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Lot 709
Autographs, three postcard albums containing signed postcards of actors and stage beauties, early 20th century. Autographs from Constance Collier, Billie Burke, Henry Irving, Lawrence Irving, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Irene Vanbrugh, Lena Ashwell (Lady Simson OBE), amongst others. Album 1: Constance Collier (signed) – actress, acting coach, first person in Europe to be treated with insulin. Marie Dainton (signed) – actress. Madge Lessing (signed) – actress. Mrs Lewis Waller (signed) – Florence West, actress. Zena Dare (signed) – famous comedy and musical theatre actress. Mabel Love (signed) – dancer and actress. Evelyn Millard (signed) – Shakespearian actress and ‘stage beauty’. Julia Neilson (signed) – stage actress. Marie Studholme (signed) – musical comedy actress. Isabel Jay (signed) – opera singer and actress. Nina Sevening (signed) – minor actress. Gabrielle Ray (signed) – famous stage actress, singer and dancer. Dora Clare (signed). Louie Pounds (signed) – actress. Jessie Bateman (signed) – stage actress. Queenie Leighton (signed) – music hall star. Phyllis Dare (signed) – famous musical theatre and comedy actress. Dora Barton - early film actress. Maud Jeffries – American actress. Album 2: Ellaline Terriss (signed) – popular musical comedy actress. Winifred Emery (signed) – actress and actor-manager. Dame Ellen Terry (signed) – famous British actress. Billie Burke (signed)– American actress, famously played Glinda in Wizard of Oz film (1939). Lily Brayton (signed)– English actress and singer. Ethel Irving (signed) – British actress, daughter of Henry Irving. Mabel Hackney (signed) – wife of Lawrence Irving, died in Empress of Ireland disaster in 1914. Agnes Fraser (signed) – actress. Mary Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter (signed) – American actress. Dame Irene Vanbrugh (signed) – stage actress. Lena Ashwell (signed) – Lady Simson OBE, actress, first to organise large scale troop entertainment in WW1. Pearl Lyndon (signed) – also known as “San Toy”, actress, had a criminal record, a shady character, used various aliases. Lily Elsie (signed) – actress. Ada Reeve (signed) – actress. Annie Purcell (signed) – actress. Album 3: Henry Irving (signed) – celebrated English stage actor, first ever actor to be knighted. Henry Irving (signed) – another postcard. John Hare – actor. Huntley Wright (signed) – actor. E. S. Willard (signed) – actor. George Lashwood – singer and comedian. Lewis Waller (signed) – actor. Sir John Martin Harvey (signed) – English stage actor, knighted in 1921. George Alexander (signed) – actor. Fred Terry (signed) – actor and theatre manager. Seymour Hicks (signed) – actor, playwright, theatre producer. Cyril Maude (signed) – actor-manager. [xxxxxxMorris][xxxxxGrecill?]. Stuart xxxxx (signed). (xxxxxxMorris]. Stanley Bell, signed (3)
Lot 102
Dennis CockellA Group of Large Tattoo Flash, 1977-1986comprising of four large illustration boards with hand-coloured tattoo designs in ink and colour pencil, for traditional Japanese-style tattoos including a dragon with black background (1977-1978), a floral design (1983), another dragon (1985) and a black and white Koi Carp (1986), these being some of Dennis' signature designs mainly for large body pieces, each signed and dated by the artist in black ink 42 x 58.5cm (16 1/2 x 23in)Footnotes:ProvenanceOffered directly by tattooist, tattoo art collector and 'Diamond Jacks' studio owner, Darryl GatesBeside the rocker-style tattoos, Dennis was also famous for his large-scale Japanese tattoos as featured here. These were executed at both of Dennis' studios during 1977-1986.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Lot 448
