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Click here to subscribeAn early Victorian mahogany thermometer, by Negretti & Zambra, mid 19th century, with silvered Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale, inscribed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA INSTRUMENT MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY LONDON, 97cm high Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.Please refer to department for condition report
A rare Scottish Regency mahogany cased travelling sympiesometer, by Adie & Son, early 19th century, the hinged door enclosing the engraved silvered brass register plate, signed and numbered Adie & Son, Edinburgh No.1507, bearing Fahrenheit thermometer and sympiesometer tube, with manually operated calibration slide to side of register, the case with brass clasps and suspension ring to top, 55.5cm high, 4.1cm wide, 3.2cm deep Note: Alexander Adie (1774-1858), invented and patented the sympiesometer in 1818. The patent entitled "An Improvement On the Air Barometer" was developed primarily to replace the marine barometer. The top part of the tube is filled with hydrogen whilst the lower part and the open bulb contains a coloured almond oil. Hydrogen, being affected by both pressure and temperature, makes it necessary to first take a reading from the mercury thermometer using the index finger at the top of the sliding scale and then reading the barometric pressure, ie. the level of the oil, against the lower part of the sliding scale, the figure was then recorded on the dial below. Alexander and his son, John were the only instrument makers to be elected to the Edinburgh Royal Society and worked from premises in Princes St. from 1832-57. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.
A George III brass and silvered surveyor's compass, by J & W Watkins, London, late 18th century, set in a mahogany case, the four-point compass rose signed J & W WATKINS, Charing Cross, London and with scale 0-360°, 13cm diameter, the case 15cm square Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.Please refer to department for condition report
A Regency mahogany cased surveyor's circumferentor, by J.Raxter, Birmingham, first-quarter 19th century, the silvered dial with eight-point rose and 0-360 scale, inscribed J.Raxter, Birm, on brass mounted tripod stand, 17cm square, tripod approx. 103cm total Note: Before the theodolite came into common use the instrument most often carried by Land Surveyors to measure horizontal angles was the circumferentor. This consisted of a large conventional compass, fitted with a pair of sights and mounted on a tripod. Despite its comparative lack of accuracy it continued to be preferred in America, and other heavily forested areas where the sight lines were more likely to be obscured. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale. Please refer to department for condition report
A silver cased pocket compass, by W & S Jones, first half 19th century, marks partially rubbed, the enamel dial with 32-point compass rose and outer degree scale, signed W & S JONES, HOLBORN LONDON, 5.5cm diameter Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.Please refer to department for condition report
Attributed to William Tassie, Scottish, 1777-1860, a white paste relief of Right Hon Warren Hastings (1732-1818), on a blue ground, with gilt border inscribed RIGHT HONble WARREN HASTINGS DIES 22 AUGt 1818 AGED 86, in an oval wood frame, the portrait - 1.5cm high, the frame - 9cm diameter Note: Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of India (1772 -85). He transformed the East India Company from a trading organisation into a great military and naval power. Alongside Robert Clive, he established full-scale British civil administration in India, but his methods led to a trial for corruption at which he was acquitted in 1795. William Tassie was the nephew of the Scottish medallion maker James Tassie (1735-1799). Born in London, he was trained by his uncle to model gems, cameos and medallions, which were generally cast in composition paste pioneered by James Tassie. When William took over James’s business it was a successful competitor to Wedgwood. He continued in a similar vein and added his own designs until he retired in 1840. His works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Scotland and the National Portrait Gallery, London.Please refer to department for condition report
A French brass cased Hygrometer, by Pertuis, Hulot, Bourgeois and Naudet, late 19th/early 20th century, the silvered dial with calibrated scale over mercury tube with centigrade scale, the dial engraved HYGROMETRE DE PRECISION THERMOMETRE CENTIGRADE 997, the glazed case with floral pierced decoration to sides and reverse, the reverse stamped PHBN, with suspension loop, 11cm diameter Provenance: with Derek Rayment, Farndon, June 1992.Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.
