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Click here to subscribeNO RESERVE Hampshire.- Ordnance Survey.- A group of 40 detailed plans in South West England, Hampshire, including one of Southampton, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall, on a scale of 1:2500, zincographed maps, some with contemporary hand-colouring, each sheet apprx. 730 x 1050 mm. (28 3/4 x 41 1/4 in), occasional surface dirt, marginal tears and losses, unframed and rolled, circa 1897-1933 (40)
Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn - Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio - Irlandt, map of Ireland, with north oriented to the right, strap-work title and scale cartouches, with a ship off the northern coastline, engraving on laid paper with armorial watermark, fine early hand-colouring, platemark 355 x 485 mm. (14 x 19 in), sheet 445 x 565 mm. (17 1/2 x 22 1/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold, two small parallel splits in the upper right margin, minor handling creases and light surface dirt, unframed [Antwerp, 1584].Literature:VdB 22 .2⁂ Based on Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles, it is the first map of Ireland to include any geographic details.
Light Motor Cars And Voiturettes - by John Henry Knight 1902 A 110 page book illustrating with photographs and scale drawings several different makes of Petrol and Steam Cars, Also early Motor Cycles. With detailing text. Plus 12 of period manufacturers adverts. Printed of fine semi-gloss paper in fine gold tooled cloth board cover, size 5" × 7½"
Various Railway Items to include Bassett Lowke Signal, Bassett Lowke model Railway Engine Catalogue, W&H Scale Model Catalogue, Tinplate Advertising Signs, together with Mixed Railway Castings with wheels, springs, water gauges etc., and a small selection of Meccano, mixed reg and green, plus 1953 Meccano Magazines and 1939/40 gold out poster/leaflet, worth inspecting (Quantity) Small Box
Mid Century Modern Lee Reynolds Vanguard Studios Oil On Canvas A Large Scale 1970's oil painting depicting a fishing boat moored in calm waters, the sea and sky picked out in impasto flourishes. The whole, in sunset pastel tones of peach, dove grey, lilac, blue and white. Signed in umber oil paint to bottom left 'Lee Reynolds' produced as a decorative piece under license of Vanguard Studios, California. Housed in original slim yellow gilt frame, good condition, 59 x 48 inches.
William Henry Harriott (British, exh. 1811 - 1837, d. 1839) The Entrance to the Grand Canal, looking East, with Santa Maria della Salute to the right signed and dated "W H Harriott 16 August 1826" to the reverse watercolour with pencil and ink 22.50 x 31.50cm (9 x 12in) Provenance: Abbott and Holder, 30 Museum Street, London WC1A Other Notes: The present sketch is inspired by Canaletto's series of views of the Grand Canal. It is most closely related to Canaletto's large-scale oil depicting the Santa Maria della Salute, which is in the Louvre, Paris.
A wooden scale model of 'Cutty Sark' by Ceuneau Marine of Mauritius, the three masted ship with sails furled and with the Red Ensign flying above the stern, 76cm (30 in) high Other Notes: Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development, which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion. Ceuneau Marine was founded in 1990.
A pair of 16th century Gothic Andirons, the capped pillars with hatched decoration, a shield initialled IHS, on gothic arched feet 43 x 25 x 43cm (17 x 10 x 17in) Literature: Shuffrey (L.A), The English Fireplace and Its Accessories, published by Batsford, 1912, p.133, fig.126, Godlington, Kent Notes:Dr Brian Gilmour PhD, Dip Cons, FSA, FCIFA, FRMS, Archaeometallurgy and Archaeology, 20, Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2 7LB Tel: 01865 552294 Mob: 0776 233 8189 Email: bjjg1243@gmail.com Early metalworking: Technology, analysis and appraisal Work carried out: Detailed assessment Report no: 560 Artefact type/description: Pair of andirons Reference no: RC1 Estimated stylistic date: c 16/17th century AD Report for: Richard Crowther Date: 09-06-2018 Assessment result/recommendation: Acceptance as 16th/17th century Report: See below Introduction, description and preliminary assessment: Fig. 1: Front view of this distinctive pair of andirons The front part of this pair of heavy cast iron andirons consisted in each case of an upper column with a capital of curly ionic form, the rectangular-section columns having diagonal reeded decoration below which was a form of shield with Gothic lettering – possibly IM – on either side of which projected two solid, curved, rectangular section Gothic style feet (fig. 1). The surface of each andiron had a pitted and worn appearance consistent with probable long use. Height: 28cms Depth (front to back): 43cm Analytical examination by metallography: A small sample was taken from the foot of one of the andirons and this was mounted and prepared for metallographic analysis. The aim of this was to look at the structure of the cast iron to determine whether this was consistent either with a 16th or 17th century origin as suggested by the style or a 19th century reproduction, these being the two likely alternatives. Fig. 2: View showing a ‘mottled’ cast iron structure with characteristic dark ‘rosettes’ graphite dispersed amongst a hypo-eutectic white cast iron matrix with a clear (fir tree-like) dendritic structure visible between the rosettes (scale x75 as shown here). Fig. 3: Detailed view of the same structure showing the flake structure of the graphite rosettes and the ladder-like dendrites in between (Magnification x300). Metallographic results: The structure visible in