-top caddy moulded door flanked by quarter columns to trunk, on plinth base with conforming top mouldings and canted angles over bracket feet, together with a further stained oak separate box-shaped plinth.149cm (58.75ins) high excluding additional plinth, 32cm (12.5ins) wide, 20cm (8ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Thomas Far of Southampton does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however the movement and possibly the dial of the current lot would appear to date from the early 19th century. 

A GEORGE III BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCKHenry Raworth, Plymouth, late 18th centuryThe five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, trip hour repeat and signed Henry Raworth, PLYMOUTH to the symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 6.75 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and repeat signature Henry Raworth, PLYMOUTH to centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced blued steel hands and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a silvered Strike/Silent selection ring flanked by conforming mounts, the break-arch case with hinged brass carrying handle over complex top mouldings and brass fillet bordered glazed dial aperture to the front door incorporating brass-edged front angles, the sides with arched brass fish scale sound frets and the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt with brass bracket feet.39cm (15.25ins) high excluding handle, 27.5cm (10.75ins) wide, 18cm (7ins) deep. Henry Raworth in recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as married in 1761 and working in Plymouth up until 1795.Condition Report: The movement is in clean working condition and appears original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements although the pendulum rod and bob are probably fairly recent. The dial is in good clean condition with faults very much limited to very slight scratching/wear around the winding holes. The movement and dial are original to the case and the case is in good condition having only very slight shrinkage cracking t the curved arch top. The mask around the dial (behind front door) has some patch repairs to the veneer overlap. The rear door has a small veneer chip to the right hand curve of the arch. Faults to the case are otherwise very much limited to very minor shrinkage and a few very slight bruises/blemishes.Clock is complete with case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A REGENCY BULB-CISTERN TUBE MERCURY STICK BAROMETERZanetti and Agnew, Manchester, circa 1820The arched case applied with visible tube and inset with two-piece boxwood scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath stamped signature ZANETTI, &, AGNEW, MANC'ER to upper margin, with slender trunk over rounded base applied with hemispherical cistern cover.88cm (34.75ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The partnership between Vittore Zanetti and his apprentice Thomas Agnew is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 94 Market Street, Manchester 1817-25.Condition Report: Tube is filled but has numerous airlocks. The scale is in good original condition however the simple wire recording pointed is missing its slider. The case has some slight chipping to the upper edge of the cistern cover otherwise is in good original condition with only minor bumps, scuffs and other minor age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE TABLE REGULATOR WITH SIX-LEGGED GRAVITY ESCAPEMENTSinclair Harding, Cheltenham, circa 1985-90The circular gilt four double-screwed columnar pillar single chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, external six-legged gravity escapement incorporating jewelled pallets pivoted beneath sub frame mounted on the backplate, and regulated by half-seconds pendulum with wire rod and large diameter heavy gilt brass cylindrical bob, the 6 inch circular silvered dial with eccentric Roman numeral chapter ring interrupted by slender subsidiary seconds ring at six o'clock and with separate outer minute track, applied onto the frosted silvered ground over two curved plates signed SINCLAIR, HARDING to lower margin, with blued steel spade hands within canted gilt circular surround, the case with fluted urn finial to the gilt line bordered stepped cavetto moulded panel upstand over keystone latch for the full-height bevelled front glass and rectangular section patinated bronze corner uprights incorporating horizontal gilt line details at the base of the arch, the sides with curved glasses following the profile of the arch over gilt rail and further rectangular windows, the rear matching the front, the interior with gilt floor applied with silvered pendulum beat scale calibrated 5-0-5 and engraved with serial number 869, on stepped black marble plinth base with chamfered edges and canted angles over brass ball feet.56cm (2ins) high, 26cm (10.25ins) wide, 23cm (9ins) deep. The Cheltenham based clockmaking firm Sinclair Harding was established by Bill Sinclair and Mike Harding in 1967. Between 1971 and around 1995 the business evolved from being initially focussed on restoration and repair to designing and building their own clocks including chiming longcase and table clocks, their design of 'sea clock', giant and perpetual calendar carriage clocks. In 1995 Mike Harding retired leaving the firm in the hands of Robert Bray; the following year Sinclair Harding were commissioned to make the clock for the Oval cricket ground and the business was relocated to North Yorkshire. In 1999 their first scale version of John Harrison's sea clock was produced adding to their ever increasing catalogue of complex timepieces, and 2010 saw Robert Bray awarded the Barrett Silver Medal by the British Horological Institute as well as being appointed Vice President. The firm have always been regular attendees at Baselworld and in 2017 exhibited their Harrison H1 timepiece at Salon QP. The Gravity escapement in the current lot has its roots in the exploratory designs of some of the leading late 18th and early 19th century makers such as Berthoud, Mudge, Cumming and Hardy. Bloxam had come close to perfecting the design in 1853 however was still plagued by the fault encountered by earlier attempts in that the pallets tended to bounce off the escapement locking surface; known as 'tripping'. Edward Denison (later Lord Grimthorp) perfected the gravity escapement in 1860 by eliminating the tripping problem. He did this through the connection of a fly (air brake), directly to the escape arbor via a friction clutch. It allows the fan to advance slightly after the escapement engages the pallet. The inertia provided by the weight of the fly keeps the escapement seated against the pallet during locking; in essence acting as an 'energy sink'. This escapement provides a nearly detached pendulum from the rest of the clockwork and, as there is no sliding friction, there is no need to oil the escapement. These features made the escapement perfect for use in turret clocks where a high degree of accuracy can be maintained with minimal maintenance. There are two principal designs of gravity escapement the first is the double three-legged type the second in the four legged design. The former uses two pairs of three legs for the pallets and three impulse pins at the centre whilst the second has four legs and four pins. The disadvantage of the both of these designs is that the escape arbor