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Lot 431
Six boxed Universal Hobbies 1:16 scale die-cast model vehicles: UH4141 Massey Ferguson 35 (1959); UH4142 Ferguson 40 Standard; UH2782 County Super 4; UH2921 Ferguson TEA-20 SUE 1958); UH2985 Ferguson 40 Launch Model 1955; UH4144 Massey-Harris-Ferguson Work-Bull. Together with ERTL 3006 Ford 9N Collector`s Tractor. Overall appear E. (7)
Lot 436
Quantity of die-cast models, all TV related: ERTL 36685 1:18 scale Starsky and Hutch Ford Gran Torino; ERTL 33121 1:18 scale Smokey and the Bandit Bandit`s Trans Am; Corgi 01803 Inspector Morse Jaguar 2.4; Yat Ming 43207 Steve McQueen Bullitt 1968 Mustang GT; Corgi 00502 Z Cars Ford Zephyr 6 Mk 3. All boxed and appear E. (5)
Lot 437
Five Schuco Krone/Barum Circus die-casts/sets: #01424 `Circus Krone` Piccolo-Set, ltd.ed./2500 (contains 2 x Mercedes Benz Bus and a pin badge, no cert.); #05204 `Circus Krone` Piccolo-Set, ltd.ed./3000 with certificate (contains 2 x VW Bus, one caravan, articulated lorry); #01613 Piccolo Hanomag ST 100 mit Zirkusanhanger `Circus Barum`, ltd.ed./1000 (no cert.); #450357100 1/43 scale Mercedes-Benz L 408 `Circus Krone`; #450360200 1/43 scale Mercedes Benz LP 608 Kasten `Circus Krone`. All appear E/M and boxed.
Lot 3
* A rare brass Imperial baton capacity measure. De Grave and Co., London, late 19th century. The rectangular section brass rod incorporating engraved scale of increasing unit sizes annotated 0-41 and labelled DEPTH with upper margin signed DE GRAVE & Co. LONDON, the opposing side similarly inscribed with scale of increasing unit sizes annotated 0-75 and labelled DIAMETER with upper margin engraved COUNTY OF KENT, the upper edge of the bar inscribed with the instructions Measure the Diameter with the scale marked ÒDiameterÓ and take the reading. Measure the depth with the scale marked ÒDepthÓ and take the reading. Add the two readings with the underside providing the conversion The sum will be 10 for 1/2 Gill. 20 for Gill. 30 for 1/2 Pint. 40 for Pint. 50 for Quart. 60 for 1/2 Gallon. 70 for Gallon. 80 for Peck. 90 for 1/2 Bushel. 100 for Bushel, with verification stamp for 1893, 56cm (22ins) long. The De Grave Family were well known as scientific instrument makers specialising in weights and measures throughout the 19th century. The first member to set up business was Charles De Grave who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working in St. MartinÕs le Grand, London from 1780. The firm was absorbed by W. and T. Avery and Co. Ltd in the early 20th century. The current lot is a relatively simple but useful tool designed to assist in the verification of Imperial unit measures by those employed in the enforcement of legislation with regards to Weights and Measures.
Lot 4
* Three brass revenification balances W. and T. Avery and Co. Ltd, Birmingham, circa 1900. Each beam signed W & T Avery & Co., Birmingham and inscribed with capacity and Kent County Council to other side, with central knife-edge pivot within armature fitted with with level scale and similar pivots for each of the chain pans; the 1lb Capacity stamped with serial number 2530 to the 26cm beam raised on column upright with lever pivoted lifting armature, in original fitted box 50cm (19.75 ins) wide; the 7lb Capacity stamped with serial number 2529 to the 43cm beam raised on similar column upright with conforming armature and in original fitted box 74cm (29ins) wide; the 56lb Capacity stamped with serial number 2528 to the 74cm beam, without post and stand but in original fitted box 80cm (31.5ins) wide, all with dated verification stamps for 1902 onwards, (3). The partnership between William and Thomas Avery is recorded in Gloria, Clifton Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working in Birmingham 1817-94 before becoming W. and T. Avery and Co. Ltd in 1895. The firm acquired the famous Soho foundry in Smethwick the same year, and under the management of William Hipkins, became one of the leading leading manufacturers of weighing instruments in the country. The business is still trading today albeit as Avery Berkel, a subsidiary of GEC.
