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Click here to subscribeA mid 19th Century Mahogany cased Sympiesometer E & E Emanuel, Hard, Portsea, the glazed rectangular case with shaped and moulded pediment, with side mounted and sliding Vernier scale, to a signed and silvered plate with central tube and reservoir, with slide enclosure and scale of 30 to 110, and Vernier scale of 28 to 31, to a single scale Mercury Thermometer over a rotating indicator disc, height 25”
A first half of the 19th Century Flame Mahogany Stick Barometer, Watkins & Hill – 5 Charring Cross, London, the case with moulded and overhanging cornice, to a glazed panel, to a plain body and rounded base with convex and ring turned cistern cover, to a signed two-part silvered dial, with blued steel screws, and fitted with a twin scale Mercury Thermometer, to a visible tube and scale of 27 to 31, with screw adjusting Vernier Scale, height 37 ½”
A 19th Century Mahogany cased Stick Barometer, Jas Long – Royal Exchange, London, the domed case with figured Mahogany and strung body with rounded base, and half round cistern cover, to a full length visible tube, signed Brass dial with scale of 27 to 31, and sliding Vernier scale, height 38”
A mid-19th Century Rosewood and gilt highlighted Wheel Barometer, E Wenham – Shipdham, the onion topped case with baluster throat and all over painted gilt borders and detail, to a spun brass bezel with convex glass enclosing an 8” silvered dial with scale of 28-31 over a signed level, height 38 ½”
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK, the arched painted Roman dial signed Hatton & Harris, Cornhill, London, with strike/silent to the arch, the twin train fuseé movement with anchor escapement and bell strike, the back plate also signed and with engraved border and matching pendulum bob, the break arch case with pad top and swing handle over brass fish scale side frets and glazed door, raised on brass ball feet, 15 1/4" high
WWII – British invasion maps Notes on GSGS Maps of France Belgium and Holland December 1943. Comprehensive British book of maps and other information including gazetteers and phrases useful for invading troops. Marked ‘Secret’ together with a group of large scale maps mostly of France produced by the War Office and a copy of ‘The Interpretation of Air Photographs’ (1942 edition) and a few other items
India – large Delhi & Punjab states map. A 1928 Punjab map outlining the Punjab States published by Survey of India Office Calcutta at scale of I in:32 inches. The coloured map in outline shows various Punjab princely states including Kapurthala Patiala Chamba Bahwalpur etc. Folding map backed with lined. Opens to 20 inches x 24 inches closes in card covers with title in manuscript.
India – Map Road Map of India 1933 – 1:50 miles 1933. Hardcover. A large bound road map of India showing all the road routes in 1933 at scale of 1=50 miles published under the direction of Colonel H J Couchman DSO Officiating Surveyor of India 1933. Folding map opens up to size of 80cm x 100cms coloured in outline and strengthened with buckram backing. Bound in blue cloth binding with title in manuscript on front board. From the library of Sir Conrad Corfield secretary to the Viceroy of Indian 1921-47 with his bookplate to the front pastedown.
A Steel and Gilt Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Breitling, Geneve, Model: Top Time, circa 1965, 17-jewel lever movement, black coloured dial with applied baton markers, outer tachymeter scale, two silvered subsidiary dials for seconds and 45-minute register, case with buttons in the band to operate chronograph hand, snap-on steel back numbered 2003 and numbered internally 1002108, 35mm wide
A Stainless Steel Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Breitling, Geneve, Model: TransOcean, Ref:7102, circa 1970, mechanical lever movement, dark blue coloured dial with applied baton markers and outer pulsations scale, eccentric date aperture, three subsidiary dials for seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, tonneau shaped case with buttons in the band to operate chronograph, screw back numbered 1381758 7102, 42mm wide
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Davd Collier, Gatley, circa 1780, with caddy top and later added swan neck, Corinthian capped columns, mahogany crossbanded trunk door with later shell inlay and later inlaid plinth upon later bracket feet, 12-inch square brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring, signed floral and scroll engraved dial centre, arched date aperture and penny moon lunar scale aperture, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 228cm high
