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Lot 13
Prints – Illustrated London News fine group of approx 10 large scale separately issued steel engraved prints issued by the Illustrated London News, late 19th c, various subjects including: Gladstone’s Cabinet, a Native American wild west show, the Execution of Sir Thomas Moore, the betrothal of the Duke of Edinburgh etc, all in fine condition.
Lot 272
Autograph – Thomas Telford, Pioneering Engineer ‘The Colossus of Roads’ outstanding autograph letter signed to his friend the Bristol clergyman the Rev Mr Ellicombe, dated June 19th 1820 in which he provides a detailed itinerary of all of his greatest English and Welsh engineering achievements as well as other landmarks of the Industrial Revolution – listing them in order so that his correspondent may make a ‘grand tour’, 4pp 4to, with integral address leaf bearing a free frank of H Farnell, one seal tear repaired , otherwise in excellent condition. This is unquestionably one of the finest letters of Thomas Telford to be offered in auction in recent years. Ellicombe had evidently written to Telford suggesting that he take a ‘grand tour’ of Telford’s achievements and in reply Telford writes: ‘...Taking it for granted you wish to see works of art on a large scale, I advise you to proceed up the valley of the Severn...’ He then lists the itinerary beginning with the Iron Bridge in Coalbrookdale and the great inclined plane. He tells his correspondent to ask Sir James Thomson of the Calcot Iron Works, who will show him round. The next port of call is Telford’s own world famous Chirk and Pontcysyllte aqueducts on the Llangollen Canal : ‘...the aqueducts are worth your attentive examination – be sure to go along them and down to the river sides and look up to them ...next proceed along the Holyhead Road, thro’ the vale of Llangollen at the head of which there is some good Road making ...proceed to the town of Conway...see...a new bridge and a remarkably fine pass...where we have cut down rock 30 feet and built embankment walls 50 feet...’ He then guides his correspondent to Betwys-y-Coed where he will see ‘ an iron bridge over the River Conway which is new in its kind and worth your attention...proceed along new made roads through the majestic Pass of Lake Ogwen, the most romantic Pass in North Wales...’ After directing him past the great slate quarries ‘ one of the most extraordinary walks of the present day’ he then concludes the tour at the Menai Bridge, then under construction ‘...ask for Mr Provis who will show you the Menai Bridge works and any other matters you wish...’ It is extraordinary to say the least to find a letter in which a great engineer lists in such detail some of his most famous achievements.
Lot 275
Shipwrecks and lifeboats fine large scale plan of the coastline near Hauxley, Northumberland, printed and embellished with water colour, showing the position of new rocket equipment for the local lifeboat, dated 1873, together with related correspondence for the acquisition of the necessary land etc, and the need for the stopping of a nearby footpath. The installation of the rocket equipment was an initiative of the Duke of Northumberland who endowed at his own expense three lifeboat stations with rocket equipment on this section of the coast. Plan approx 28x40ins, a little weakness in folds but otherwise good. The bundle of documents also contains two further ms plans and printed notices for the shutting of the footpath
Lot 1109
An extensive collection of magazines, periodicals and auction catalogues of railway and bus interest including,The Railway Constructor, The Model Railway News, Model Railways, Railway Modeller, Steam World, and Buses, many bound 1930's and later, together with a quantity of railway modelling accessories, kits and tools, die-cast and plastic scale model buses, many mint and boxed, and an OO gauge model track section with naturalistic decoration and trackside buildings, fitted for electricity, in a lidded wooden case, length 244 cm, (a lot), sold not subject to return.