section shows that these andirons consist of ‘mottled’ cast iron, a transitional form of cast iron with a matrix which shows up as a white cast iron but which has ‘rosettes’ of graphite scattered through the structure, graphite being typical of an incipient form of grey cast iron. Thus the metal is a transitional form of cast iron with characteristics of both a white cast iron, where the carbon present has not had time to transform to graphite, and a grey cast iron where most of the carbon present has transformed to graphite during the solidification process. In white cast iron – as in the matrix here – the carbon in the metal is mostly present in chemically combined forms which make the metal much harder and more brittle. The dendritic dispersion visible is a phenomenon typical in a hypo-eutectic white cast iron, one with a carbon content between about 3.0 and 3.5%. Discussion and conclusion: When a cast iron cools and solidifies it can form either an all white cast iron structure, if the cooling rate is rapid enough, or a grey cast iron if the cooling rate is slow enough. There is a third possibility which is that it can form an intermediate ‘mottled’ form as we see in the case of these andirons, this being the consequence of an intermediate cooling rate. The cooling rate is clearly affected by the bulk volume of an iron casting and we can expect this to be more or less the same for any particular bulk of casting. The cooling rate – in terms of what type of cast iron (white or grey) results can also be affected or controlled by other elements present in the metal, such as silicon and sulphur, and these are a reflection of the cast iron production (smelting) process being used at any particular time. Smelting conditions changed during the development of the Industrial Revolution and the consequence of this is that ‘mottled’ cast iron is the most typical form of cast iron found in castings such as andirons and fire-backs of the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century the smelting processes had changed and castings of this kind are almost always found to be made of grey cast ion. In the case of the andirons studied here the general appearance and worn nature of the andirons and their structure indicate them to be intact surviving examples of 16th/17th century production, probably from the Weald of the Sussex/Kent border region.
A pair of 17th century Wealden cast iron Andirons, Mayfield, Sussex, bearing the Phoenix shield below the capped and fluted columns 38 x 23 x 38cm (15 x 9 x 15in) Notes: Dr Brian Gilmour PhD, Dip Cons, FSA, FCIFA, FRMS, Archaeometallurgy and Archaeology, 20, Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2 7LB Tel: 01865 552294 Mob: 0776 233 8189 Email: bjjg1243@gmail.com Early metalworking: Technology, analysis and appraisal Work carried out: Detailed assessment Report no: 561 Artefact type/description: Pair of andirons Reference no: RC2 Estimated stylistic date: c 16/17th century AD Report for: Richard Crowther Date: 09-06-2018 Assessment result/recommendation: Acceptance Report: See below Introduction, description and preliminary assessment: Fig. 1: Front view of this very distinctive Henry Tudor style of andiron. The form of cast decoration on the front of this pair of andirons is Henry Tudor in style. The capitals at the top of the rectangular columns is toothed in form, and the Tudor rose is capped with a crown, and lower down chalice and fleur-de-lys durations are also present, and there is a rose present on either side of the fleur-de-lys on the upper parts of the stepped legs/feet. Height: 38cm; Depth: 36cm Analytical examination by metallography: A small sample was taken from the foot of one of the andirons and this was mounted and prepared for metallographic analysis. The aim of this was to look at the structure of the cast iron to determine whether this was consistent either with a 16th century origin as suggested by the style or a 19th century reproduction, these being the two likely alternatives. Fig. 2: View showing a ‘mottled’ cast iron structure with characteristic dark ‘rosettes’ graphite dispersed amongst a hypo-eutectic white cast iron matrix (scale x75 as shown here). Fig. 3: Detailed view of the same structure showing the dispersion of graphite rosettes through a white cast iron matrix (scale x300 as shown here) Metallographic results: The structure visible in section shows that these andirons consist of ‘mottled’ cast iron, a transitional form of cast iron with a matrix which shows up as a white cast iron but which has ‘rosettes’ of graphite scattered through the structure, graphite being typical of an incipient form of grey cast iron. Thus the metal is a transitional form of cast iron with characteristics of both a white cast iron, where the carbon present has not had time to transform to graphite, and a grey cast iron where most of the carbon present has transformed to graphite during the solidification process. In white cast iron – as in the matrix here – the carbon in the metal is mostly present in chemically combined forms which make the metal much harder and more brittle. The density of the rosettes and the appearance of the white cast iron matrix is indicative of a (hypo-eutectic) carbon content of approximately 4.0%. Discussion and conclusion: When a cast iron cools and solidifies it can form either an all white cast iron structure, if the cooling rate is rapid enough, or a grey cast iron if the cooling rate is slow enough. There is a third possibility which is that it can form an intermediate ‘mottled’ form as we see in the case of these andirons, this being the consequence of an intermediate cooling rate. The cooling rate is clearly