* Marine models by Adamcraft Ltd, comprising ñ12.00 International Sailing Dinghyî, 1in :1ft scale model, c. 1948,of wooden construction, beautifully crafted and assembled having clinker-built hull on ribbed frame, with excellent attention to detail including brass cleats, fairleads, moveable centre-board, rudder and related fittings, fully rigged with gaff-sail, and overall varnished finish, complete with original cardstock tube packaging, together with a further kit-built scale model by Adamcraft, representing ñRAF 30ft Seaplane Tenderî, designed for radio-control, well-built and refinished in appropriate livery, without motor, but complete with original maker`s instruction booklet dated 1948, largest length 30 in (76 cm) (4)
* Fire Service and Emergency Services. A large collection of toy and scale-model model fire-engines, appliances and related rescue-service vehicles, 1970s-2000,comprising proprietary manufacturers boxed products & sets, including Corgi, Corgi Classics, Richmond, Lledo, Speed Champs, Cararama, Solido, Oxford Commercials, Teamsters, Hamleys, Friction City, Vanguard, Nine Double Nine, Boley, Magirus-Deutz Iveco, Road Monster, Chad Valley, Automax, Smart and others, play-sets etc., mostly boxed and unopened (4 cartons)
* Uniforms belonging to Captain H.C. Richmond, M.I.D., 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, Killed in Action near La Bassee, France 25.1.1915, Comprising, japanned uniform tin, lid inscribed `H.C. Richmond, 1st Gloucestershire Regiment`, enclosing Officer`s cap, white and black with oak leaf band and embroidered regimental sphinx badge, monogrammed `H.C.R.` by Hawkes & Co, in its circular japanned tin with brass shield shape tailors plaque inscribed to the recipient; navy blue officer`s tunic, with brass regimental buttons breast with Queen`s South Africa riband bar; scarlet mess jacket, with brass regimental buttons; two pairs of trousers each with red stripe; crimson sash and cummerbund ; two pairs of officer`s spurs, sword scabbard; leather sword bag and letter dated 30.8.1905 Captain Harold Christopher Richmond M.I.D. (1880-1915), educated at Balliol College, Oxford, commissioned Lieutenant, 1900, served during the Boer War with the Gloucestershire Regiment, entitled to a Queen`s South Africa with four clasps, re-engaged during the Great War with the Regiment, In the early hours of 25.1.1915 the 3rd Brigade was warned to expect a large-scale German attack on Cuinchy and Givenchy. Both ÒAÓ and ÒDÓ Company were in the line when the attack began. At 07.35 hours Capt W K George and Capt H C Richmond of ÒDÓ Company were killed. Richmond is commemorated in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France. A photograph of the recipient can be found on the internet. (-)
* A Fine Pair of Half Scale Flintlock Pistols, with 13 cm octagonal sighted barrels, sidelock engraved `Richards`, half walnut stocked, engraved trigger guard and long spurred brass butt cap, with brass tipped ramrod, 22cm overall, cased with makers name plate, lined with green baize, with various accessories including miniature scissor action shot mould and leather and brass shot flask (2)
Armstrong Siddeley. An Instruction Book for the `Mongoose` radial engine, c. 1932,26 pp. diagrams, another similar for the `Genet`, 31 pp. diagrams, c. 1937, some staining to orig. covers with gilt titles and company logo, together with a Shell Aerodrome Manual for Tunisia, pub. 1934 with specifications of landing grounds and illustrations of locations by scale drawings, folio, covers stained and rubbed (3)
* Doylend (W. H.). Three original 1/72nd scale pen and ink drawings, of the Short SD3-30, Handley Page H.P. 42 and Armstrong Whitworth A.W. 52, dated 1974, 1975 and 1978,each approx. 13 in x 21 in (33 cm x 53 cm), together with a large format photograph of Bolton Paul `Sidestrand` J9770, 14 in x 21 in (35.5 cm x 53 cm), a similar sized photograph of Koolhoven F.K. 50 HB-AMO `Alpar`, two copies of Le Petit Parisien 303-02 and 29-11-03, one illustrating the accident to Santos Dumont`s balloon/airship, three copies of Le Petit Journal, one for 5-9-09 featuring La Grande Semaine D`Aviation and a collection of aviation prints of World War I and the inter-war period, and other items (-)