Cartography - G. & J. Cary (publishers), No. 20 [Map of Parts of Sussex, Kent and Surrey], London: April 2nd 1832, hand-coloured engraving, 20-sections laid on linen, original marbled slipcase, 56cm x 68.5cm, (1); Edward Hoare (fl. 1822-1840) & James Reeves (1801?-1868), England, from Murray's 'Atlas of the English Counties [...], London: Published May 1st 1830, 93cm x 73cm overall, (1); France, Postal Map, Tableau Général des Postes [...], [?Paris: n.d., c. 1780, engraving, 9-parts laid on linen, later wrapper, 43cm x 41cm, (1); John James Dower (b. 1825), Map of North Wales, Chester: Published by Seacome & Prichard, [n.d., c. 1850], hand-coloured engraving, laid on linen, 32cm x 39.5cm, original boards, (1); Chart Publishing Company large-scale map of England and Wales, 20th century, (1); late 17th century and later antiquarian engravings and prints, various; vintage Ordnance Survey maps of Iron Age and Roman Britain; etc., some with ex-lib blindstamps and other markings, [collection]
Lot 1366
James Bond - Three 1:18 Scale cars, Prestige Solido 2CV For Your Eyes Only, Aston Martin V12 Vanquish 40th Anniversary Die Another Day and BMW Z3 Roadster GoldenEye, all boxed (3). Condition Report: Boxes with some light wear.Some light creasing to clear plastic.2 small holes in corner of clear plastic of 2CV.Models do not appear to have been removed from their boxes.
Lot 1382
1:75 scale model ship, the Polarcus 'Amani' Seismic Exploration & Geophysical Services survey vessel for the Petroluem Industry, in glass case h63 x l137 x w41cm and with outer flight case h105.5 x l167 x w71cm,Polarcus had a fleet of initially 4 advanced seismic vessels designed by Norway's Ulstein Design AS incorporating the innovative ULSTEIN X-BOW hull. The first vessels became operational in 2009.Exhibited at European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, June 12-15 2017 Paris, France.
Lot 1
A FRENCH 7.5 INCH TERRESTRIAL 'COSMOGRAPHE' TABLE GLOBEMAISON DELEMARCHE AND CH. HENARD ET CIE, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURYThe sphere applied with twelve coloured printed gores annotated with warm and cold currents to oceans, major topographical features to land masses, with oceans, islands, countries and principal cities labelled, also with tropics, equinoctial and the Equator printed with Roman hour numerals using the Paris Meridian and divided into five minutes, the Southern Indian Ocean printed GLOBE, ADOPTE, PAR LE CONSEIL L'UNIVERSITE, Maison, DELAMARCHE, Paris, Rue Serpente 25, the sphere mounted on its axis over a metal disc applied with printed calendar inscribed CH. HENARD ET CIE, PARIS, COSMOGRAPHE, BREVETE S.G.D.G. FRANCE ET ETRANGER, on baluster-turned ebonised upright with knurled knob for rotating the globe against a fixed star incorporating hand for the calendar scale and with adjustable axis arc passing over the sphere, on cavetto moulded disc-shaped foot.42cm (16.5ins) high, 23cm (9ins) wide.Condition Report: Globe is in good original condition retaining original finish/varnish with only minor yellowing/fading and a few light surface scuffs. The calendar disc is a little dusty/dirty with a small scuff to the scale above JUILLET otherwise is in good original condition with minimal wear to the finish. The brass meridian arc is bent at the junction with its pivot at one end (should straighten) and the calendar pointer is also bent but intact. The gearing mechanism for rotating the globe and calendar dial is intact and in working order and the brass fittings retain their original gilt finish albeit with some discolouration and wear in places. The ebonised stand is also in good original condition with no splits and retains its original finish however the base is a little warped causing the globe to rock a little. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 10
Y A REGENCY INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERW. SQUIRRELL, BILDESTON, CIRCA 1810 The 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with a geometric rosette and signed W. SQUIRRELL, Bildeston to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind glazed cavetto moulded cast brass bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass, the ebony and box edged case with open triangular pediment above inlaid rosette and arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer flanked by further conch-shell decorated paterae to the baluster shaped upright, the rounded base further inlaid with a fan rosette.97cm (38ins) high excluding finial, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. William Squirrell is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a clock and watch maker working from Bildeston circa 1810-30.