A George III mahogany stick barometer, by George Adams, London, c.1760, the arched case set with glazed silvered Vernier scale with manual pointer inscribed Geo Adams, Fleet Street, London, with brass cover to top of tube and portable cistern with brass screw, and rounded cover, 96cm high Provenance: with Garner & Marney, London, October 1961. Literature: N. Goodison, English Barometers, 1968, pls. 25-6. N. Goodison, English Barometers, 2nd edition, 1977, pls. 19, 23. Note: George Adams Junior is recorded as being apprenticed to his father, also called George, in 1765 and taking over the family business, at 60 Fleet Street, London, on his father's death in 1773. He continued his father's tradition of producing outstanding instruments and became instrument maker to George III and optician to the Prince of Wales. He died in 1795 leaving the business to his younger brother, Dudley. Sir Nicolas Goodison notes: In 1790 the younger George Adams published A Short Dissertation on the Barometer, Thermometer and other Meteorological Instruments. He calls it in the preface a 'hastily written tract' and published it because his large planned work on meteorology would need many years preparation. In spite of its imperfections it is a valuable source of information and evidence. In it there is a list, with prices, of meteorological instruments made and sold by him. These include 'a plain barometer, covered frame and glass door £2 12s 6d', which seems to tally with this simple but elegant instrument. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A George III mahogany angle barometer, by Balthasar Knie, Edinburgh, c.1780, the shaped case with silvered scales, brass tube fixings, and bulb cistern, the Fahrenheit spirit thermometer with silvered scale mounted to trunk, signed Knie EDINr, note: bulb cistern is not plugged, 92.5cm high ++ Provenance: with MacMillan and Gentle, London, January 1962. Literature: N. Goodison, English Barometers, 1968, p. 160, pls. 93-4. N. Goodison, English Barometers, 2nd edition, 1977, p. 171-3, pls. 108-9. Note: Born in Germany in 1738, Baltazar Knie became the best known barometer maker in Scotland. After years travelling around mainland Europe and Ireland as a jobbing barometer maker, he eventually settled in Edinburgh in 1776. An early advert announced that 'He blows and spins glass before company on the table, and forms many curiosities too tedious to mention. If any of the curious have in mind to see him work, they are heartily welcome, from six to eight in the evening. His stay in the city will be short.' Despite planning a short sojourn, Knie remained in the city for another forty years. Edinburgh at this time housed a strong contingent of both amateur and professional astronomers, scientists, meterologists etc; he was obviously among kindred spirits and they provided a keen clientele. In 1814, he planned to retire and to dispose of his stock of seventy instruments (valued at £309) by way of a lottery. However, it seems that due to lack of support, the idea was abandoned. Knie died in 1817. Sir Nicholas Goodsion notes: This is a typical example of Knie's foreshortened angle barometer. For a full description see Goodison, 1977, pp.171-3. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A George III mahogany cased 'Great Double Barometer', by Domenico Sala, circa 1780, with boxwood scales and Fahrenheit spirit thermometer to left of tube, set in arched mahogany frame with boxwood inserts, signed Domenico Sala Great Double Barometer, 108cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 4 February 1966, lot 125, £40. Literature: N. Goodison, English Barometers, 1977, pl. 53, pp. 102-3. Note: Sir Nicholas Goodison notes: This is an early London example of the en contraleur barometer in which the mercury column pushes a more volatile liquid upwards from the bulb cistern to extend the scale, in this case to about 28.1/2 inches. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A George III mahogany stick barometer, by J. Search, London, c.1780, the silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches with lever-adjusted Vernier scale, open cistern, bulb at top of tube, turned domed cistern cover, and brass cover to top of tube, 93cm high Provenance: with Park Street Antiques, Berkhamstead, October 1991, £2,200. Note: Sir Nicholas Goodison notes: This open-cistern barometer was adapted, as so many open-cistern barometers were, to a closed portable cistern, but has been restored successfully by Derek Rayment because the open cistern was still there. The large bulb at the top of the tube aims to dilute any infiltrating moisture that damages the vacuum. There would originally have been a scale to measure the height of the mercury in the cistern, which is missing, its place being taken by a subtly inserted piece of mahogany. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A George III mahogany stick barometer, by Francis Pelegrino, circa 1800, the silvered plate with Arabic numerals, Vernier scale and bulb tube Fahrenheit mercury thermometer, in mahogany case with broken pediment, chequered strung borders and round cistern cover, signed Frans Pelegrino Fecit to plate, 95cm high Literature: N. Goodison, English Barometers, 1968, pls. 36-7, p. 82. N. Goodison, English Barometers, 2nd edition, 1977, pls. 44-5, p. 94 Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A George III mahogany sympiesometer, by Adie, Edinburgh, c.1810, the glazed case with silvered plate, with manually operated sliding barometer height scale and record dial, Fahrenheit mercury thermometer, inscribed PATENT Adie, EDINBURGH No 902, 60cm high Provenance: with Derek Rayment, Farndon, June 1992, £1,650. Note: Sir Nicholas Goodison notes: Alexander Adie is described in commercial directories as an optician and he held appointments as such to William IV and Queen Victoria. He was apprenticed to his uncle John Miller who dies c.1825 and was his partner for a time at various addresses in Nicholson Street (1804-12). Instruments survive signed 'Miller and Adie'. In 1835 he took his son John into the business. He was actively interested in meteorology as early as 1816 and did a thriving business in marine barometers for the navy and in ordinary domestic cistern barometers. He is however chiefly known as the patentee and inventor of the sympiesometer. The patent was granted in 1818. This instrument was made in large numbers by both Adie ad others and it was intended for general, not only marine, use. It had the advantage of relative portability. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of any scientific instrument. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A George III Scottish mahogany stick barometer, by Balthazar Knie, late 18th/early 19th century, the arched silvered plate with floral engraving, main scale with manual Vernier scale and Fahrenheit spirit thermometer, the plate signed KNIE EDINr, the mahogany veneered case with distinctive Scottish top above the long trunk of typical form with boxwood strung edge and visible tube, with oval cistern cover having marquetry inlaid shell paterae, 99.5cm high Provenance: with Jacob Stodel, London, June 1985, £1,250. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A Scottish mahogany and satinwood crossbanded stick barometer, by Gardner, Edinburgh, late 18th/early 19th century, with visible tube and inset ivory Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations signed Gardner, Glasgow, the round topped mahogany case with satinwood crossbanded borders, with marquetry inlaid fan paterae to hinged cistern cover, having concertina cistern, 97.6cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 22 October 1987, lot 118, £675. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. Ivory registration submission reference: 6V3YKPST This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
An early Victorian mahogany sympiesometer, by Troughton & Simms, London, mid-19th century, the glazed case enclosing a silvered plate with manually operated sliding barometer height scale and record dial, Fahrenheit mercury thermometer, signed Troughton & Simms London, 65cm high Provenance: Christie's, London, 19 July 1978, lot 14; Sotheby's, London, July 1978, lot 7. Note: Edward Troughton (1756-1835) and William Simms (1793-1860) established a scientific instrument making business in London in 1826. Troughton had previously had his own scientific instrument business, inherited from his father. Troughton & Simms's shop in Fleet Street became the hub of the finest scientific instrument making in London, in a period in which there was an expanding demand for precision instruments, for astronomy, surveying and precision measurement. They made instruments for Greenwich Observatory, for Imperial surveys and exploring expeditions. When fire destroyed the Houses of Parliament in 1834, the firm was commissioned to create new standard lengths, necessitating 10 years of testing of the remaining measures. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A Victorian mahogany cased World’s Barometer Weather Indicator, by James Walter, Major 4th Lancashire Artillery, c.1861, the printed paper sheet with a large quantity of meteorological records and predictions, including 'Admiral Fitzroy's Rules' for interpreting rising and falling pressure, instructions for the use of the sympiesometer, thermometer and barometer, tables of meteorological information for past years to 1861, ivory barometer scales on each side of tube with manually adjusted Verniers, Fahrenheit mercury thermometer and sympiesometer mounted on boxwood scale to left, maximum/minimum Fahrenheit mercury thermometer on second boxwood scale to right, set in a glazed hinged mahogany frame, the cistern enclosed in cast brass casing with Royal arms and Wilson Son and Walter Liverpool further stamped with maker's name at top and at foot of paper, stamped on thermometer plates, signature at base, certifying Registered No.265 by James Walter, 104cm high, 44cm wide Provenance: with Ben Bijleveld Antiques, Amsterdam, December 1998, 1,350. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. Ivory registration submission reference: 6JKRWG9Z This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A large Victorian mahogany barometer, c.1890, the case with square moulded top enclosing angled plastic scales with brass pointers, with glazed hinged door to the plates and hinged door to the lower half for access to the cistern and tube, maker's plate to top inscribed BARTRUM'S PATENT, J. HICKS 8, 9, 10 HATTON GARDEN LONDON, 170cm high, 20cm wide, 12cm deep Provenance: with City Fine Arts, London, 1970, £55. Note: Sir Nicholas Goodison notes: C.O. Bartrum's patent consisted of expanding the scale by the use of two liquids in the tube, an idea first proposed by DesCartes. The mercury filled the lower cistern and extended to another cistern about half way up the tube, above which a more volatile fluid, in Bartrum's words 'a liquid of small specific gravity compared with that of mercury, such for instance as glycerine, aniline, methyl salicylate, or other suitable liquid', was pushed upwards when the mercury rose to give a reading over and extended scale. In this case the midway cistern, a widening of the tube, is just below the visible part of the tube in which the more volatile fluid gives the reading. See W.E.K.Middleton, The History of the Barometer, 1964, pp.87-8. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A Victorian mahogany stick tube barometer, by Ledger Smith & Co., London and Calcutta, c.1870, the wide arched glazed case with fretwork panel, enclosing enamelled scales and signature plate, scale down to 16†on right, heights in feet on left down up to 14960 at 18â€, manually adjusted pointer slide, Fahrenheit and Reaumur mercury thermometers each side of tube, Fitzroy directions ('Barometer Rises', 'Barometer Falls' etc.), a mother-of-pearl compass set at the bottom, the arched plate marked Ledger, Smith & Co., ST MARY AXE LONDON AND 21 STRAND, CALCUTTA, with registered trade mark KAISAR-I-HIND above and BAROMETER, 107cm high Note: Sir Nicholas Goodison notes: 'The fretwork suggest that this barometer was made for the Indian market'. Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of barometers offered for sale. This lot contains liquid mercury. If you intend to ship this overseas it is classified as hazardous cargo and will require additional declarations alongside specialist crating/packing. Prior to bidding, please contact your shipper or talk to our specialists for more information.
A wall mounted barograph, Antoine Redier patent, late 19th century, in a hinged, angled glazed mahogany case with hook and eye fasteners opening to an exposed aneroid capsule and movement with altitude adjuster, the silvered scale plate divided for 28 to 31 inches or barometric pressure, inscribed No 143, PATENT 7323, above a recording drum, 26cm high, 15cm wide, 11cm deepProvenance: with City Fine Arts, London, October 1970, £20.Note: The design for this barograph was patented by the famous French clockmaker and inventor Antoine Redier in 1891. In 1847 Redier invented and patented the first travel alarm clock with adjustable wake up timing. His prolific career saw him register over sixty patents including a mercury recording barograph and the example in the present lot produced just a year before his death in 1892.The present lot resolves the inaccuracy caused by friction on the pen arm produced by most standard types of barographs. The pen arm is placed below the movement and works on a horizontal plane. It is cleverly supported by a crutch which is connected to a cam on the clock drum below. Every fifteen minutes, the cam’s movement releases the crutch which applies downwards pressure to the pen and places a dot on the paper.Please note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of scientific instruments offered for sale.Please refer to department for condition report
BATTLE OF BRITAIN AIR MINISTRY R.A.F. SCRAMBLE BELL,the bronze bell with remnants of a coating of red paint throughout, with crown suspension, stamped below with 'crown, A. M. and dated 1940', 31cm highThe Battle of Britain was a major military campaign of the Second World War in which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force. The British officially recognise the battle's duration as being from 10th July - 31st October 1940.Provenance: a local private individualClapper present and appears original; Air Ministry stamp but no other visible markings; additional images available; heavy general wear with scratches, marks, weathering, extensively flaked paint, etc; 32.5cm diameter; rim with some knocks but no excessive misshapingRegisters as approximately 23.5kg on a set of step on scales
British County Maps. A collection of approximately 100 maps, 17th - 19th century, engraved and lithographic county maps, road maps and town plans, including examples by or after, Jansson, Moule, Blome, Cary, Fullarton, Dawson, Bacon, Lewis, Archer, Duncan, Hall, Cole & Roper, Langley, Saxton/Hole, Bartholomew, Dower, Morden, Owen & Bowen, Mercator/Hondius (small format), Conder, Badeslade & Toms, Van Langeren, Paterson/Mogg, Seller/Grose and Nichols, occasional duplicates, together with another 9 foreign maps, including Robert Sayer's large scale two-sheet map of Europe, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.110)
British Isles. Doncker (Hendrick), Pas-caart van 't Canaal, vertoonende in 't geheel Engelandt, Schotlandt, Yrlandt, en een gedeelte van Vranckrijck, Amsterdam, 1658, hand-coloured engraved chart with the British Isles orientated to the east, large elaborate cartouche and mileage scale, QTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1650 - 1750. Doncker 1 state 1. Uncommon
British Isles. Jansson (Jan & Hondius Henricus), Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula, 1631 [or later], hand-coloured engraved map, inset map of the Orkney Islands, decorative cartouche and mileage scale,380 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, no. 435.