revolves either 1/6 (double three legged) or 1/4 (four legged) for each beat of the pendulum hence the train of the timepiece needs suitable long gearing to maintain a reasonably long duration. The current movement is unusual in that it utilizes a six legged arrangement which has no doubt been employed to facilitate running with a half-seconds pendulum.Condition Report: Movement is in very fine original condition retaining the original gilding and bluing to the screws etc. blemish free. The mechanism is in working condition however has not been run in a while hence the action of the escapement is prone to slowing-up a little due to the lubrication of the pivots having dried out. With this in mind the mechanism would benefit from a gentle/light service before putting into service. The dial has a very slight scratch to the chapter ring between the VII and VIII numerals otherwise is blemish free.The case is in fine condition with faults limited to slight wear and a small corner chip to the lift-out rear glass panel (which cannot be seen when the panel is in place). Timepiece is complete with a crank winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERA. Gallenkamp and Company Limited, London, early 20th centuryThe instrument with slender cylindrical case with the upper section fitted with a glass sleeve enclosing silvered scale incorporating vertical slot to reveal the tube and sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left, the upper margin inscribed No. 6728 and the lower signed A. GALLENKAMP & Co. LTD, LONDON, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over applied mercury tube FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE thermometer with bulb set behind the scale, the base with cylindrical glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular moulded walnut panel.The instrument 108cm (42.5ins) high; the back panel 103cm (44.5ins) high, 9.5cm (3.75ins) wide.  Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Adolf Gallenkamp and Company Limited are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 2, 4 and 6 Cross Street, Finsbury, London 1880-1900 and continued trading from various addresses in Finsbury, London well into the 20th century.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks. The silvering to the scales is in good condition with minor discolouration/mellowing and the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in good condition although has probably been polished at some point (original lacquer removed) and the finish is now generally a little dull/oxidised and dirty. Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE PORTRAIT OR MEDALLION REDUCTION LATHEUnsigned, mid 19th centuryThe substantial triangular bed applied with two sliding perpendicular faceplate assembles, one larger than the other and with worm gear drive to rear sharing the same long horizontal driving screw terminating with stepped wooden pulleys to right hand side, the front applied with complex pin-pivot assemblies for the mounting and operation of the tracing and cutting bar with the right hand also automatically adjusted in the vertical plane by an arrangement of worm gears connected to the that driving the faceplates, the whole raised on open rectangular end uprights with out-swept hipped feet onto a rectangular platform base cut with slots for bench mounting, (incomplete). 72cm (28.5ins) wide, 28cm (11ins) deep, 36cm (14.25ins) high. The current lot is designed to create a smaller copy of a relief decorated medallion using a system of fine gearing, pivots, detents and a beam to geometrically project a tracing of the pattern mounted on the larger faceplate plate onto the smaller secondary plate at a smaller scale. This form of lathe, which uses principles similar to that of a pantograph, were developed in France during the late 18th century. The current lot however appears to be an English model very much in the style of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), a British engineer who developed a series of finely engineered lathes for screw-cutting and other purposes during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.Condition Report: The lathe is incomplete as there is a block to the centre of the beam which has vacant pivot holes as well a yoke also with vacant pivot holes to unattached end. The smaller wheel appears to be a replacement. At the large wheel end is a vertical slide controlled by a fine screw fitted with a pivoted double-yoke assembly which also has vacant pivot holes to the second yoke again indicating that an additional part of the mechanism would be attached at this point. Otherwise all threads are operational and the tool is essentially in sound original condition but with bumps, scuffs and discolouration/staining to finishes commensurate with age and workshop use. Please ask the department for additional imagesCondition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN OAK MERCURY 'ADMIRAL FITZROY'S STORM BAROMETER'Negretti and Zambra, London, circa 1870The arched bevel-glazed single ceramic Vernier scale to the right of the large bore mercury tube calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the lower margins annotated ADD ONE TENTH FOR, EACH HUNDRED, FEET ABOVE, THE SEA over PATENT No. 2809 and with signature NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, INSTRUMENT MAKERS, TO HER MAJESTY, HOLBORN VIADUCT E.C., 122 REGENT ST. W, & 45 CORNHILL E.C., LONDON to upper margin, the apex of the arch further inscribed ADMIRAL FITZROY'S, STORM BAROMETER., the trunk with Vernier setting squares to throat above applied glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit scale thermometer further signed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON to upper margin and with ogee moulded crests to the upper and lower rails, the base with rectangular ogee moulded cistern cover over conforming base moulding with level adjustment screw to underside.102cm (40ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Negretti & Zambra are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1850 when a partnership between Enrico Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.The current lot is an example of a Fishery or Sea Coast storm barometer devised by Admiral Robert Fitzroy in the 1860`s to aid mariners in the forecasting of storms. Interestingly the scale only incorporates one Vernier scale (rather than usual the double scale) hence recording daily change in barometric pressure would have had to be done by taking notes rather than using the second scale. Fitzroy lobbied the Board of Trade resulting in this type of barometer being supplied (at public expense) to many coastal communities for display in a prominent public space. In addition to this The Royal Lifeboat Institution installed these barometers into each of its stations and the Duke of Northumberland (in association with the British Meteorological Society) erected several on the coast of Northumberland. By 1864 over 80 barometers had been installed by the Board of Trade and a further 14 by the Duke of Northumberland with their usefulness fully appreciated in Fitzroy's Meteorological Office Report published that year.Condition Report: The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks and both Vernier slide is fully operational. The scales have some slight overall crazing and the left panel of the scale has a small hairline crack across the top right hand corner. The