Lot 11
Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1825The 8 inch circular register engraved with terrestrial globe to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the ebony and box edged mahogany case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over arched Fahrenheit scale mercury tube thermometer to the baluster upright fitted with convex mirror within reeded bezel beneath, the rounded base with recording hand setting square above glazed spirit level inscribed Warranted Correct.97cm (38ins) high excluding finial, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon.
Lot 12
Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TEN-INCH DIALJ. SILVA, PLYMOUTH, CIRCA 1825The 10 inch circular register engraved with rococo scrolls to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the ebony and box edged mahogany case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over arched Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer to the baluster upright, the rounded base with recording hand setting square above glazed spirit level inscribed J. Silva, Plymouth.107cm (42ins) high excluding finial, 31cm (12.25ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. J. Silva of Plymouth does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however an L. Silva with no location is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working circa 1810-30.
Lot 13
Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1825The 8 inch circular register engraved with rococo scrolls to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the ebony and box edged mahogany case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over arched Fahrenheit scale mercury tube thermometer to the baluster upright fitted with convex mirror within reeded bezel beneath, the rounded base with recording hand setting square above glazed spirit level inscribed Warranted Correct.97cm (38ins) high excluding finial, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon.
Lot 14
Y A VICTORIAN MOTHER OF PEARL AND BRASS INLAID ROSEWOOD MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERCICERI AND COMPANY, LONDON, CIRCA 1860 The 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with compass rose and signed CICERI & Co. LONDON to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within brass glazed bezel, the onion-top case inlaid in mother-of-pearl, brass and abalone shell with continuous delicate flowering foliage to borders, fitted with glazed mercury tube Fahrenheit scale thermometer to the tapered upright and with conforming inverted onion shaped base.97cm (38ins) high, 28cm (11ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. Ciceri and Company is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Edinburgh 1875 whilst Ciceri, Pini and Company are noted as working in London 1842 to circa 1860.
Lot 15
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1830The 8 inch circular register engraved with compass rose to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass glazed bezel, the flame figured mahogany case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over bowfronted Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer to the tapered upright and recording hand setting square beneath dial, the square base inset with glazed spirit level over cavetto moulded underside.100cm (39.5ins) high excluding finial, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon.
Lot 16
Y A REGENCY INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERG. KALABERGO, BANBURY, CIRCA 1815The 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with geometric rosette and signed G. Kalaberga, Banbury, Warranted to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind glazed convex moulded cast brass bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass, the ebony and box edged case with open triangular pediment above inlaid shell roundel and arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer flanked by further conch-shell decorated paterae to the baluster shaped upright, the rounded base further inlaid with a conforming roundel, (unrestored).98cm (38.5ins) high, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The reserve retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton, Devon. The story behind the maker of the current lot is particular interest from the point of view of social history. Giovanni Kalabergo arrived in Banbury from Italy in around 1810 and later anglicised his name to John. He was, in 1851, also joined by his nephew who shared his name but took to calling himself William. Unfortunately William did not take kindly to his uncle's demanding demeaner and he sought to address the problem by hatching a plan to murder him and inherit his property. In January 1852 William bought himself a gun and joined his uncle on a normal work-related trip out of town. Whilst descending d Williamscot Hill William drew the gun and shot his uncle. On returning to Banbury he reported to the Police that they had been set-upon by bandits and that his uncle resisted (allowing William to escape) but had been shot.On investigation the Police suspected foul play as nothing had been stolen from Giovanni and William was in possession of the murder weapon together with ammunition and a blood-stained rag. William was subsequently trialled and found guilty of his uncle's murder. Whilst in prison awaiting execution he made two attempts to escape; the infamy of his trial was reported throughout the country and resulted in around 10,000 people attending his hanging, a folk ballad also records his fate:In Italy I was bred and born,At Oxford town I must die with scorn;For murdering my uncle as you may see,Has brought me to the gallows tree.Condition Report: Tube has been removed but pulley mechanism is present; will require tube, lines and weights/floats. The dial has overall light to moderate oxidation to the silvering otherwise is in good original condition. The thermometer is intact but the glass to the housing is cracked/damaged. The silvering to the thermometer scale has some patchy oxidation. The case is in sound original condition with notable faults limited to bruising to the surface around the lower inlaid rosette, some light lifting to the side veneers and further light bruising/scuffs to the mouldings of the pediment. Faults are otherwise limited to minor bumps and scuff and the rear door is missing two securing screws for the upper hinge. Surface/finish is generally a little flat. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 17
Y A WILLIAM IV/EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERP. CORTI, EXETER, CIRCA 1835-45The 8 inch circular register engraved with a country view with church and windmill to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the rosewood case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over arched Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer to the baluster upright fitted with convex mirror within reeded bezel beneath, the square base with recording hand setting square above glazed spirit level inscribed P. CORTI, EXETER and cavetto moulded underside.99cm (39ins) high excluding finial, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. Paul Corti is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 5 Market Street, Exeter circa 1830-60.