* Heinkel He-III. A fine presentation scale model of the famous war-machine of the German Luftwaffe during the Third Reich and WWII, c. 1938,hollow-form, of fabricated & welded thin steel-plate with excellent detail including nickel-plated rotating propellers, celluloid observation nacelle, cockpit and gun-turret, engine exhausts and bombs to underside, beautifully finished in period ñsplit-camouflageî light & dark green upper works and pale blue-green undersides, with distinctive Luftwaffe markings to wings and tail, on an adjustable swivel-mount above a circular black steel base, having painted inscription ñHeinkel-Kampflugzeug - HE-IIIî, w/span 30 in (76 cm) This fine model was created in the apprentice-department of the Heinkel Aircraft works, one of at least two known models, and presented to Hans Riekert in 1938, in recognition of his services to Aviation and in particular to Heinkel for research and test flying their aeroplanes. A photo-copy image of a similar presentation model accompanies this original example. Acquired at auction in London circa late 1980s, along with the preceding two lots. (1)
* Goulding (James, 1923-2010). Boeing B29 Superfortress `Eddie Allen`, n.d., c. 1960,large gouache on board, five profiles on one sheet, printed scale and copyright, 440 x 660 mm, together with Republic P47 Thunderbolt of the 56th Fighter Group, n.d., c. 1960, gouache on board, titled and signed in biro by artist, slight soiling and staining to image, 255 x 545 mm, plus Mitsubishi Ki - 46, n.d., c. 1970, gouache on board, six profiles and aircraft details on one sheet, printed scale and copyright, 300 x 22 mm (this image was used to illustrate Profile Publications number 82, a copy of which is included in the lot) (4)
* Gloster Javelin. A rare manufacturer`s scale display model of the delta-wing fighter-bomber, c. 1958,heavy cast-aluminium highly refinished in silver with RAF roundels and markings to cockpit and tail-fin, some fading to squadron-marking decals, mounte4d on metal display-stand, w/span 24 in (61 cm) (1)
* RAF Bomber Command ñTallboyî. A period scale-model of the famous blockbuster bomb weapon, designed by Dr. Barnes Wallace, c.1940s,of painted hardwood with lead-weighted and balanced trim, mounted for presentation upon a polished oak display stand, having applied brass plaque inscribed ñTallboyî (Medium) 12,000lb 1/20th Scale, suggesting possible use as a wind-tunnel or aerodynamic testing, together with a headed manuscript postcard from the late Air-Vice Marshall Gerald Combe CB, with annotated details of the weapon and the targets it was designed for, including the raids against the Flying-Bomb & V-Rocket sites in France and the bombing of the German Battleship ñTirpitzî in Norway - believed a gift-memento from the designer to Combe (1)
* Airbus A400M. An unusual exhibition standard scale model by Space Models, London, of this projected propeller-turbine heavy-lift aircraft for Royal Air Force service,finished in all-over military grey-blue, with refuelling probe, the engine pods with rotating eight-blade propellers, 33.25 in (84.5 cm) wingspan, with chrome-plated tripod stand and transit crate 22.25 x 28 x 44 in (56.5 x 71 x 112 cm) (1)
* Avro `Lancaster` B1, YZ-P/PD 133. A well constructed and presented exhibition standard 1/48th scale static model,the aircraft depicted carrying a 22000 lbs `Grand Slam` bomb, in the process of fuelling and with attendant `Typhoon`, mounted on a simulated concrete hand-standing, 28 ? in (71.8 cm) square, with perspex protective cover Privately commissioned by a previous owner and built by professional model maker Ian Shaw. (1)
* B.A.C. Three-Eleven. A fine static desktop display model by Space Models Ltd,on tripod stand with transit case, 31.5 x 24.5 x 8.25 in (80 x 62.2 x 21 cm), finished in B.A.C. livery, 23.5 in (59.7 cm) wingspan, together with a static desktop display model of an H-S 125/1000 in 1/48th scale, on tripod stand with carrying box (2)
* British Aerospace E.F.A two seater. A fine 1/48th scale static desktop display model by Space Models,fitted with underwing drop-tanks and missiles, on stand, 9 in (22.8 cm) wingspan, with carrying box, together with a wood model of a swing-wing twin-jet fighter project, the hinged mainplanes with working ailerons, with two alternative fins in wood carrying case, 18.25 in (46.3 cm) long (2)
* British Aerospace BAe 146-100M. A static display desktop model of this projected Military Lifter,finished in grey/green camouflage, on stand, 14.25 in (36.2 cm) wingspan, together with a fine 1/48th scale model of a `Hawk` 100, finished in the livery and markings of the Indian Air Force, on stand, 7.5 in (19 cm) wingspan, both models with carrying boxes (2)