thermometer is in good working condition however the scale has overall stained crazing. The case is in good original condition with only minor bumps, scuffs and other age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SLATE GARDEN SUNDIAL ON SCULPTED LIMESTONE PLINTHRichard Melvin, London, mid 19th centuryThe 10 inch circular slate dial fitted with brass gnomon over engraved central compass rose within IV-XII-VIII Roman numeral hour scale divided into ten minute intervals to outer track and with inscription R'D MELVIN, LONDON, Latitude 51 (degrees) 40 (minutes) North at the base of the gnomon, the circumference engraved with seventy-one cities appropriately placed in order establish their local time in accordance with the indistinct instruction passage engraved beneath the signature, on a fine baluster-shaped sculpted limestone pedestal with repeating rosette decorated collar and lappet-leaf carved waist.108cm (42.5ins) high excluding concrete attached to base, the pedestal 28cm (11ins) square. Richard Melvin is thought to have been a school teacher who went on to design and produce slate sundials many of which incorporated numerous sub-dials and other complications. He is believed to have begun producing dials in around 1832 and worked from Glasgow, Crystal Palace, London and Ireland up until his death in 1871.Condition Report: Please note as inferred the cataloguing the dial and baluster are probably associated, the slate dial does sit nicely in the recess to the top of the baluster, The gnomon is patinated and there is lead to the underside securing it to the slate dial. The dial with dirt and weathering and lichen growth from its age, storage and use, outside. The dial and the baluster are being stored separately whilst at Dreweatts but both are available to view together if required. Please ask a member of staff. There is an old split through the baluster - this has been repaired and there is signs of filler in this area. There are other old marks, knocks, chips, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use. There are some larger old chips and losses including to edges and corners of the top, there are chips and losses to the decorative friezeThere is moss growth around the lower portionsPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN BRASS BOX SEXTANT PRESENTED TO GENTLEMAN CADET A. JOPP OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANYElliott, London, circa 1857circular top plate with screw for rack and pinion index mirror adjustment against a fine inset silver Vernier scale with magnification arm and signature Elliott, 268 High Holborn, London to outer margin, the circumference with sliding shutter for the pin hole sight, the instrument enclosed by a bayonet secured canister-shaped cover, the original blue velvet lined cylindrical red morocco covered box with brass presentation plaque to top finely engraved with the text Presented at the Public Examination, on the 12th June 1857., to Gentleman Cadet Keith A. Jopp., by the Hon'ble Court of Directors, of the East India Company, as a mark of the Courts approbation, of his attainments in Military Surveying, while at the Military College. Diameter of instrument 8cm (3.125ins); diameter of box 9cm (3.5ins). The current lot is almost certainly by the partnership of the brothers Frederick Henry and Charles Edward Elliott Elliott who are recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as continuing the family business after the death of their father in 1853.  The life of Keith Alexander Jopp has been extensively researched by the vendor; a file including scans of original period photographs is included with the lot. Keith Jopp was born in July 1838 at Ooctacamund, Southern India. His father was a Major in the Bombay Engineers of the East India Army. Keith attended Cheltenham College and was nominated to attend the East India Military Training College at Addiscombe. In 1858 Keith Jopp entered into Sappers and Miners of the Bombay Engineers as an Ensign elevating to 2nd Lieutenant by the time he arrived at the HQ of the Bomaby Engineers in Poona, India in May 1859. By December 1969 he had reached rank of 2nd Captain of the Royal Engineers (the Bombay Engineers had been renamed a few years prior) but was on furlough in England. In 1872 he returned to Bombay but was back again in England before the year was out to marry Mary Egerton Smith with whom he had two daughters Leila in 1873 (who sadly died in infancy) and Clara the following year.In April 1874 Jopp was promoted to the rank of Major and was back in Bombay by the end of the year. Over the next decade he travelled back and forth between England and Bombay however in 1879 his wife Mary sadly died in Kensington which led to a period of special compassionate leave. In November 1884 Keith Jopp was furloughed again but was back in Bombay in December the following year having been promoted the Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Engineers. He was by this time Deputy Consulting Engineer, 1st Grade in the Public Works Department at Madras and by time of his retirement in 1891 he had been further promoted to rank of Colonel. In the 1901 census Keith Jopp was recorded as a retired Colonel residing at 69 Eaton Rose, Ealing; by 1911 he had moved to Atheldane, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent and his death was recorded at Thanet in spring 1920. Condition Report: Instrument appears complete and is in working condition albeit with some noticeable wear and light bumps, scuffs etc. The mirror has some noticeable degradation of the silvering to the margins, the Vernier scale has only light rubbing/wear but is still legible when viewed through the magnification lens. The cover is in good condition. The outer case has survived in good original condition although the hinge has been re-attached to the base section. The instrument is a very snug fit and the outer leather covering has some light bumps, scuffs etc.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN CARVED OAK MERCURY STICK BAROMETERW. Aronsberg and Company, Manchester, third quarter of the 19th centuryWith foliate scroll carved concave-hipped break-arch upstand and moulded cornice over leaf-carved surround for the rectangular bevel-glazed double ceramic Vernier scales, each calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the lower margins annotated 10 A.M YESTERDAY and 10 A.M TO DAY, and signed W. Aronsberg & Co., Manchester across the upper margin, the trunk with applied floral motif and Vernier setting squares flanked by scroll-carved corbels to throat above applied glazed mercury tube FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale thermometer decorated with further leafy crests to both the upper and lower rails, the base of shaped cartouche outline applied with generous leafy scroll carved domed cistern cover with level adjustment square to underside.108cm (42.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. William Aronsberg (and Company) is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working first from 3 Lever Street, Manchester 1864-68 then 12 Victoria Street 1868-96.The current lot is provided with two scales to allow change in barometric pressure to be recorded as designed by Admiral Fitzroy for his 'storm barometers' which he devised in around 1857. Condition Report: Instrument is filled with no apparent bubbles or airlocks to the mercury column. The register plates are in fine original condition as is the thermometer; both Vernier slides are operational. The case is in fine original condition with only very minor bumps, scuffs and age related wear. The level adjustment screw to the underside is a little bent. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TWELVE-INCH DIALP. Bregazzi, Nottingham, circa 1840The 12 inch star-centred circular silvered register calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass bevel glazed bezel, the ebony and box line-edged case with hydrometer to the swan neck pediment over arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer to the baluster-outline upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting key over glazed spirit level signed P. Bregazzi, Nottingham.114cm (45ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Peter Bregazzi is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a 'carver and gilder, looking glass maker' working from Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham circa 1840-43.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine condition with no visible faults and the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer has very slight tarnishing to the silvering otherwise is in fine condition. The case is in good overall condition with the only notable faults being loss of the small section of moulding to the left hand side of the pediment and the rear door is a replacement. There is also some slight bubbling/lifting and bruising to the curved veneers lining the edges otherwise faults are limited to minor shrinkage, discolouration and wear commensurate with age and use.  Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH SIX-INCH DIALAdie, Liverpool, circa 1850The 6 inch concentric collar-centred circular silvered register signed ADIE, Optician, Liverpool within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the case with leaf carved crest over slender scroll-edged trunk applied with a bowfronted glazed silvered Centigrade scale mercury thermometer, the shaped base with recording hand setting key flanked by further C-scrolls.96.5cm (38ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Richard Adie was the son of the celebrated Scottish instruments maker Alexander Adie who is recorded in Goodison, Nicholas English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 as born 1774 and apprenticed to his uncle, the eminent Scottish instrument maker John Miller, in 1789. Alexander Adie was particularly noted for his meteorological instruments and is perhaps best known as the inventor of the Sympiesometer in 1818. In recognition of his work he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He was appointed optician to William IV and later Queen Victoria and took one of his sons, John, into partnership in 1835. Two of his other sons set up businesses; Richard (the maker of the current lot) in Liverpool form 1837 and Patrick in London from 1846. Unfortunately John Adie was prone to fits of despondency' which resulted in him shooting himself in 1857, Alexander Adie died the following year - no doubt expediated by the stress of his son's demise. Richard Adie subsequently spent a lot of time in Edinburgh looking after the business of Adie and Son up until his death in 1881.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine condition with no visible faults and the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in fine condition with the only notable fault being a small section of half-round moulding missing from the lower edge of the right hand side of the pediment. The upper hinge of the rear door has become detached from the door however this does not prevent the door from being secured shut. Faults are otherwise very much limited to very minor bumps, scuffs and other vert slight age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A WILLIAM MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TWELVE-INCH DIALJ. Ronchetti, Manchester, circa 1830The 12 inch circular silvered star-centred register calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the finely figured case with hydrometer to the rounded pediment over arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the baluster-outline upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting key over glazed spirit level signed J. Ronchetti, 43 Market Street, Manchester.113cm (44.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The current lot is probably by either Joshua or John B. Ronchetti who are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as brothers working initially alongside their father, Charles Joshua Ronchetti, then in partnership from 1830-52. They initially worked from 4 Cateaton Street from 1830 before relocating to 43 Market Street until 1852 when Joseph Casartelli took over the business.   Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine condition; the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in fine clean condition with faults limited to slight bubbling to the edge veneers to the upper right of the dial and minor fading.  Condition Report Disclaimer

Y AN EARLY VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID ROSEWOD MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERA. Pastorelli, London, circa 1830The 8 inch circular silvered register with engraved rococo scrolls to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the case inlaid in mother-of-pearl with bands of bird inhabited flowering foliage borders and fitted with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over bowfronted Fahrenheit scale mercury tube thermometer to the tapered upright, the rectangular base inset with a glazed spirit level signed A. Pastorelli, 4 Cross St. Hatton Garden over cavetto moulded underside.104cm (41ins) high. Anthony Pastorelli is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London 1829-40 and the 1842-46.Condition Report: The tube is missing however the pulley and setting pointer mechanisms are present although there is no key. The barometer hand is incomplete and the scale is a little dull/tarnished. The thermometer is intact but the tube is probably a replacement and the scales have noticeable discolouration/tarnishing. The hygrometer is lacking its glass and wheat beard and the silvering has some discolouration and wear. The spirit level has also has some slight discolouration to the silvering otherwise is in good original condition. The case is missing its mouldings from the face of the 'swan neck' which appears to have been later faced in rosewood veneer which is also now chipped to the right hand scroll. The left hand side cornice moulding is missing as is the moulding previously applied to the upper edge of the moulding to the case. Otherwise case is in good original condition with faults limited to relatively minor bumps, scuffs and wear commensurate with age and use. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A VICTORIAN CARVED OAK MERCURY STICK BAROMETERDollond, London, third quarter of the 19th centuryWith foliate scroll carved upstand and egg-and-dart moulded cornice over leaf-carved surround for the rectangular bevel-glazed double ivory Vernier scales flanking the large bore mercury tube, each calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the upper margins annotated 10 A.M Yesterday and 10 A.M To Day beneath signature DOLLOND. LONDON, the trunk with carved shield and Vernier setting squares flanked by scroll-carved corbels to throat above applied glazed mercury tube FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale thermometer decorated with further leafy crests to both the upper and lower rails, the base of shaped cartouche outline applied with generous leafy scroll carved cistern cover incorporating twin finials to shoulders and with level adjustment square to underside.114cm (45ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Peter Dollond is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1680-1860 as born 1730 and died 1820. He was the son of John Dollond, a Huguenot silk weaver and started business as an optician in 1750. He was joined by his father in 1752 until his death in 1761, and then by his brother, John, until his death in 1804. The family businesss was continued by Peter Dollond's nephew, George Huggins, who changed his surname to Dollond. George Dollond became instrument maker to William IV and Queen Victoria, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and died 1856.The current lot is provided with two scales to allow change in barometric pressure to be recorded as designed by Admiral Fitzroy for his 'storm barometers' which he devised in around 1857. Condition Report: Instrument is filled with no apparent bubbles or airlocks to the mercury column. The register plates are in fine original condition with very minimal yellowing/discolouration to the ivory; both Vernier slides are operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in fine original condition with only very minor bumps, scuffs and age related wear.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE LABORATORY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERM. Pillischer, London, circa 1870The instrument with slender cylindrical case pierced with a vertical slot to reveal the tube incorporating sliding Vernier collar reading against a scale calibrated in barometric inches bordering the left hand side opposing signature M. Pillischer, 88 New Bond St. London to the right, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over applied mercury tube FAHR'T and CENT'E thermometer to front, the base with part-glazed cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass top and base collar-brackets onto a rectangular ogee moulded mahogany panel with curved top and base.The instrument 103cm (40.5ins) high; the wall panel 112cm (44ins) high, 15cm (6ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Moritz Pillischer is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from 398 Oxford Street 1851-53 then 88 New Bond Street, London 1854-87. He was succeeded by his Nephew, Jacob.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.Condition Report: The tube is filled with mercury however the level is reading low (approx. 3ins) and when tipped the column stops short by around this amount indication that there is air in the tube above the mercury column. The Vernier slide is fully operational and the thermometer is in original working condition although the silvered scale is dirty/discoloured. The case retains old (probably original) lacquer finish with light to moderate patchy wear and discolouration. The wooded backboard is in good original condition albeit with a few bumps, scuffs and other very minor blemishes commensurate with age and use. Condition Report Disclaimer

A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERTroughton and Simms, London, circa 1830With concave-sided upstand and cavetto cornice over glazed rectangular canted silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Troughton, and Simms, LONDON to upper margin, the trunk with Vernier adjustment square to throat over applied glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale thermometer with ogee moulded crests to the upper and lower rails, the rounded base applied with circular disc cistern cover and with level adjustment screw to underside.105cm (37.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The partnership between Edward Troughton and William Simms is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as formed in 1826 and operating primarily from addresses in Fleet Street, London. Edward died in 1835 followed by William in 1860; the business was subsequently continued by their successors until 1922 when the name was changed to Cooke, Troughton and Simms.Condition Report: The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks. The scales are in fine condition with minimal discolouration/mellowing to the scales and the Vernier slide is operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in very fine condition with visible faults very much limited to a very small veneer chip where the trunk meets the rounded section at the base. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN EBONISED LONGCASE 'SHOP' REGULATOR INCORPORATING GREENWICH MEAN TIME GALVANOMETERArnold and Lewis, Manchester, circa 1872The substantial eight-day six double-screwed finned columnar pillar movement with plates measuring 9 by 5.125 inches enclosing wheel train with high wheel/pinion counts, six spoke wheel crossings throughout, Harrisons maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating jewelled pallets, regulated by mercury jar compensated seconds pendulum incorporating wide jaw suspension, faceted glass container and hanging from a brass bracket screwed to the case backboard, the 16 inch circular cream painted dial with subsidiary seconds inscribed Regulator to apex over Roman numeral hour dial and signed ARNOLD AND, LEWIS to centre and with MANCHESTER to lower edge within outer Arabic minute track, with blued steel hands and canted brass bezel to circumference, the arched case with twin curved glass panels top over door with gilt-line decorated circular moulded glazed dial aperture interrupted by a small silvered galvanometer dial with single hand and 180 degree sector annotated 20-0-20 over inscription ARNOLD & LEWIS, GREENWICH, MEAN TIME fronting an electric coil supported within brass frame to lower margin, above further concave-topped rectangular glass panel enclosing decorative scroll-pierced brass brackets for the movement above elaborate parcel-gilt decorated scroll-pierced beat scale with red velvet lined panel behind, the sides with rectangular windows, on plinth base with quarter-round top moulding over gilt carved inscription ARNOLD LEWIS, WATCH & CLOCK, MANUFACTURERS to fascia and skirt base incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between.210cm (82.5ins) high, 68.5cm (27ins) wide, 38cm (15ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Arnold and Lewis were makers and retailers of high quality watches, clocks and chronometers who succeeded I. Simmons at 7 St. Ann's Square Manchester in 1871 where they remained until 1905. In July 1872 they installed a shop regulator with a galvinometer connected to Greenwich at their premises (designed by Edward Salomons architect) incorporating an exterior clock dial with a Greenwich style falling ball dropping at 1pm daily. This was reported in the Manchester Guardian, and no doubt provided endless publicity for the new proprietors. The current lot would appear to be that very regulator as it is fitted with a galvanometer which would be receive an electrical impulse from Greenwich every hour causing the needle to 'flick' exactly on the hour. As the 'shop regulator' the present timepiece would have served to set and check the time of watches in the showroom as well provide accurate 'Greenwich Mean Time' to the public.