British Isles. Lotter (Tobias Conrad), La Grande Bretagne ou Les Royaumes D'Angleterre et D'Ecosse comme aussi le Royaume D'Irlande Divisée par Provinces..., Augsburg, circa 1764, engraved map with bright contemporary hand-colouring, large uncoloured allegorical cartouche and three heraldic shields representing the three nations in the upper left corner, 495 x 580 mm, together with Sanson (Nicolas). Le Royaume D'Angleterre distingué en ses Provinces..., Paris, H. Jaillot, 1693, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring and some later enhancement to the the cartouche and mileage scale, title repeated above the map, slight staining, 790 x 585 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:The second map described. R. W. Shirley, Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750, Jaillot 2 state 1.
British Isles. Seutter (Matthaus), Tabula Novissima Accuratissima Regnorum Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae..., Augsburg, circa 1736, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, uncoloured cartouche, mileage scale and heraldic shields, slight staining to the upper right margin, 580 x 495 mm, together with Britanniae sive Angliae regnum tam secundum prisca Anglo-Saxonum Imperia..., Augsburg, circa 1740, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring with some later enhancement to the cartouche, 575 x 500 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. Seutter 1. state 2. [and] Seutter 2, state 2.
Essex. Chapman (John, and André, Peter). A Map of the County of Essex from an actual survey taken in MDCCLXXII: LXXIII & MDCCLXXIV by John Chapman and Peter André, October 1st, 1777, large-scale engraved map of 25 sheets (complete, including the list of subscribers), plus the double-page key map, large compass rose, inset plan of Harwich Harbour and map of Colchester, slight spotting and offsetting, each sheet approximately 470 x 600 mm, 19th century half morocco gilt, with a heraldic motto and crest to the upper siding, worn and rubbed, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Chapman and André's meticulously detailed and accurate survey of Essex resulted in the finest large-scale map of the county. It was the first to depict minor roads and included every country house and cottage, milestone, bridge, turnpike, creek, ferry, cliff and even a duck decoy. It is unlikely that more than 300 copies of the first edition were sold, though there was a second smaller edition issued in 1785.The crest on the front cover is that of Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, 1st Baronet (1849 - 1912), a resident of Essex, knighted in 1894 and was Lord Mayor of London on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. He was created a Baronet and a Knight Commander of the Victorian order and was a Member of parliament from 1900 - 1906. His library was sold by Christie's in April 1913.
India. Seutter (M.). Imperii Magni Mogolis sive Indici Padschach..., Augsburg, circa 1738, hand-coloured engraved map, large decorative cartouche and mileage scale, 500 x 570 mm, together with Covens (J. & Mortier C.). Carte des Côtes de Malabar et de Coromandel, Amsterdam, circa 1730, hand-coloured engraved map, title repeated above the map in Latin, 475 x 585 mm, with Moll (Herman). India proper, or the Empire of the Great Mogul, circa 1740, hand-coloured engraved map, 260 x 195 mmQTY: (3)
Ireland. Speed (John), The Province of Connaugh with the City of Galwaye, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Galway, large strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight worming to the lower margins, 385 x 510 mm, English text on verso, mounted, framed and double-glazedQTY: (1)
Irish Sea. Van Keulen (Johannes), Nieuwe Pas-Kaert vande Oost Kust van Yrland, d, Beginnende van de Hoeck van Waterfoort tot aen de Mayds, als mede de West Kust van Engeland van S. David tot Moul van Galoway..., Amsterdam, circa 1680, hand-coloured engraved sea chart orientated to the east, large decorative cartouche and mileage scale, very slight staining, 505 x 585 mm, together with Depot de la Marine (publisher). Carte Particuliere de la Mer D'Irlande appellée communement Canal St. Georges..., circa 1805, large hand-coloured engraved sea chart, 885 x 610 mm, with another uncoloured example (blue-backed) dated 1797, with an ink library stamp to the lower right, plus Bellin (Jacques Nicolas). Carte du Canal de S. Georges ou Mer D'Irlande..., 1757, hand-coloured engraved sea chart based on an earlier map by Captain Greenville Collins, trimmed with slight loss to the lower printed margin, 445 x 580 mmQTY: (4)
