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Lot 958
A collection of Black Dog 1:35 scale resin model kits, all military related, to include T35177 M1117 Guardian Interior, T35001 M1126 Stryker Interior, and assorted figures and accessories, all boxed, with some other items in other scales and a collection of Warlord Games 28mm metal miniature figures including British LDV Section. (28)
Lot 179
A Rare Richard Cushee 'Mr Neale's Patent' 12-inch celestial globe, English, circa 1730,signed A New Celestial GLOBE By R Cushee 1730, the brass frame mounted with geared lunar apparatus devised and made by John Neale, brass meridian engraved with four quadrant degree scales, horizontal ring engraved with calendar and points of the compass, with operating wheel and gearing at the base, raised on turned brass column and domes base, together with a framed plate illustrating the celestial and terrestrial globe from a plate in The New Dictionary of Art and Science, 23in (59cm) high; framed plate 20in x 14in (51cm x 35.5cm) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Christie's, London, 1967.The Stephen Edell Collection.Neale's globe accessory was a geared version of a manual device presented to the Royal Society in 1747 by James Ferguson to show the apparent geocentric movements of the Moon. In it 'a simple wheel train at the top of the globe coupled the globe's rotation to that of a quadrantal moon-arm and thereby caused the moon to move relative to the globe and a stationary sun' (King & Millburn 196-7). Exactly when Neale devised it is uncertain as his only patent, obtained in 1744 was for a form of coaxial orrery. It was perhaps by association with this patent that Neale's globes were referred to as 'patent globes'The earliest description of Neale's device is in Edward Moore, A Supplement to all former treatises on the use of the globes, render'd necesssary from the late improvements exhibited to the public on mr.Neale's patent globes. In two parts ..., London 1751. printed: and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster-Row; B. Cole, mathematical instrument maker, in Fleet Street, and by the patentee, at his House in Leadenhall-Street. It was described again in a long advertisement in Daniel Fenning; New & easy guide to the use of the Globes, London 1754 wherein a ten page description he states that 3in and 12in models were made respectively for six and twelve guineas.The 'patent globes' were also illustrated in A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprehending All the Branches of Useful Knowledge ... Illustrated with Above Three Hundred Copper-Plates, Curiously Engraved by Mr. Jefferys ... by a Society of Gentlemen, London: 1754-1755.Only the lunar apparatus was made by Neale, the globes being supplied by Richard Cushee, a close neighbour of Neale's in Fleet Street. A pair of the 3in model with globes by Cushee fitted with Neale's device (the terrestrial dated 1731), are held in the Science Museum, London (See Calvert N° 5).John Neale (c. 1724-post 1783), was a watchmaker freed in the Skinners' Company in 1718 having been apprenticed to Jonathan Houillière. He lived in Leadenhall Street, and had a shop at the 'King's Arms and Dial', St Dunstan's, Fleet Street. He bound eleven apprentices between 1742 and 1758 and for a period employed James Watt. Neale made other instruments incorporating geared mechanisms (a waywiser is known), and also gave private lecture courses on the globes and electricity either in the homes of the clients or in his own dining room. He declared bankruptcy twice, in 1750 and 1758, but was a Common Councillor for the Ward of Aldersgate Within from 1768-83.Literature:H. R. Calvert, Science Museum illustrated booklet: Astronomy: globes, orreries & other models, 1967.Gloria Clifton, Directory of British scientific instrument makers 1550-1851, 1995.Henry C. King & John R. Millburn, Geared to the stars, the evolution of planetariums, orreries, and astronomical clocks, 1978.E. G. R. Taylor, The Mathematical practitioners of Hanovarian England, 1714-1840.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 153
A Mahogany Apothecary Chest, English, mid 19th century,with recessed brass carrying handle to the lid, the hinged lid lined and opening to a part set of labelled glass medicine bottles, a drawer to the bass with seven further bottles, set of scales and weights, and further accessories, 12in (30.5cm) wide This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 163
A Fine and Rare Thomas Blunt Combined Planetarium, Lunarium, and Tellurium, English, early 19th century,the drum signed T. Blunt. London, the 9-inch cylindrical brass drum containing hand-cranked gearing for operating the planetarium, tellurium, and lunarium, the top-plate engraved with zodiac degree and calendar scales centred by stylised floral and palmette motifs, the circumference cut with teeth, the mechanism operated by winding handle to the side of the drum.When set up as a tellurium, complete with brass sphere representing the sun, and a John Newton 2 1/2-inch terrestrial globe mounted within a silver meridian.When set up as a lunarium, with similar construction to the tellurium with models representing the Earth and the moon, a thin rod protruding from the Earth tracks the orbit ring of the moon, the models above a silver-plated meridian and disc displaying the signs of the zodiac and the 29 1/2-day lunar cycle, marked PERIGEE.When set up as a planetarium, with models representing Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. The Earth, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus each with brass subsidiary arms representing the moon or moons of each planet.The whole raised on a turned brass column with folding tripod base, in 21in (53.5cm) high fitted mahogany case with brass holding handles to either side, 19 1/2in (49.5cm) high as tellurium