Lot 18
Y TWO MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERSB. BIANCHI, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, CIRCA 1845, THE OTHER UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1815The first with 8 inch circular register engraved with a country view with church and windmill to centre within concentric scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations within cast brass convex glazed bezel, the box wood edged case with hygrometer to the swan neck pediment over arched Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer to the baluster upright fitted with convex mirror within reeded bezel beneath, the rounded base with recording hand setting square above glazed spirit level inscribed B. BIANCHI, TUNBRIDGE WELLS; the second with 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with a scrolling foliage to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind glazed moulded brass bezel incorporating additional recording hand to the glass, the ebony and box edged case with open triangular pediment above inlaid rosette and arch-glazed Fahrenheit scale spirit tube thermometer flanked by further conch-shell decorated paterae to the baluster shaped upright, the rounded base further inlaid with a conforming rosette, (both unrestored), (2).Each approximately 97cm (38ins) high, 25cm (10ins) wide. Provenance: The reserve retail stock of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. B. Bianchi is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a clock and watch maker working in Tunbridge Wells circa 1845-77.
Lot 19
AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN CARVED OAK MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER SINGER, FROME, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19th CENTURYThe 8 inch circular silvered register engraved with starburst and signed SINGER, FROME to the centre within scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual weather observations to outer track, set behind convex glazed brass bezel, the case carved with entwined branches with leaves and acorns around a panel applied Fahrenheit scale mercury tube glazed thermometer incorporating leafy crests to top and bottom to the upright with the branches continuing around the dial and with further left motif to the base incorporating recording hand adjustment square, (unrestored, lacking hands).101.5cm (40ins) high; 33cm (13ins) wide. Provenance: The archive collection of Barometer World Museum, Merton, Devon. Singer of Frome does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however online sources note them as art metalworkers and founders of bronze (cire perdue) working from 'Frome Art Works' from circa 1848; It would appear that they mainly undertook commissions for ecclesiastical works.