A GEORGE III BRASS MOUNTED QUARTER-CHIMING TABLE CLOCK WITH FIRED ENAMEL DIAL PANELSJoshua Drabble, London, circa 1795The six pillar triple fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating pivoted rise/fall regulation to suspension, chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight bells and sounding the hour on a further larger bell, the backplate signed Joshua Drabble, London and with pivoted pendulum holdfast to centre, the 8 inch gilt brass break-arch dial plate applied with fired enamel Roman numeral hour disk signed JOSHUA DRABBLE, LONDON to centre and with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced blued steel hands and rococo foliate scroll pierced spandrels to angles, the arch with subsidiary enamel regulation disk over Silent/Strike switch flanked by conforming mounts, the break-arch top case with hinged brass carrying handle over complex double top mouldings and brass fillet inset hinged front door with glazed dial aperture and brass-edged corners, the sides with rectangular brass fish scale sound frets and the rear with door matching the front except for having wooden fillet mouldings bordering the aperture, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet.43cm (17ins) high excluding handle, 30.5cm (12ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep. Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from Asprey, London in 1997. Joshua Drabble does not appear to be directly recorded in the usual sources however it is most likely that he is connected to the father and son clockmakers each named Joseph Drabble who are recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working circa 1720-80 and in around 1795 respectively. Joshua Drabble appears to have been an accomplished maker with a regulator by him being one of the first items donated to the Royal Astronomical Society. This timepiece was formerly the property of Colonel Mark Beaufoy, one of the first members of the Royal Astronomical Society, and was presented upon his death by his son, George in 1827. This regulator was often loaned out to fellows and actively used in scientific experiments in the years after it came to the Society, before returning to Burlington House where it remains central to the Society's historical legacy. Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition and is free from any visible alteration or significant replacements. The main enamel dial disc has feint hairline star cracking to centre as well as another between the VII and VIII numerals; the surface also has overall very light flecking to the fired surface which appears to be from manufacture which is best described has having the appearance of light paint overspray. The enamelled disc to the arch is in fine condition as is the rest of the dial. The movement and dial are original to the case. The case is in fine original condition with noticeable faults limited to some shrinkage cracking to the arch of the top. Faults are otherwise very much limited to minor age related bumps and blemishes. The veneers of the case have fine colour/patination.Clock is complete with pendulum, winder and two case keys.Please ask the department for additional images Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BOWFRONTED MERCURY STICK BAROMETERA. Abraham, Liverpool, mid 19th centuryWith concave-sided upstand and cavetto cornice over rectangular bow-glazed silvered double Vernier scale flanking the large-bore tube each calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations beneath inscription Yesterday, Noon to upper left opposing signature A. Abraham, Liverpool to upper right, the ebony line-edged trunk of the same bowed profile incorporating twin Vernier setting squares to throat over applied glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale thermometer with ogee moulded crests to the upper and lower rails, the base with turned half vase cistern cover flanked by ebony diamond lozenge line strung canted angles over cavetto moulded underside incorporating level adjustment screw.94.5cm (37.25ins) high. Abraham Abraham (and Company) are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from several addresses in Liverpool 1817-75. Banfield describes them as 'important makers' who exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851.The current lot is provided with two scales to allow change in barometric pressure to be recorded as designed by Admiral Fitzroy for his 'storm barometers' which he devised in around 1857. Condition Report: The tube is filled, the column will rise when the instrument is tilted but stops just short of the top of the tube indicating that there is a small amount of air present. The silvering to the scales has oxidised hence now have a mellow pewter-like tone otherwise they are in fine original condition with both Vernier slides in working order. The thermometer also has some even overall mellowing/discolouration to the silvering otherwise is in fine original condition. The case is missing three very short runs of mouldings around the top edge of the base moulding to the left just beneath the cistern cover; the cistern also cover has a small hairline crack otherwise case is in fine condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TWELVE-INCH DIALDominic Bolongero, Manchester, early 19th centuryThe 12 inch circular silvered register centred with engraved urn-surmounted foliate scrollwork and calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass thick bevel glazed bezel, the ebony and box line-edged case with hydrometer to the rounded pediment over arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the baluster-outline upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting key over glazed spirit level signed Dominic Bologero, No. 2, old Millgate, Manchester.111cm (43.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Dominic Bolongaro is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a 'carver, gilder and print seller' who came to Manchester from Tavernerio, near Lake Como, Italy in around 1787. After initially working for Vincent Zanetti he set up business alone. He worked from 2 Old Millgate, Manchester 1817-30, 14 Market Street 1832-33 then finally 32 Market Street 1834-48. He went into partnership with son Peter in 1848, who subsequently succeeded him and ran the business until 1883.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in good condition with some slight mellowing/tarnishing to the silvering; the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in sound original condition with only notable faults limited to some small losses to the ebony edge stringing and some localised cracking lifting to the edge veneered to the rounded section of the base. Faults are otherwise very much limited to minor shrinkage, discolouration and wear commensurate with age and use.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TEN-INCH DIALFrancis Anone, London, circa 1805The 10 inch star-centred circular silvered register calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass bevel glazed bezel, the kingwood banded and boxwood line-edged case with hydrometer to the pediment with adjustment square beneath, over arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the baluster-outline upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting key over glazed spirit level signed Fran's Anone, No. 26, Holborn, LONDON.99cm (39ins) high excluding finial. Francis Anone is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from several address in Holborn circa 1800-20 including number 26 from 1802 to 1808.Condition Report: The tube is filled but has some small airlocks, it is currently plugged for transport. The mechanism is complete and in working condition however will require setting up. The register is in good condition with good silvering, there are two screws for securing the plate to the case missing at the centre and another to the lower margin. The thermometer has some slight mellowing to the silvering otherwise is in good condition. The hygrometer is also in good condition with the adjustment fully operational; the spirit level at the base is also in good order. The rear door has a loss to the upper left hand corner (does not affect the operation or visual qualities of the instrument. The pediment is a 19th century replacement (was probably originally fitted with a swan-neck pediment) and the left hand side is missing its cornice moulding. Case is otherwise in presentable original condition with some historic shrinkage cracks, bumps and scuffs and slight veneer chips to the rear edge of the curved base. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY TRIPLE PAD-TOP TABLE CLOCKAlexander Wilson, London, circa 1775The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation to suspension, the backplate engraved with symmetrical foliate strapwork around a central basket motif, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with curved false bob and calendar apertures to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll-pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, arch with twin subsidiary regulation and Strike/Silent dials beneath applied silvered signature plate engraved Alex.r Wilson, London and with foliate engraved infill to lower margins, the break-arch case with hinged brass carrying handle and three raised caddy moulded panels to the top surface over double cavetto top mouldings and break-arch glazed front door applied with raised mouldings around the dial aperture and with caddy moulded front angles, the sides with arched brass fish scale sound frets and the rear matching the front, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet.40cm (15.75ins) high excluding handle, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, 19.5cm (7.75ins) deep. Provenance: Purchased from Dando Brothers, Bath in 1944 for £48. Alexander Wilson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Drury Lane, London before 1772 and was a freeman of the Clockmakers Company 1781-94.Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition; the escapement has been converted from verge to anchor albeit with minimal intervention to the plates (ie. has only a very small slot cut to the centre of the top plate to allow for the pallet arbor). The rise/fall regulation beam has been retained the backcock however appears to be a replacement. The base of the case has been cut with a slot to allow for the current longer pendulum and a thin panel applied to the underside to close the hole. The backplate has an unused treaded hole and adjacent steady-pin hole for a pendulum hold fast which is no longer present. Movement otherwise is in good original condition with no other obvious alterations or significant replacements.The dial is in sound original condition with nice detailing such as the engraved infill around the subsidiaries in the arch. The hands appear original, the matted surfaces appear a little dull on colour compared with the rest of the plate and the silvering has some patchy tarnishing to the finish, the false bob pendulum has been retained despite the conversion of the escapement from verge to anchor.The case is in generally good original condition. The top exhibits some very slight shrinkage cracking and movement but this is minimal; the left hand pad has small but noticeable scuff/bruise to the centre of the panel. The mask around the dial (behind the front door) has had a small section of veneer re-attached at the base of the arch to the left otherwise is in fine condition. The door retains its lock and hinges and the raised mouldings around the glazed aperture appear complete with no obvious replacements although some shrinkage cracking is evident; the key hole has a small adjacent veneer chip to a historic veneer patch repair evident due to an area of darker colouring. Both sides have very slight chips to the veneer ovelaps bordering the brass sound frets otherwise are in good condition. The rear door has a 2 inch section of moulding to the arch replaced (not the best quality repair) otherwise is in good original condition retaining lock and hinges. The case has old French polish and wax finish which has mellowed and there are minor historic bumps, scuffs and other minor blemishes commensurate with age.Clock has a pendulum and winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN 'GIANT' MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH EIGHTEEN-INCH DIALDuncan, Aberdeen, mid 19th centuryThe 18 inch circular silvered register engraved with terrestrial sphere to centre and signed DUNCAN, 92, UNION STREET, Aberdeen within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the ebony line-edged case with hydrometer to the swan neck pediment over bowfronted glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer with cavetto-moulded surmounted upper and lower rails to the tapered upright, the rectangular base with recording hand setting key over rectangular glazed spirit level incorporating fine foliate scroll decoration to the plate and with cavetto moulded underside beneath.143.5cm (56.5ins) high excluding brass vase finial, 51cm (20ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Two makers with the surname Duncan are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Aberdeen during the mid 19th century, both of whom are probably related. The first, James Duncan, is noted as working circa 1845-65 whilst the second, William Duncan, is recorded as operating from 46 Dee Street in 1841 and then 92 Union Street 1842-49.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine condition with no visible faults and the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer is in fine condition. The case is in fine condition with only noticeable issue being a shrinkage crack towards the lower left hand margin of the dial otherwise faults very much limited to very minor bumps, scuffs and other very slight age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A WILLIAM IV/EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERCrichton, London, circa 1835The arched glazed silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Crichton, 112 Leadenhall St., London to the right hand side opposing mercury tube Fahr't and Reau'r scale thermometer positioned to the left, with arched slender moulded surround over exposed tube to the trunk incorporating Vernier adjustment square to the trunk, the rounded base with hemispherical cistern cover and level adjustment screw to underside. 93.5cm (36.75ins) high. John Crichton is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from 112 Leadenhall Street, London, 1834-65.Condition Report: The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks. The scale/register plate has some slight discolouration to the upper left of the arch otherwise is in good original condition with fine clear engraving and even silvering. The thermometer is in good condition. The case is in fine condition with the only noticeable fault being a small section of replaced moulding to the lower left corner of the surround. Faults are otherwise very much limited to minor age related shrinkage, bumps and scuffs. Condition Report Disclaimer

A JAPANNED AND LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-TYPE MERCURY STICK 'MOUNTAIN' BAROMETER Pasterelli and Rapkin, London, early 20th centuryThe instrument with slender cylindrical case pierced with a vertical slot to reveal the tube incorporating sliding Vernier collar reading against a scale calibrated in barometric inches ranging from 20 up to 32.5 inches to the right hand margin opposing millibar scale to the left, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right and engraved signature PASTORELLI & RAPKIN, 46 HATTON GARDEN, LONDON to centre over applied mercury tube Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale thermometer with canted scale and enclosed bulb to front, the base with cylindrical glass chamber enclosing mercury and incorporating inverted ivory level pointer to interior clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via a brass ring to top and base collar-bracket with triple securing screws onto a rectangular moulded mahogany panel with curved top and base.The instrument 102cm (40ins) high; the wall panel 105cm (45.5ins) high, 9cm (3.5ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Pastorelli and Rapkin are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1872 as a prolific maker of barometers of all types of barometers who worked from 61 Hatton Garden and 7 Great Warner Street, London in 1872 and then 46 Hatton Garden from 1873. The firm was incorporated as a Limited Company in 1901 and was still trading (in various guises) until 1988.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings. This particular type of barometer provides an accurate reading hence was generally adopted for laboratory use throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The scale of the present lot is unusual in that it ranges from 20 up to 32.5 inches rather than the usual circa 26.5 to 32 inches. The facility of being able to read particularly low pressures is indicative of an instrument intended for use at high altitudes hence instruments that incorporate this feature are sometimes referred to as 'mountain barometers'.