Lot 786
A Banker's Scale, W&T Avery, Birmingham, late 19th century, with plain pillar and tripod legs, the pierced beam with box ends, 14 3/4", the brass pans 8", on brass chains, the relieving handle signed "Avery" and also on reverse of beam, 64.5cm high overall; and A Very Similar Smaller Banker's Scale, Degrave Short Fanner & Co, London, the beam 13 3/4", the pans 6 7/8", 54cm overall (2)
Lot 790
A Letter Scale, circa 1890-1900, the goods plate stamped "Postal Rates" and "Book Post", with brass globe weights 1lb to 1/4oz, on wood plinth base, 29cm wide; and A Collection of Thirty Small Brass Weights, various, 19th/20th century, including metric and Imperial, comprising cylindrical, bell and hexagonal types
Lot 794
A Collection of One Hundred Small Brass Weights, mainly 18th-early 20th century, including postal and apothecary's weights, and of various shape including circular, rectangular, and bell form; A Group of Four Continental Cylinder Weights, the largest 12.5cm high; A Bronze and Brass Beam Scale, perhaps 16th/17th century, the beam 9cm long; and Seven Assorted Bronze, Lead and Steel Weights and Poises, including a lead shield shape example, possibly Medieval (112)
Lot 800
A Beam Scale, in mahogany box with label inside the lid "W&T Avery, Birmingham", with 6" beam and 3 3/4" brass pans from chains, and brass Troy weights 4oz-1/4oz; Another Similar, 5 1/2" beam; Another, by Young & Son, 6 1/4" beam, in mahogany box with maker's label beneath the lid; Two Other Beam Scales, one with 8 1/4" swan neck beam, the other 7 3/4", both in oak boxes with no weights, all 19th century; and A Mahogany Box, containing thirty-six assorted Royal Mint, Avery and other sovereign and small weights, predominantly George IV-early Victorian, dates including 1821, 1842 and 1845, in associated Victorian mahogany box (6)
Lot 1528
A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Webster, Whitby, circa 1790, the case with flat top pediment, fluted columns with gilt brass capped Corinthian capitals, the nicely figured trunk door flanked by wood stop fluted pilasters, rectangular shaped plinth upon bracket feet, 13-inch arched brass dial with silvered Arabic and Roman chapter ring with dummy date ring, engraved dial centre signed, later hands, the arch with moon disc for lunar scale, four pillar with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, possibly later seatboard, 215cm high see illustration
Lot 1529
An Oak and Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed David Collier, Gatley, circa 1770, the case with swan neck pediment, fluted columns, mahogany crossbanded trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, crossbanded plinth with canted corners and upon a later skirting and feet, 13-1/4-inch arched brass dial with Arabic and Roman silvered chapter ring, dial centre with floral and bird engraving, seconds dial and arched date aperture, the arch with moon disc for lunar scale and above on a arched silvered plaque signed "David Collier, Gatley", four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 220cm high see illustration
Lot 554
A Steel and Gilt Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch with moonphase, signed Baume & Mercier, Geneve, circa 1985, mechanical lever movement, white coloured dial with Roman numerals, four subsidiary dials for seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date combined with moonphase aperture, outer tachymeter scale, chronograph hand operated by buttons in the band, case with a stepped gilt coloured bezel, two pushers in the band to operate calendar and moonphase disc, snap-on case back, leather strap with B&M gilt buckle, 33mm wide see illustration
Lot 237
A Victorian rosewood wheel barometer, the circular silverised dial stamped D Fragioli & Son, 3 Gt Warner St, Clerkenwell with scale 28 to 31 inches and marker and pointer with thermometer and hydrometer above and level at base, the case with small mother of pearl roundel decoration, 119cm high
Lot 71
*A 19th century model mariner's astrolabe engraved over one side with degree scale divided into four quadrants, inscribed on the cross limb E. Gourdin Paris 1671, pinned sighting arm, bottom ballast with six-pointed star cut out, suspended from a universal joint 4in. (10cm.) diameter. Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5th May, 1983, lot 5. Literature: Stimson, A. The Mariner's Astrolabe, HES Publishers, Utrecht, 1988, p.47-48
Lot 74
A mid-19th Century 6in. radius vernier sextant by Thomas Jones with oxidised brass lattice frame, signed on the arc Thomas Jones 62 Charing Cross, inset silvered scale divided to 165°, vernier with swivel magnifier, six shades, two mirrors and four sighting tubes, rosewood handle with hole for stand, contained within a fitted keystone case with original trade label and another, and tag inscribed Sub Lieut Duff R.N. / H.M. Navigation School (brass pin feet missing) 12½in. (32cm.) diameter. Thomas Jones the elder occupied these premises between 1816 and 1850.
Lot 76
A late 19th Century 7in. radius vernier sextant by Hennessy with oxidised brass oval frame, polished arc signed B.R. Hennessy, Swansea, silvered scale divided to 160°, rosewood handle and pin feet, contained within a fitted box with sighting tubes, trade label for 'McGregor & Co. Glasgow' and brass plaque in lid engraved Rt Roberts the box 10¾in. (27.5cm.) diameter.
Lot 77
A rare 13½in. radius v-framed mahogany vernier sextant, circa 1775, attributed to Gilbert, London with ivory scale divided to 125°, braced index arm with vernier scale with arcseconds centered '0' and top-mounted fine-screw adjustment, maker's plate inscribed J GILBERT TOWER HILL LONDON (later), pin hole sight hinged over threaded tube port, three hinged and one swivelling shades, the reverse with pin feet and rosewood handle (restoration) 16¼in. (41cm.) diameter.
Lot 81
A well-presented scale model of the schooner yacht America modelled by D.C. Bird with planked hull painted over the waterline, planked deck with appropriate fittings, twin raked masts with set sails, mounted on two brass columns within wood framed plexi-glass case with plate Overall measurements 23½ x 28¼ x 8in. (60 x 72.5 x 20cm.)
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