affected by the bulk volume of an iron casting and we can expect this to be more or less the same for any particular bulk of casting. The cooling rate – in terms of what type of cast iron (white or grey) results can also be affected or controlled by other elements present in the metal, such as silicon and sulphur, and these are a reflection of the cast iron production (smelting) process being used at any particular time. Smelting conditions changed during the development of the Industrial Revolution and the consequence of this is that ‘mottled’ cast iron is the most typical form of cast iron found in castings such as andirons and fire-backs of the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century the smelting processes had changed and castings of this kind are almost always found to be made of grey cast ion. In the case of the andirons studied here the general appearance and worn nature of the andirons and their style and structure indicate them to be intact surviving examples of 16th century production, probably from the Weald of the Sussex/Kent border region.
A pair of 16th century cast iron pillar Andirons, with Tudor rose & crown, goblet and fleur de lys moulded columns, on stepped feet, with later back legs (2) 38 x 25 x 38cm (15 x 10 x 15in) Provenance: Similar to those at Leeds Castle, KentLiterature: Shuffrey (L A) The English Fireplace and Its Accessories, published by Batsford, 1912, p.133, fig.127Notes: Dr Brian Gilmour PhD, Dip Cons, FSA, FCIFA, FRMS, Archaeometallurgy and Archaeology, 20, Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2 7LB Tel: 01865 552294 Mob: 0776 233 8189 Email: bjjg1243@gmail.com Early metalworking: Technology, analysis and appraisal Work carried out: Detailed assessment Report no: 562 Artefact type/description: Pair of andirons Reference no: RC3 Estimated stylistic date: c 16/17th century AD Report for: Richard Crowther Date: 09-06-2018 Assessment result/recommendation: Acceptance as 16/17th century Report: See below Introduction, description and preliminary assessment: Fig. 1: Front view of this very distinctive Henry Tudor style of andiron. The form of cast decoration on the front of this pair of andirons is Henry Tudor in style. The capitals at the top of the rectangular columns is toothed in form, and the Tudor rose is capped with a crown, and lower down chalice and fleur-de-lys durations are also present, and there is a rose present on either side of the fleur-de-lys on the upper parts of the stepped legs/feet. Height: 37cm; Depth (front to back): 30cm. Analytical examination by metallography: A small sample was taken from the foot of one of the andirons and this was mounted and prepared for metallographic analysis. The aim of this was to look at the structure of the cast iron to determine whether this was consistent either with a 16th century origin as suggested by the style or a 19th century reproduction, these being the two likely alternatives. Fig. 2: View showing a ‘mottled’ cast iron structure with characteristic dark ‘rosettes’ graphite dispersed amongst a hypo-eutectic white cast iron matrix (scale x75 as shown here). Fig. 3: Detailed view of the same structure showing the dispersion of graphite rosettes through a white cast iron matrix (scale x300 as shown here) Metallographic results: The structure visible in section shows that these andirons consist of ‘mottled’ cast iron, a transitional form of cast iron with a matrix which shows up as a white cast iron but which has ‘rosettes’ of graphite scattered through the structure, graphite being typical of an incipient form of grey cast iron. Thus the metal is a transitional form of cast iron with characteristics of both a white cast iron, where the carbon present has not had time to transform to graphite, and a grey cast iron where most of the carbon present has transformed to graphite during the solidification process. In white cast iron – as in the matrix here – the carbon in the metal is mostly present in chemically combined forms which make the metal much harder and more brittle. The density of the rosettes and the appearance of the white cast iron matrix is indicative of a (hypo-eutectic) carbon content of approximately 4.0%. Discussion and conclusion: When a cast iron cools and solidifies it can form either an all white cast iron structure, if the cooling rate is rapid enough, or a grey cast iron if the cooling rate is slow enough. There is a third possibility which is that it can form an intermediate ‘mottled’ form as we see in the case of these andirons, this being the consequence of an intermediate cooling rate. The cooling rate is clearly affected by the bulk volume of an iron casting and we can expect this to be more or less the same for any particular bulk of casting. The cooling rate – in terms of what type of cast iron (white or grey) results can also be affected or controlled by other elements present in the metal, such as silicon and sulphur, and these are a reflection of the cast iron production (smelting) process being used at any particular time. Smelting conditions changed during the development of the Industrial Revolution and the consequence of this is that ‘mottled’ cast iron is the most typical form of cast iron found in castings such as andirons and fire-backs of the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century the smelting processes had changed and castings of this kind are almost always found to be made of grey cast ion. In the case of the andirons studied here the general appearance and worn nature of the andirons and their structure indicate them to be intact surviving examples of 16th century production, probably from the Weald of the Sussex/Kent border region.