* British Aerospace ATP. A fine and well presented static display 1/12th scale model by Space Models,finished in Company livery, no registration letters, the engine nacelles with separate spinners and propeller blades, 98 in (249 cm) wingspan, with chromium-plated tripod stand, and fitted transit crate, 30 x 42 x 92 in (76 x 106.5 x 233.5 in) (1)
* Fighter Aircraft c. 1918-56. A collection of approx. thirty mainly 1/72-scale models of Fighter aircraft, c. 1916-1956,built from kits to professional standards, representing aircraft of sundry fighting powers during the early and mid-20th century, variously including SE5A, Nieuport, Hannover CLIII, LFG Roland CII, Siskin, Bristol Bulldog, Curtiss Hawk, Albatros D-V, Messerschmitt ME109, Hawker Hurricane, Tiger Moth, Fokker Trimotor, MIG-51 and many others, some larger scale, some with minor damage and loss (approx. 30)
* Haniot H.D.-1. A well-built vintage flying scale model of this Macchi-built First World War Belgian fighter aircraft,the spruce and balsa airframe covered with fine-fabric, working flying control surfaces, the pilot`s cockpit with headrest and some instrument action, the aluminium coaming and engine cowl with windshield and offset dummy machine gun, powered by a single cylinder glow plug engine concealed behind a dummy nine-cylinder engine driving a 20 in (51 cm) diameter mahogany propeller, on strut and wire braced, bungee suspended main undercarriage, the wire wheels with rubber tyres, with tail skid, finished in natural dope with the Lion of St. Mark markings of 80 Squadron XII Gruppo Aeroplani Aeronautica Militaire at Marcon Italy 1918, 71 in (181 cm) wingspan (1)
* Kawanishi H8K `Emily`. A rare Second World War period 1/72nd scale aircraft recognition model,the wood airframe painted all over black with original stores reference label to the hull underside, 20.5 in (52 cm) wingspan, some minor old damages, dorsal turret and propellers lacking, together with four damaged die-cast model aircraft and a Moon Probe elliptical jigsaw puzzle in box In service with the Imperial Japanese Navy 1942-1945 the `Emily` is generally recognised as the finest flying boat produced during WWII. One survives at the Kanoya Museum in Japan.(6)
* Vickers VC.10 G-ABBA. A fine exhibition standard 1/24 scale wood and composition static model,painted in the livery of British Airways, with `Speedbird` logo, complete with chromium-plated tripod stand, and fitted transit crate, the aircraft 75 in (190.5 cm) wingspan, the transit crate 23 x 26 x 86 in (58.5 x 66 x 218.5 cm), minor damage to trailing edge of starboard wing (1)
A Franklin Mint 1/24 scale Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, silver, boxed; Franklin Mint 1/24 scale Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster, red, boxed; Corgi Classics `Vietnam Series II` No.50204, M35 A1 `Deuce-and-a-Half` 2.5 Ton Truck; Corgi Classics `World War II Collection` No.51708, WC 56 Command Car; and fifteen other assorted models, most mint or near mint, all boxed, (19).
A Corgi No.158, Lotus-Climax Formula 1 Racing Car, orange over white, racing number 8, generally very good condition (lacking racing numbers to sides), boxed, the box generally good (two taped names to sides and scuffed patch); five Polistil 1/32 scale racing cars, comprising No.F1, Matra F.1, blue; No.F3, Lotus Climax F.1, British racing green; No.F4, Honda F.1, white; No.F8, McLaren F.1, orange; and No.F9, Brabham F.1, British racing green, all in good condition; together with assorted other racing cars, circa 1960s-70s, variable condition, all but one unboxed.
A late 19th century German glazed ceramic shoulder-head doll, with moulded and painted blonde hair and facial features, on a cloth body with ceramic lower limbs, 14cm high; a bisque shoulder-head doll, with moulded and painted netted hair and facial features, on a peg-jointed wooden body with bisque lower limbs, 16cm high (shoulder plate broken and glued); five assorted small dolls` heads; and a quantity of other, mainly modern approximately 1/12th scale dolls.
A George III mahogany bracket clock with eight day twin fusee movement repeating on a bell, the brass break arch dial with silvered strike/silent indicator above a silvered dial with Roman numerals and inscribed `Haley & Milner, London`, cornered with pierced gilt metal foliate scroll spandrels, the backplate similarly inscribed, the case with brass carry handle surmount above a moulded arch pediment and glazed doors flanked by a pair of gilt metal pierced scale fret panels, on a rectangular base and gilt brass bracket feet, height approx 43cm, together with pendulum, winder and a mahogany bracket.
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