Lot 5
* Two brass revenification balances W. and T. Avery Ltd, Birmingham circa 1900. Each with beam signed W & T AVERY LIMITED and inscribed with capacity and KENT COUNTY COUNCIL to other side, with central knife-edge pivot within armature fitted with level scale and similar pivots for each of the fixed pans; the 7lb Capacity stamped with serial number 1203 to the 43cm beam raised on column upright with lever pivoted lifting armature, in original fitted box 74cm (29ins) wide; the 56lb Capacity stamped with serial number 2458 to the 74cm beam, without post and stand but in original fitted box 86cm (34ins) wide, both with dated verification stamps for 1898 onwards, (2). The partnership between William and Thomas Avery is recorded in Gloria, Clifton Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working in Birmingham 1817-94 before becoming W. and T. Avery and Co. Ltd in 1895. The firm acquired the famous Soho foundry in Smethwick the same year and, under the management of William Hipkins, became one of the leading manufacturers of weighing instruments in the country. The business is still trading today albeit as Avery Berkel, a subsidiary of GEC.
Lot 11
A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometer. Stoppani, Sheffield, early 19th century. The rectangular silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and applied with alcohol Fahrenheit scale thermometer beneath signature Stoppani, Sheffield to upper margin behind glazed door, the broken triangular pedimented case with exposed tube to the moulded trunk above domed cistern cover to the rounded base, 99cm (39ins) high. A Nicholas Stop(p)ani is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Orchard Street, Sheffield 1822-25.
Lot 12
A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometer. B. Molinau and Co., Plymouth, early 19th century. The rectangular silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and applied with alcohol Fahrenheit scale thermometer beneath signature B. Molinau & Co., Plymouth to upper margin behind glazed door, the broken triangular pedimented case with exposed tube to the caddy moulded trunk above domed cistern cover to the rounded base, 98cm (38.75ins) high.
Lot 13
A fine William IV mahogany bowfronted mercury stick barometer Troughton and Simms, London, circa 1835. With convex moulded surmount and silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometeric inches and annotated FAIR, Change, RAIN beneath signature Troughton & Simms, London to upper margin, behind bowed glass within moulded surround above trunk with the same bowed profile and ebony strung edges applied with conforming mercury tube Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale thermometer with convex moulded pediment and apron to surround, the base with turned ebony half vase cistern cover flanked by lozenge inlaid canted angles with cavetto moulded underside, 95cm (37.5ins) high. The partnership between Edward Troughton (junior) and William Simms is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as formed 1826 and continuing after Edward TroughtonÕs death in 1831, initially trading form the Orrery at 136 Fleet Street the firm moved to 138 Fleet Street from circa 1840. In 1922 the firm was sold and became Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd. According to Banfield Edward Troughton was quite a character choosing to live a semi reclusive life and was characterised by his snuff-stained wig and ear trumpet. Edward TroughtonÕs skill both in the manufacture and design of fine Instruments led him to be awarded lucrative contracts from The East India Company, The Board of Ordnance, The Royal Observatory and The Board of Longitude. TroughtonÕs reputation and client list no doubt secured the prosperity of the business for a significant period after his death.
Lot 14
A Victorian burr walnut mercury stick barometer. Negretti and Zambra, London, circa 1880. The arched bevel-glazed canted ivory vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and signed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON to upper margin above trunk with vernier adjustment square to throat over applied bevel-glazed mercury Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale thermometer, the circular base with domed cistern cover, 92cm (36ins) high. The firm of Negretti and 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 Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.
Lot 77
A French gilt brass combination carriage timepiece with barometer and thermometer Unsigned, circa 1900 The eight-day single train movement with replaced platform lever escapement and circular blue on white Arabic numeral enamel dial set within a rectangular gilt mask and with blued steel spade hands, positioned beside a conforming aneroid barometer with blue on white enamelled register calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, with mercury Fahrenheit scale thermometer between, the frosted gilt bevel-glazed case with wide hinged handle above ogee moulded cornice and plain uprights, on caddy moulded skirt base with shallow squab feet, 12cm (4.75ins) high; with original tooled morocco covered protective outer case, 15cm (6ins) high overall.