Livonia. Mercator (Gerard), Livonia, circa 1595, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large strapwork cartouche, 365 x 475 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with another later example from circa 1636, mounted, framed and glazed, with De Wit (Frederick). Ducatuum Livoniae et Curlandiae nova Tabula..., circa 1720, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, 420 x 500 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Hondius (Jodocus). Livonia, circa 1625, hand-coloured engraved map with English text above and below the map, map size 150 x 190 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with three other small-scale maps of Livonia by Ortelius and De La Feuille (one duplicate), various sizes, good conditionQTY: (7)
Maps. A mixed collection of 22 maps, 17th - 19th century, British and foreign maps, including Blome (Richard). To the Hon.ble Sr. Robert Vyner of the Citty of London, Alderman, Kt. and Baronet..., [1673], hand-coloured map, etched by Wenceslaus Hollar, decorated on three margins by the arms of livery companies, slight spotting, 175 x 280 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Blaeu (Johannes). Monumethensis Comitatus vernacule Monmouth Shire, Amsterdam, circa 1648, hand-coloured engraved map, large decorative cartouche and mileage scale, some spotting and dust soiling, 380 x 500 mm, framed and double-glazed, Latin text on verso, with Morden (Robert). Derbyshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire (2 copies) and Staffordshire [1685 or later], together six hand-coloured engraved maps, some staining and spotting, four framed and glazed, each approximately 360 x 415 mm, plus another fifteen unframed maps of British counties and foreign countries and regions, including examples by or after Pigot, Cary, Moule, Seller/Grose, Cowley, Schmolliger, Lewis, Neele, Visscher and Brion de la Tour, various sizes and conditionQTY: (22)
Monmouthshire. Speed (John), The Countye of Monmouth with the situation of the Shire-Towne Describe, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-cloured engraved map, inset town plan of Monmouth, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, slight staining, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Nottinghamshire. Speed (John), The Countie of Nottingham described, The Shire Townes Situation and the Earls there of Observed, John Sudbury & George Humble [1627], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Nottingham, 385 x 515 mm, mounted, framed and double-glazed, English text on verso, together with Jansson (Jan). Comitatus Nottinghamiensis sive Nottinghamshire, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, slight water-staining to the lower margin but not affecting the printed image, 380 x 485 mm, framed and double-glazed, Latin text on versoQTY: (2)
Scotland & Ireland. Cary (John), A New Map of Scotland from the Latest Authorities, 1801, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on four sheets, not conjoined, inset maps of the Shetland and Orkney Islands, slight offsetting, each sheet 490 x 530 mm, with two other small scale maps of Scotland by Tegg and Guthrie, with Wyld (James). Ireland Divided into Provinces and Counties, 1825, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 135 x 110 mm, plus De Laporte (Joseph). Carte du Royaume D'Irlande, circa 1786, uncoloured engraved map, 180 x 220 mm, and Guthrie (William). Ireland from the Latest Authorities, circa 1788, uncoloured engraved map, old folds, 190 x 230 mmQTY: (9)
Surrey. Rocque (John), A Topographical Map of the County of Surrey in which is expressed all the Roads, Lanes, Churches, Noblemen and Gentlemen's seats &c. &c. The Principal Observations, by the late John Rocque Topographer to his Majesty, Compleated and Engrav'd by Peter Andrews, 2nd edition, circa 1787, large-scale engraved map with contemporary wash colouring, on nine sheets, highly ornate allegorical dedication cartouche to William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, very slight offsetting, each sheet approximately 550 x 690 mm, later endpapers, early 20th-century cloth with gilt title to the spine, slim folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Printed after John Rocque's death and published by his widow Mary-Ann, this is the first map of Surrey produced on a scale of two inches to one mile. The second edition is identifiable by the addition of Battersea and Richmond Bridges. It is oddly orientated to Magnetic North instead of True North. A scarce and remarkable large scale map.
Sussex. Gardner (W. & Yeakell T & Gream T.), A Topographical Map of the County of Sussex divided into Rapes, Deanries and Hundreds, Planned from an Actual Survey by a Scale of one Inch to a Statute Mile, begun by W. Gardner and the late T. Yeakell, completed by Thos. Gream, Land Surveyor..., 1st. edition, W. Faden, 1795, large scale map with bright contemporary hand-colouring, engraved by Thomas Foot, sectionalised and laid on linen on four sheets, calligraphic cartouche and dedication and compass rose, slight offsetting and dust soiling, edged in green silk, overall size 785 x 1960 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:D. Kingsley. The Printed Maps of Sussex no. 57, One of the most important maps of Sussex and the first to be based upon a trigonometrical survey.