A pair of early 17th century cast iron Andirons, with Tudor rose, crown and goblet moulded decoration, on stepped legs with original back legs (2) 36 x 24 x 30cm (14 x 9 x 12in) Literature: Shuffrey (L.A) The English Fireplace and its Accessories, published by Batsford, 1912, p.133, fig.127 Notes:Dr Brian Gilmour PhD, Dip Cons, FSA, FCIFA, FRMS, Archaeometallurgy and Archaeology, 20, Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2 7LB Tel: 01865 552294 Mob: 0776 233 8189 Email: bjjg1243@gmail.com Early metalworking: Technology, analysis and appraisal Work carried out: Detailed assessment Report no: 563 Artefact type/description: Pair of andirons Reference no: RC4 Estimated stylistic date: c 16/17th century AD Report for: Richard Crowther Date: 09-06-2018 Assessment result/recommendation: Acceptance as 16th century as indicated by style Report: See below Introduction, description and preliminary assessment: Fig. 1: Front view of this distinctive pair of 16th century style andirons. This pair of andirons were distinctive with their heavy square capitals on top of tapering fluted, circular profile columns below which is a shield with a phoenix – the emblem of fire – decoration, on either side of which is a curved, square section leg with leaf type decoration and projecting foot. The style is suggestive of 16th century origin. Height: 37cm; Depth (front to back): 30cm. Analytical examination by metallography: A small sample was taken from the foot of one of the andirons and this was mounted and prepared for metallographic analysis. The aim of this was to look at the structure of the cast iron to determine whether this was consistent either with a 16th century origin as suggested by the style or a 19th century reproduction, these being the two likely alternatives Fig. 2: View showing a ‘mottled’ cast iron structure with characteristic dark ‘rosettes’ graphite dispersed amongst a hypo-eutectic white cast iron matrix (scale x75 as shown here). Fig. 3: Detailed view of the same structure showing the dispersion of graphite rosettes through a white cast iron matrix (scale x300 as shown here) Metallographic results: The structure visible in section shows that these andirons consist of ‘mottled’ cast iron, a transitional form of cast iron with a matrix which shows up as a white cast iron but which has ‘rosettes’ of graphite scattered through the structure, graphite being typical of an incipient form of grey cast iron. Thus the metal is a transitional form of cast iron with characteristics of both a white cast iron, where the carbon present has not had time to transform to graphite, and a grey cast iron where most of the carbon present has transformed to graphite during the solidification process. In white cast iron – as in the matrix here – the carbon in the metal is mostly present in chemically combined forms which make the metal much harder and more brittle. The density of the rosettes and the appearance of the white cast iron matrix is indicative of a (hypo-eutectic) carbon content of approximately 4.0%. Discussion and conclusion: When a cast iron cools and solidifies it can form either an all white cast iron structure, if the cooling rate is rapid enough, or a grey cast iron if the cooling rate is slow enough. There is a third possibility which is that it can form an intermediate ‘mottled’ form as we see in the case of these andirons, this being the consequence of an intermediate cooling rate. The cooling rate is clearly affected by the bulk volume of an iron casting and we can expect this to be more or less the same for any particular bulk of casting. The cooling rate – in terms of what type of cast iron (white or grey) results can also be affected or controlled by other elements present in the metal, such as silicon and sulphur, and these are a reflection of the cast iron production (smelting) process being used at any particular time. Smelting conditions changed during the development of the Industrial Revolution and the consequence of this is that ‘mottled’ cast iron is the most typical form of cast iron found in castings such as andirons and fire-backs of the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century the smelting processes had changed and castings of this kind are almost always found to be made of grey cast ion. In the case of the andirons studied here the general appearance and worn nature of the andirons and their structure indicate them to be intact surviving examples of 16th century production, probably from the Weald of the Sussex/Kent border region.