Lot 21
A FINE OXIDISED BRASS NEWMAN-PATTERN MERCURY STATION BAROMETERJOHN FREDERICK NEWMAN, LONDON, MID 19th CENTURYConstructed with two square section uprights joined at the top with a D-shaped section inset with silvered plate engraved F. NEWMAN, 122 Regent Street, LONDON, over cavetto moulded cornice and central large-bore tube with silvered scale calibrated in millimetres to the left opposing later brass for millibars to the right with rack and pinion adjusted Vernier slide between, the throat with plate engraved with Met Office MO trademark and number 1517 over Vernier adjustment screw and further Met Office plate with calibration note to the right hand upright, the base with substantial cylindrical cistern with band of glazed apertures and incorporating mercury tube Kelvin scale thermometer with bulb immersed in the cistern to left hand side, the instrument suspended via pivoted joint from a scroll-cast bracket with conforming steady bracket to base from an arched caddy-moulded mahogany panel for wall hanging.The board 133cm (52.5ins) high, 20cm (8ins) wide. Provenance: The exhibition collection of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. Acquired direct from the Meteorological Office after withdrawal from use in a Caribbean station believed to be either the Bahamas or Bermuda. John Frederick Newman is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working at 7 and 8 Lisle Street, London, 1816-25 then 122 Regent Street 1827-62 when the business was taken over by Negretti and Zambra. He made standard and portable barometers for James Clark Ross's Antarctic expeditions (1839-1843) and exhibited at the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851. Newman's design of station barometer incorporates movable scales to allow calibration against the mercury level in the cistern which may vary very slightly with changes in temperature. After taking-over the business in 1862 Negretti and Zambra continued making barometers to Newman's design including an example which was sold in these rooms on 2nd October 2019 (lot 41) for £2,600.
Lot 223
A FINE GERMAN RENAISSANCE GILT COPPER, STEEL AND BRASS ALARM TABLE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATON STAMPED WITH MAKER'S INITIALS A.S. POSSIBLY FOR ABRAHAN SCHUSTER, AUGSBERG, CIRCA 1580The substantial posted steel movement with brass fusees and pinned flanged caps for the steel-walled spring barrels, the back-wound going train now with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging in-front of the dial, the strike train of single-arbor warnless type with nag's head lifting, shaped cam overlift and sounding via a vertically pivoted hammer the hours on a bell positioned within the domed superstructure above, the alarm with open coil-spring set beneath verge crownwheel for the vertical hammer arbor sounding on the hour bell and released via interconnected sprung detents positioned both behind the dial and directly beneath the bell, the baluster-alarm alarm pivot bar engraved with pendant drapery around a cartouche containing initials A S over pineapple town mark for Augsberg, the gilt copper dial with central alarm setting disc within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating squat wheatear half hour markers over lower section relief decorated with fruit inhabited strapwork, the architectural case with crescent-capped obelisk finial to a circular open-work baluster gallery containing polychrome painted wood figure of an acrobat who pivots back-and-forth along with the action of the hour hammer, set on top of a domed cupola decorated with alternating bands of matted and burnished gilt fish-scale tiles and incorporating arch-pierced gallery between moulded collars to lower edge and flanked by conforming obelisk finials applied onto foliate scroll engraved platforms to angles, with complex moulded cornice and square section architectural pillars to angles decorating with engraved guilloche scrolls to shafts, the side panels further repousse decorated with fruiting foliage within strapwork, the rear conforming but with applied rosette-centred strike indication dial and pair of winding holes, on elaborate canted base decorated in high relief with alternating panels of foliate strapwork incorporating acanthus bordered cartouches at the angles, on compressed bun feet.39.5cm (15.5ins) high, 19.5cm (7.75ins) square. Research undertaken by Jurgen Abeler notes several clockmakers with initials 'A.S.' working in Germany throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, however he only one, Abraham Scuster is recorded by him as working in Augsberg at the time the current lot was made. When considering the potential date of the current lot a cursory survey of dated German Renaissance table clock movements made during the second half of the 16th century reveals that the use of brass within the mechanism became more widespread as the century progressed. Initially brass was employed just for the fusees, spring barrel walls, then also for the movement pivot plates, and finally (by around 1600-20) for the wheelwork as well. With this in mind the current movement (using brass only for the fusees) can be dated to around 1575. This approximate date is also supported by the lack of warning to the striking mechanism as this was not generally adopted until around 1600. The decoration to the dial panels and more notably the base exhibits a mixture of fruit inhabited leafy foliate scrolls and formal strapwork which can be compared