Wales. Mercator (Gerard & Lhuyd Humphrey), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambrobritanno, [1607 - 1633], hand-coloured map, engraved by Pieter Van den Keere, large strapwork cartouche, mileage scale and quarter compass rose, slight overall toning, 350 x 490 mm, Latin text on verso,QTY: (1)NOTE:John Booth. Antique maps of Wales, map no. 3.
A Victorian 18ct gold open face centre seconds chronograph pocket watch, stop lever at 2 o'clock, enamel dial with Roman numerals, minute track and outer 0-300 chronograph scale, key wind movement, numbered 102629, diameter 54mm, hallmarked 18ct gold, sponsor's initials 'I.J.T.N', Isaac Jabez Theo Newsome, Chester 1888, case weight (excluding movement but including internal springs) 67.2g, gross weight 134.2g. Condition - stop lever not currently functioning, otherwise appears to be working correctly, however time keeping not checked and not sold with any guarantee, hairline to dial from centre to outer edge to right of 12 o'clock, general wear including minor marks and scratches, little/no play in case hinges but play in movement hinge, glass replaced with plastic which has discoloured, with two keys.
William Shayer Snr, British 1787-1879- The Plough Inn; oil on canvas, 83.5 x 101.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK, since 2014. Note: The present work is closely related to other compositions by Shayer entitled 'The Plough Inn' - see Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 July 2004, lot 350 and Anon. sale, Maynards, Vancouver, 26 March 1996, lot 78. The present work typifies the approach which defined Shayer’s output. He was celebrated as a painter of rural scenes, combining both landscape and figure studies in a manner which recalls the works of George Morland (1763-1804). His scenes often depict modest subjects set within a landscape, with the small scale of the figures emphasising the countryside around them. Shayer can be seen to be idealising this rural existence, setting this peace and tranquillity against the threat of rapid urbanisation in Victorian England. Please refer to department for condition report
William Shayer Snr, British 1787-1879- Gypsy encampment with donkeys; oil on canvas, signed 'Wm Shayer Snr' (lower left), 40.5 x 60.5 cm. Provenance: With The Cooling Galleries, London.; Private Collection. Note: The present work typifies the approach which defined Shayer’s output. He was celebrated as a painter of rural scenes, combining both landscape and figure studies in a manner which recalls the works of George Morland (1763-1804). His scenes often depict modest subjects set within a landscape, with the small scale of the figures emphasising the countryside around them. Shayer can be seen to be idealising this rural existence, setting this peace and tranquillity against the threat of rapid urbanisation in Victorian England. Please refer to department for condition report
John Wilson Carmichael, British 1800-1868- Two views on the Humber: Near Hull on the Humber; and Saltmarsh on the Humber; oils on board, both signed and dated ‘J. W. Carmichael / 1845’ (lower left), both inscribed as titled on the Winsor & Newton labels verso, both 25.3 x 35.5 cm., a pair (2). Provenance: With Richard Green, London [AA232].; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: The present works are highly evocative of the vast expanse of the Humber estuary, an important port in the process of industrialisation in 19th-century Britain. The sense of scale is conveyed through the low horizon in both works, whilst the notion of fresh, crisp weather is created by the artist’s sharp contrasts of light and shade against the light blue of the sky. The pair of paintings illustrate the two possible extremes of the Humber: in one, the remarkable, glassy flatness of the water exhibits an intense calm, whilst the taut sails and frothy waves of the painting’s counterpart clearly convey the choppy waters created by rough winds.Please refer to department for condition report
William Clark of Greenock, Scottish 1803-1883- Dead Calm; oil on canvas board, 60.5 x 90.5 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 May 1991, lot 76 [£6,000 hammer].; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: In the present work, the artist powerfully evokes the ‘dead calm’ of the seas through his depiction of the undisturbed surface of the water, apparent too in the unbroken reflection of the boat’s body. The ship is very much foregrounded, with its large scale and implied power emphasised through its contrast with the much smaller vessel to the right.Please refer to department for condition report