Lot 83
A French malachite inset Belge noir marble mantel clock with barometer and thermometer Retailed by Elkington and Co., Liverpool, late 19th century The eight-day bell striking movement with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with spade hands set behind bevel-glazed cast brass bezel engraved ELKINGTON & Co. -LIVERPOOL to lower margin, the drumhead case with movement cradled within scroll-shaped shoulders fronted with aneroid barometer with circular white enamel register calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations opposing curved mercury thermometer tube calibrated in both Fahrenheit and Centigrade to a white enamel circular scale, the centre with malachite inset shaped panel within gilt line scroll incised decoration, on moulded skirt base with conforming geometric line bordered foliate scroll decoration to apron, 28cm (11ins) high.
Lot 84
A French malachite inset Belge noir marble perpetual calendar mantel clock with moonphase, barometer and thermometer Unsigned, late 19th century The eight-day bell striking movement stamped 1761, 10 6 to backplate, with twin mercury jar pendulum and visible Brocot escapement to the recessed centre of the two-piece white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands behind bevel glazed bezel, the drum-head case with swollen scroll-outline front fitted with enamel dial for perpetual calendar featuring subsidiary day-of-the-week and date-of-the-month dials beneath moonphase aperture to the cloud and starry painted recessed centre, within outer ring annotated for month-of-the-year with signs of the zodiac behind similar bevel glazed brass bezel opposing conforming aneroid barometer with visible mechanism to centre within circular white enamel scale calibrated in barometric inches with the usual observations and inscribed HOLOSTERIC BAROMETER to upper half and with curved mercury tube FAHRENHEIT scale thermometer to the lower half, the centre with shaped brass-edged bevel glazed lenticle flanked by inset malachite panels within gilt scroll incised line decoration infill, on generous cavetto moulded base incorporating further malachite roundel and gilt incised decoration to the shaped apron, (base of case with damage, unrestored), 65cm (25.5ins) high.
Lot 110
A Victorian mahogany longcase regulator Charles F. Crews, Plymouth, circa 1860 The substantial six baluster pillar movement with stepped plates, deadbeat escapement, HarrisonÕs maintaining power, high pinion counts, six spoke wheel crossings, steel screw adjustable pivot endstops and wood rod pendulum with fine beat adjustment and large star engraved lenticular bob with calibrated rating nut, the 13 inch circular silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and Roman numeral hour dials and signed CHA.S F. CREWS, PLYMOUTH to centre and engraved REGULATOR to upper margin, the circumference with Arabic five minute annotations to outer track, in a case with large ball finial to the concave-sided upstand above generous cornice and brass fillet inset circular glazed aperture to the hood door, the trunk with rectangular glazed door enclosing interior fitted with pendulum beat scale, on recessed panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 203cm (80ins) high excluding ball finial; 218cm (85ins) high overall. A Charles F. Crews is recorded working from 48 Treville Street, Plymouth in 1828 and then 23 Bedford Street 1844-50.
Lot 111
A Victorian figured walnut longcase regulator F. Rowe, Great Marlow, circa 1875 The substantial four pillar eight-day movement with deadbeat escapement, HarrisonÕs maintaining power, wood rod pendulum with silvered beat scale and six spoke wheel crossings, the 12 inch circular silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and Roman numeral hour dials and signed FÕK ROWE, GÕT MARLOW to centre within circumference with Arabic five minute annotations to outer track, the arch-top glazed front case with movement access flap above eleven oÕclock, internal foliate scroll pierced apron beneath dial over mirror applied to the inside surface of the backboard, the front door glass now applied with raised white enamel lettering CORRECT TIME on recessed rectangular panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 203 (80ins) high. Frederick Rowe is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Great Marlow 1869-77. The current lot was probably made/supplied as the Ôshop regulatorÕ and was purchased by the vendor directly from the premises of Rowe and Son, Jewellers, Great Marlow on the closure of the long-established family firm.