on stylistic grounds to the background decoration seen on a complex astrolabe-dialled table clock dating to circa 1570-80 illustrated in Maurice, Klaus and Myer, Otto THE CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE, German Clocks and Automata 1550-1650 on page 185 (item 22). The current lot benefits from surviving in particularly original condition with the trains intact save for escapement conversion from balance top pendulum regulation. The case has also survives with original gilding and the automaton is a scarce and appealing feature for a clock of this age. Condition Report: The movement appears all original with the exception of the escapement which has been converted from verge with balance to verge with pendulum swinging at the front. The pendulum conversion has required a steel potance to be applied to the top plate which cuts a slot out of the brass upper plate from the centre to the leading edge; the escapewheel is positioned between the top plate and this steel potance. The wheelwork is in clean condition, exhibits minimal wear and the trains are fully operational. The alarm release mechanism is a little unusual being positioned above the movement top plate beneath the bell. The chapter ring, alarm disc and hour hand are most likely 18th century replacements; the alarm dial to the rear is probably original. The superstructure appears original with the lower section in good condition with faults limited to a cut-out to the lower rim to allow for the pendulum and two of the tangs for the securing screws being incomplete the automaton figure is most likely a 19th century replacement and the three arms supporting the top finial assembly appear to be later replacements. One rear foot is a replacement otherwise in good original condition retaining its original thick fire gilding with relatively minor but noticeable rubbing/wear and discolouration. The silvered elements are fairly heavily rubbed/tarnished.There is no winding key present. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 23
A JAPANNED AND LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-PATTERN LABORATORY/STATION MERCURY STICK BAROMETERNEGRETTI AND ZAMBRA, LONDON, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 20th CENTURYThe instrument with slender cylindrical case with the upper section fitted with a glass sleeve enclosing silvered scale incorporating vertical slot to reveal the tube and sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left, the upper margin with Met Office number 2241, the reverse with additional Vernier slide reading against a cm scale calibrated 65-82 divided into tenths to the right opposing signature NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA LONDON to the left, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right over brass plaque inscribed M/2241, STANDARD TEMPERATURE, AT 1000Mb... and applied mercury ABSOLUTE and FAHRENHEIT scale thermometer, the base with cylindrical glass chamber clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, (unrestored).109cm (43ins) high including top ring, 9cm (3.5ins) max diameter. Provenance: The archive collection of Barometer World Museum, Merton, Devon; acquired direct from the Meteorological Office. The firm of Negretti & 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 Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings.
Lot 24
A CASED JAPANNED AND LACQUERED BRASS FORTIN-PATTERN LABORATORY/STATION MERCURY STICK BAROMETERUNSIGNED, EARLY TO MID 20th CENTURYThe instrument with slender cylindrical case with the upper section fitted with a glass sleeve enclosing silvered scale incorporating vertical slot to reveal the tube and sliding silvered Vernier slide reading against silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and millibars to the left, the lower margin inscribed No 1081, the shaft with Vernier adjustment disc to right above applied mercury CENTS and FAH'T scale thermometer, the base with cylindrical glass chamber clamped between horizontal plates over cylindrical cistern and adjustment screw to base, mounted via hook for the top ring and screw clamp at the base onto a rectangular mahogany backboard into a pine framed case with triple panel glazed front door.The cabinet 120cm (47.25ins) high, 18cm (7ins) wide, 12.5cm (5ins) deep. Provenance: The archive collection of Barometer World Museum, Merton, Devon. The current lot is made to the principles laid down by Nicholas Fortin (1750-1831) and incorporates a glazed cistern so that the level can be calibrated via the adjustment screw to the base against an inverted conical ivory cone in the cistern in order to obtain consistency in the readings.Condition Report: Instrument is complete and in original unrestored condition. The tube is filled with mercury however the level will stop around 10mm from the top of the tube when tipped indicating that there is a small amount of air present. The silvering to the scales is a little discoloured and oxidised, the thermometer scale has significant green verdigris deposits/corrosion as does most of the originally lacquered elements of the instrument. The black japanned surfaces are in good original condition with only minor wear etc commensurate with age. The glazed case is intact and free from significant damage however the upper part is discoloured with visible historic mildew deposits and there are areas of minor historic age-related wear. Condition Report Disclaimer
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