Pier Francesco Mola, Italian 1612-1666-Joseph greeting his brothers;red chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour and wash heightened with white on laid paper, with Joshua Reynolds's collector's stamp (Lugt 2364) (lower right), 19.1 x 24.7 cm.Provenance: Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA (1723-1792).; The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Note: The present work is very likely one of several preparatory studies for the artist's arguably most prestigious commission, the large-scale fresco of Joseph greeting his Brothers in the Gallery of the Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, of 1656-57. A drawing which is closer to the composition of the fresco is at Holkham (no.15694). Further studies in pen and brown ink exploring the composition are known (see R. Cocke, 'Pier Francesco Mola', Oxford, 1972, pls 60-72; and F. Petrucci, 'Pier Francesco Mola (1612-1666): Materia e colore nella pittura del '600', Rome, 2012, pp.466-67). We are grateful to Dr Francesco Petrucci for confirming the attribution of the present lot. Please refer to department for condition report
Daniel Maclise, RA, Irish 1806-1870- Begging for Mercy; oil on canvas, signed 'D. Maclise' (lower right), 46 x 36 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Maclise was a prominent Irish artist, and one of the leading history painters of the period, producing highly theatrical depictions of historical and literary scenes. He was highly sought-after amongst contemporaries, and completed two dramatic large-scale murals in the House of Lords depicting significant moments in the careers of military heroes Wellington and Nelson. Works by Maclise can also be found in the collections of London’s National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy, and the V&A Museum. Please refer to department for condition report
Pierre-Étienne-Théodore Rousseau, French 1812-1867-A landscape with travellers at camp;oil on panel, 9 x 20.9 cm.Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work illustrates Rousseau’s leading role within the Barbizon School, exhibiting the plein-air approach central to the movement’s practices. Here, the artist’s hand is undeniably sensed, with the unblended brushstrokes, touches of white, and the residual traces of the hairs of his brush. Its small scale emphasises his facture, bringing the viewer into a close and considered study of the piece. Despite the presence of figures, Rousseau creates an overall sense of a landscape largely undisturbed by human forces, contrasting the small scale of the figures against the vast and open expanse of the natural setting. For a comparable example of the artist’s work, and of similar dimensions, see Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 10 December 2014, lot 11. We are grateful to Michel Schulman for confirming the attribution to Theodore Rousseau. The painting will be included in the forthcoming supplement to his catalogue raisonné on the artist. Please refer to department for condition report
Edgar Hunt, British 1876-1953- Five chicks by a basket; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'E Hunt. 1908' (lower left), 25.5 x 30.5 cm. ARR. Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 23 May, 1952, lot 174 (sold for £3 3s 0d [3gns]).; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: Typical of Hunt’s output, the present work offers an endearing image of turn of the century rural life. The small scale emphasises the close attention which Hunt brings to each chick in the farmyard, placing a significance on these animals which are often overlooked, and encouraging the viewer to consider them with the same interest and sympathy as is evidently afforded by the artist. Hunt’s pictures are defined by their palpable sense of serenity and calm, with his animals co-existing in an idealised harmony. For a similar work by the artist and with comparable dimensions, see Anon. sale, Bonhams, London, 13 November 2018, lot 49 ‘A family of ducks at the stream’.Please refer to department for condition report
Pieter van Noort, Dutch 1622-1672- Spaniel and dead game in a landscape; oil on canvas, signed 'P v Noort' (lower centre), 104.5 x 135.5 cm. Provenance: An important Private Collection, UK. Note:The present work is a particularly large-scale and striking example of the artist’s still-life painting. Van Noort was born in Leiden and from 1648 was registered as a member of the Leiden Guild of St Luke. He was followed by Isaac van Duynen (1628-c.1680) and his works can today be found in the Rijksmuseum, the Dordrechts Museum, the Mauritshuis, and the De Fundatie in Zwolle. His talents in painting are fully demonstrated in the present work, with his fine brushstrokes convincingly conveying the texture of the animals’ feathers and dog’s fur, and his bright pigments serving to enliven the scene. For a similar work by his hand, see Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 6 December 2018, lot 167. Please refer to department for condition report
Stefano della Bella, Italian 1610-1664- Studies of War Galleys; pen and brown ink on laid paper, 5.6 x 14.4 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 June 1983, lot 2.; The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Exhibited: Boston, Fogg Museum of Art (now Harvard Art Museums), no.124.1944 (loan). Note: Della Bella’s works were generally varied in subject-matter with the present work a particularly skilled example of his draughtsmanship. Its small scale requiring fine lines and a delicacy of drawing effectively contrasts the imposing weight and power of the war galleyPlease refer to department for condition report
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