Footnotes:Provenance:The Rachel Lambert Mellon CollectionEx-Lot 1070, Sotheby's, New York, 21 November 2014.The present orrery is a fine example combining three mechanical models for the motions of the Earth around the sun (tellurium), the moon around the Earth (lunarium), and of the solar system (planetarium). It is rare for an orrery to incorporate all three models, with many contemporaries producing only a tellurium and planetarium.Thomas Blunt (d. 1823) founded the prominent family business Blunt & Son (also operating as Blunt T. & T.) on Cornhill, London in 1801, with his sons and apprentices Thomas, Edward, and William. Though a member of the Guild of Spectaclemakers from 1771, Blunt was known for producing an extensive variety of scientific, medical and optical instruments over the course of his career. In addition to orreries, Blunt and his business were known for their globes, microscopes, thermometers, and barometers, among other instruments.Prior to establishing his own firm, Blunt was apprenticed in 1760 to the renowned instrument maker Edward Nairne, and was later appointed as instrument maker to King George III. Blunt's skill under Nairne's mentorship was eventually established formally as the two formed the partnership of Nairne & Blunt by 1791. The partnership of Thomas Blunt with his son Thomas is thought to have coincided with the retirement of Edward Nairne from the profession.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 32
A Fuller's Time Telegraph and Palmer's Computing Scale, English, circa 1850,the double faced circular calculator comprising of a square board with gilt black leather border surrounding printed scales with central volvelle, the obverse carries Fuller's Time telegraph which enables the number of days, weeks or months to be determined between two given dates without calculation, the reverse is Aaron Palmer's circular slide rule with scales for percentages, monetary transactions, and interest, in leather cover marked Fuller's Computing Scale, &c. Library, House of Lords, together with printed Key to Fuller's Computing Scale, &c and Table of Mechanical Movements, 11 1/4in (28.5cm) square Footnotes:The calculator was publicised as 'The Great Master Key Rule', a comprehensive mathematical tool 'by which all problems are instantly solved'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 178
A John Senex 12-inch terrestrial table globe, English, circa 1740,the cartouche printed A New and Correct GLOBE of the EARTH together with a view of the general and coasting trade winds, monsoons etc. Laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by John Senex, F.R.S. Sold by him at the Globe against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet Street, 1738, mounted in brass meridian within horizon ring applied with printed calendar, zodiac and compass point scales, on four turned mahogany columns with stretcher, 18in (46cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:The Stephen Edell Collection.A leading figure of the London globe trade during the first half of the 18th century, John Senex (1678-1740) first worked with Charles Price and a number of other makers before he moved to his own premises in Fleet street by 1710.Senex produced globes in a range of sizes, from 2 3/4in pocket globes to examples measuring 9in, 12in, 17in, and 27in diameter. The inclusion of the initials F.R.S on the cartouche of the present globe indicates that it was made after 1728, the year Senex was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.The Senex copper plates for the globes (except for the pocket globes) saw continued use for decades after his death. In 1757 the plates were purchased by James Ferguson, and these designs featured on globes made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, by Benjamin Martin and later by Dudley Adams.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 291
Dinky Toys 425 Bedford TK Coal Lorry "Hall & Co” red body, blue interior, Scarce blue plastic wheel hubs, in near mint condition, a couple of tiny paint chip to front tailboard, very slight sun fade to front of cab, with six coal sacks, scales in original plastic bag, with a very good original illustrated lidded box.
Lot 335
A rare gentleman's large size stainless steel Omega 33.3 monopusher chronograph wristwatch c.1939 REF. CK988the silver circular dial with raised luminous Arabic numerals, outer telemetre and inner snail shaped tachymetre scales, subsidiary constant seconds and 30 minutes register dials and luminous feuille hands, olive shaped pusher at 2 o' clock, 17 jewel manual wind movement, cal 33.3, bimetallic compensated balance, no. 9382543 manual, signed Omega Suisse, staybrite steel case no 9554615 signed Omega, associated leather braceletdial diameter 33 mm., case diameter 38 mm.Condition: Movement winds and ticks however the chronograph function does not appear to work. The continuous seconds dial does run. No guarantee can be offered as to the full working order of this wristwatch. A full overhaul is required. Dial has corrosion and marks and requires attention. Case has surface wear and light scratches. A scratch to glass above the subsidiary 30 minute register
Lot 250
A Victoria old head sovereign, dated 1896, together with four coinage sets, dated 1970 x 2, 1978 and 1979, fifteen copper and bronze coins from 1799 onwards, an Edward VII memorial medal in case, a Victoria 1882 smoke abatement award medal by L.C. Wyon within fitted case, orange association medal No. 38 and Harrison sovereign scales
Lot 314
Various books, bygones collectables, Salters scales, large Salter spring balance mark 2, treen boxes, a pair of adjustable boot lasts, fruit press, other bygones collectables, trench art books, on religion, hymns, various other subjects, Tennyson, etc., stoneware bottle, Rotterdam, etc. (a quantity)
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