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and provides a good reading with no apparent airlocks and the Vernier slide is operational. The brass case is in sound condition but has patchy strong discolouration and wear to the original lacquered finishes. The back panel is in good condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TWELVE-INCH DIALG. Ronchetti, Manchester, circa 1800The 12 inch circular silvered register centred with Prince-of-Wales surmounted rococo scroll engraved cartouche within scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations within cast brass bevel glazed bezel, the ebony and box triple line-edged case with hydrometer to the swan neck pediment over arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer to the baluster-outline upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting key over glazed spirit level signed G. Ronchetti, No. 51, Spear Street, Manchester.114cm (45ins) high excluding finial. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. A G. Ronchetti does not appear to be separately listed by Banfield however his is probably closely associated or related to the well known maker of stick, angle and wheel barometers Baptista Ronchetti who is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Spear Street Manchester from 1785 and then later at 15 High Street until around 1810.Condition Report: Tube is filled with no obvious airlocks, the float mechanism etc. is intact and operational however will probably require setting-up/calibration. The dial/register is in fine condition with no visible faults and the setting hand mechanism is operational. The thermometer has very slight tarnishing to the silvering otherwise is in fine condition. The case is in clean condition with only minimal bumps, scuffs and faults commensurate with a very easy life.  Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERC. Tagliabue, London, circa 1825The 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with an urn over foliate scrolls and signed signed C. Tagliabue, 28, Cross Str't, Hatton Garden, LONDON to centre with concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations set behind cast brass convex glazed bezel, the kingwood banded and ebony line-edged case with swan neck pediment over bowfronted Centigrade scale mercury tube thermometer to the baluster outline upright and recording hand adjustment square to the rounded base.98cm (38.5ins) high. Caesar Tagliabue is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Hatton Garden, London 1822-46 including 28 Cross Street 1822-29.Condition Report: Tube is intact and filled but has a small airlock at the top and is currently plugged. The mechanism is intact but will require setting-up. The register is in fine condition with nice even silvering. The thermometer is in good condition with some minor spotting to the silvering. The case is generally in very good original clean condition with faults very much limited to a few minor bumps, scuffs and age related blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE IV BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCKJames McCabe, London, circa 1825The five columnar pillar twin chain fusee bell striking movement with shouldered plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the backplate signed James McCabe, Royal Exchange LONDON over engraved serial number 1886 and pendulum holdfast bracket, the 8 inch circular cream painted convex Roman numeral dial further signed James McCabe, Royal Exchange, LONDON, 1886 and with steel moon hands set behind hinged cast brass convex glazed bezel, the case with brass pineapple finial to the shallow pyramid capped tablet upstand, over slender cavetto cornice, fluted frieze and brass fillet bordered quadrant panel infill around the dial, the sides with foliate decorated brass rosette ring handles over brass fish scale rectangular sound frets, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on moulded skirt base with conforming fluted band to upper margin and brass ball feet.50cm (19.75ins) high, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, 18cm (7.5ins) deep. Provenance: Purchased by the present owners from Asprey, London, 21st October 1987 for £4,400. James McCabe junior succeeded his father of the same name was one of the most successful English clock and watchmakers of the 19th century. He was apprenticed to Reid and Auld of Edinburgh and was admitted to the Clockmaker's Company as a Free Brother in 1822. Around this time McCabe entered into short lived partnership with Strahan (probably Charles who gained his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1815). From 1826 James McCabe managed the business alone from 97 Cornhill until 1838 when he was forced to temporarily relocate to 32 Cornhill due to a major fire at the Royal Exchange. Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition and appears all-original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial has been restored to a reasonably high standard. The movement and dial are original to the case and the case is in fine condition with faults very much limited to very minor historic bumps and scuffs. The baseboard of the case has a hole in the centre suggesting that at one time the case was probably fixed to a wall bracket at some time in the past.Clock is complete with its original pendulum, case key and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A VICTORIAN CARVED ROSEWOOD MERCURY STICK BAROMETER WITH VISIBLE CISTERNJ. Franks, Manchester, third quarter of the 19th centuryWith a scallop and leaf scroll carved upstand and two-tier cavetto moulded cornice over conforming surround for the rectangular bevel-glazed double ivory Vernier scales flanking the large bore mercury tube, each calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the lower margins annotated 10 A.M YESTERDAY and 10 A.M TO DAY and with signature J. FRANKS, 44 MARKET STREET, MANCHESTER to upper margin, the trunk with Vernier setting squares flanked by scroll-carved corbels to throat above applied glazed mercury tube FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale thermometer decorated with stylised leaf carved ogee mouldings to both the upper and lower rails, the rectangular base with inverted corbels to upper corners over bevel-glazed panel bordered by carved lappet leaf surround enclosing visible bulb cistern, Bunten air trap and restriction damper within an ivory lined recess, the underside with inverted swan neck-shaped pendant crest. 105.5cm (41.5ins) high. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. A J. Franks is not recorded as working in Manchester during the latter half of the 19th century in the usual sources however a Ben Franks is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Market Street, Manchester circa 1880-1900 as well as at Hull and 39 Piccadilly, Hanley.The current lot is provided with two scales to allow change in barometric pressure to be recorded as designed by Admiral Fitzroy for his 'storm barometers' which he devised in around 1857. The feature of visible cistern of the current lot is unusual as is the use of a bulb cistern (rather than a sealed diaphragm arrangement).Condition Report: The tube is in good condition and filled with no air traps and only slight 'greying; to the tube at the damper restriction and air trap. The Vernier scales are undamaged but have overall greyish staining/discolouration to both panels; the Vernier sliders are both operational. The thermometer scale has some slight scratching around a securing screw to the left hand corner of the ivory scale otherwise is in fine original condition. The ivory lining to the glazed cistern recess has noticeable staining to the base panel and mush lesser discolouration to the other panels. The case is in sound original condition with relatively light bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and age related wear; the carved shell crest is probably a later addition.  Condition Report Disclaimer

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A 1920s local interest inlaid rosewood barometer thermometer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, silvered scale, Presented to B Hughes, by Messers Willford & Co, Ltd, Oct 14th 1922, 84.5cm high, 28.5cm wide