A Quantity of Helmet Parts and Accoutrements, including brass chin scales, lion mask and foliate rosette chin scale hooks, bullion thread cap lines, a cruciform base plate and two ball tops etc, also gilt metal foliate cast belt keeps and three engraved brass helmet tin plaques, all contained in a black japanned helmet tin to the 3rd Hussars
Operation Sea Lion (The Proposed German Invasion of England) - Three Folders of Rare Second World War German Secret Documents Produced by the German General Staff:- Folder 'No.1 The Border', 1942, containing a photo book of targets, including Berwick and other road and railway bridges, numerous important railway and road viaducts, the ports of Tynemouth, Hartlepool, Gateshead, Sunderland, Wallsend and South Shields, Newcastle armaments factory, Garew steel works, Spiller's factory Newcastle; a German reprint of the Ordnance Survey map for the area between Berwick and Hartlepool with suitable targets marked; large scale Ordnance Survey town plans of Carlisle, three of Newcastle as well as Sunderland and South Shields; Folder 'No.3 Nordost-England', 1942, containing a photo book of targets, including Northallerton and other railway bridges, numerous important railway and road viaducts, the ports of Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Goole and Hull, Billingham chemical works, Leeds steel works, Rochdale machine factory; a German reprint of the Ordnance Survey map for the area between Hartlepool and Hull with suitable targets marked; large scale Ordnance Survey town plans of York, Hull and four of Middlesbrough; Folder 'No.7 Sud-Wales' 1941, containing a photo book of targets, including dams at Craig Goch and Cabab Coch, road and railway bridges, numerous important railway and road viaducts, the ports of Swansea, Cardiff, Newport and Avonmouth, Swansea nickel works, Ebbw Vale steel works, Newport machine factory; a German reprint of the Ordnance Survey map for the area between Church Stretton and Bristol with suitable targets marked; large scale Ordnance Survey town plans of Swansea, Newport, two of Aberavon-Port Talbot and three of Cardiff ***Three of twelve, these highly secret documents were originally prepared for Operation Sea Lion, the German Invasion of England, and then later for German agents and saboteurs who would be dropped by parachute or U-boat to destroy important industrial and communication targets all over England
A Copy of a Two Handed Sword, with 111cm double edge steel blade and steel cruciform hilt with wood grip; a Copy of a Confederate CS Sword, the blade etched Nashville Plow Works, with scale cast brass hilt and leather scabbard; a Chinese Sword, with sectional bone hilt and scabbard carved with figures (3)
A Maori Patu, of dense hard wood, the grip with overlapping scale carved pommel, 39cm; a Solomon Islands Hair Comb, made from a single piece of tan coloured hard wood, with twelve pointed tines, one missing, the flat shaped rectangular handle pierced and lightly carved with chequering, diapering, an elephant, leaf and cross, 30cm (2)
A 19th Century Belgian Pinfire Six Shot Revolver, with 8.5cm round steel barrel, the left side set with a hinged wavy edge bayonet, the right side with ejector rod, the blued steel cylinder and frame inlaid with silver leafy scrolls, with Liege proof marks, numbered 226311, hinged loading gate, folding trigger and ivory grip scales, 18cm Action works, but cylinder does not engage. Fine pitting to metalwork. Wear to bluing. Small split to left ivory grip scale near securing screw
A 19th Century American Rimfire Five Shot Pocket Revolver by C S Shattuck, with 7cm octagonal steel barrel, the cylinder fixed to a swivelling bar for loading, with sheath trigger and black chequered plastic grip scales moulded with maker's monogram, 16.5cmAction works. Pitting to metalwork. Chip to one grip scale and repair to the other.
A 20th century scale model of an American schooner style yacht 'Gloucester':, fully rigged over simulated plank deck with fixtures and fittings, the hull painted black to the waterline and copper beneath, contained within a perspex and mahogany case on square tapering legs, case size (excluding legs) 95cm x 119cm x 37cm.
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