Lot 144
An early forged iron domestic Ôgreat chamber clockÕ Unsigned, German/Swiss, mid 16th century The two train movement with forged wheels, lantern pinions and wooden winding barrels with English style sprung clicks to the great wheels, the two-wheel going train with verge escapement regulated by foliot balance complete with cursor weights, the strike train with external fly, nagÕs head lifting and shaped cam for overlift fitted to the arbor of the second wheel driving the countwheel mounted to the rear for the frame (via teeth cut to the inside of the rim) for controlling the hours sounded via linkage to a hammer pivoted within a bearer above, the frame constructed with riveted lap joints, fitted with lower corner braces to right hand side and inverted Y shaped hammer linkage to the left, raised on four splayed feet pierced for securing, the 19 x 15 inch single handed rectangular painted iron dial with circular aperture and gilt starburst to centre within gilt painted Gothic Roman numeral chapter ring and floral painted decoration to spandrels, the lower margin now bearing the later date 1754, the frame 42cm (16.5ins) wide, 48cm (19ins) deep and 59cm (23ins) high, the clock 88cm (34.5ins) high overall. The current lot can be compared to a similar example sold at SothebyÕs New York MASTERPIECES FROM THE TIME MUSEUM, PART FOUR, VOLUME 1 13th October 2004, lot 500, a related but incomplete example was sold in these rooms on 6th September 2011, lot 113, and a third sold 22 February 2011, lot 255. The presence of a dial suggests that the current lot was designed to be installed where it could be seen perhaps high up within the ÔGreat HallÕ of a substantial house. The movement is also perhaps a good example the earliest layout of a striking timepiece to become standardised throughout most of Europe. Indeed the Salisbury Cathedral clock is almost identical in basic layout and specification (albeit on an entirely different scale) with the only significant difference being the fact that overlift for the locking detent in the strike train is achieved using a shaped cam cut with a notch rather than an incomplete hoop fixed to the rim of the second wheel. This difference in method for providing overlift appears to be a regional characteristic with clocks made in central Europe mainly utilising a shaped cam whilst makers in north western Europe preferred to use a hoop.
Lot 825
Mahogany bracket clock byJohn Watkins, Mannigtree , circa 1820, the break arch case with brass inlay, top handle, ball feet and fish scale grilles, convex painted roman dial with spade fingers, eight day twin fusee movement striking the hour on a bell, engraved back plate with quadrant top corners, case height 42cm (winds, ticks; pendulum, later winding key).*See clocks and watches proviso.
Lot 626
William Cary aneroid barometer, the silvered dial with altitude and pressure scales, blue steeled pointer, branded `Surveying Aneroid Compensated 1314, Cary, 7 Pall Mall, London`, brass watch style case with scale magnifier and suspension loop, the case back stamped `W.R.F.O`, 3" diameter. An identical barometer was provided for Ernest Shackleton`s British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, numbered 1322 and was recently offered for sale at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London - 30th March 2012 - lot 69
Lot 688
Japanese Shitan wood and brass miniature Shaku-Dokei clock, the brass movement with turned baluster columns flanking the chrysanthemum engraved front plate, the weight driven going train with verge and balance wheel escapement, Japanese engraved movable brass chapters to the hour scale, the case with key drawer in the base and detachable hood to the top, with original pine travelling case with Japanese characters painted on the top lid, 9.75" high
Lot 689
Japanese Shitan wood Shaku-Dokei clock, complete with the original set of seven interchangeable setting scales, the brass movement with front-pinned baluster pillar securing the brass plate, the front plate engraved with Japanese characters, the weight driven train with verge escapement and balance wheel planted atop plates, the scale with adjustable silvered engraved characters and polished steel butterfly-hour hand sliding against the scale secured to a lead weight, key drawer to the base, housed in original wood box with sliding lid painted with Japanese characters, 22.5" high
Lot 690
Japanese weight-driven Shaku-Dokei clock, complete with the original seven hour scales, the movement with foliate engraved front plate flanked by turned brass pillars, balance wheel verge escapement atop the plates, cartouche shaped gilt-brass hand fixed to the weight sliding against Japanese characters on gilt lacquered reserves, the case with detachable hood and with key drawer in the base, the seven interchangeable hour scales with black and gold lacquered chapters painted in front and reverse and with month inscription to the top of each scale, the spare scales held within the original grey silk case, with the original carrying box, Japanese labels and ribbon tie, 22.5" high
Lot 761
English mahogany double fusee bracket clock, the movement with finely engraved foliate back plate, the 7" circular cream dial signed Vulliamy, London with calendar aperture, the stepped case with pierced brass fish scale front and side panels, supported upon ogee brass bracket feet and surmounted by a moulded rounded arched pediment with brass carrying handle, 16.5" high (pendulum and key)
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