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An Air Ministry Sextant Ref. No 6B/177 and Astro Compass Mk.II 6.A/11740

A sextant from SS Drupa within fitted case

A reproduction brass pocket sextant, stamped Stanley London No.7568

A mid-20th century sextant by C. Plath-Hamburg, in wooden case

A vintage 1974 Cooke & Sons Sextant, within the original case. Plaque with details to the interior H25cm

A SEXTANT by Spencer, Browning & Rust, London contained within a pine box with brass handle, 22 x 18cm Note: Spencer, Browning & Rust were instrument makers in London between 1784 and 1840

Circa 1890, a T Cooke and Sons, London and York brass field sextant in original leather case

A facsimile brass sextant in fitted hardwood box

A Husun sextant number 29085,Henry Hughes & Son Ltd black crackle enameled in original fitted case with accessories.

A George Odell (Late of Cary) brass and black enamelled sextant with gilt brass optics and other accessories in original fitted mahogany box.

A 7¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER 'HEART' PATTERN SEXTANT BY HEATH & CO. LTD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, CIRCA 1900 with oxidised brass heart-shaped frame, the arc signed as per title, vernier with 'Hezzanith' trade label and automatic clamp, telescope support, two mirrors, seven shades and wooden handle, contained in fitted box of issue with complete set of accessories -- 11in. (28cm.) square

A LACQUERED BRASS DRUM SEXTANT BY CARY, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 of typical form, signed as per title by silvered scale, with threaded cap -- 2¾in. (7cm.); together with an oxidised brass example by Troughton & Simms in leather case (2)

A 7½IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY E. LORIEUX, PÈRE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860 with lacquered brass ladder frame, signed and numbered on the arc E. Lorieux, père, 12542, silvered scale divided to 160º, Vernier with hinged magnifier on index arm impressed with maker's stamp, contained within a fitted box with accessories including telescopes, shades, mirror adjuster etc. -- 10in. (25.5cm.) square

A LACQUERED BRASS DRUM SEXTANT BY G. & C. DIXEY, CIRCA 1830 of typical form, signed above the silvered scale G. & C. Dixey / Opticians to the King, 3 New Bond St., London, and contained within original stitched leather travelling case -- 3½in. (9cm.) diameter George and Charles Dixey worked from this address between 1825 and 1838.

A 8IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY JESSE RAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1798 the diamond pattern frame signed on the brass arc Ramsden London, and numbered behind index mirror 1383, inset silvered scale divided to 130º, vernier reader with clamp and adjustable magnifier on thread, braced index arm, sighting tube assembly with sighting tube, seven shades, two mirrors and wooden handle, -- 10in. (25.5cm) overall height

A FINE 12IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY JESSE RAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1785 with straight-bar frame, the arc divided to 135º signed to middle as per title, the veriner with right-orientated '0', braced index arm, fixed full-length sighting tube with half mirror mounted to end, interchangeable black/silver index mirror numbered behind '840', five shades, wooden handle and pin feet, contained within fitted yellow-pine case with accessories including secondary tube, threaded eye-piece shade, black mirror and screwdriver, the lid with manuscript label reading Ramsden's sextant / June 8th, 1842 / Index error 2' 26" / to be subtracted, cased measurements -- 15 x 17in. (38 x 43cm.) Ref: Morzer Bruyns, W.F.J.: Sextants at Greenwich, Oxford, 2009, No.141, Inv. No. NAV1104 which described a similar instrument, numbered 842; Whipple Museum Inv No. WH.2122.

CAPTAIN DUDLEY'S SEXTANT FROM THE ILL-FATED YACHT MIGNONETTE, CIRCA 1875/1883 unsigned, the 7½in. radius brass 'A' frame vernier sextant with silvered scale divided to 120º, arc numbered '2258', vernier with tangent-screw adjustment and swivel magnifier, telescope arbor, mirrors, seven shades, wooden handle and pin feet, contained in original keystone box, the lid inscribed internally in pencil: Lat. Long. Tuesday 24º57 11º20 Wednesday 24º50 11º50 Thursday 24º33 12º40 Friday 24º10 ---- Saturday 24º02 15º-- Sunday 23º57 16º50 Monday 23º54 18º10 Tuesday 23º52 19º10 Wednesday 23º38 20º00 To whoever picks this up / Sunday July 20th PM / We Thomas Dudley, Edwin Stevens, / Edmund Brookes & Richard Parker, / the crew of the Yacht Mignonette which / foundered on Saturday the 5th. of July, have / been in our little dinghy 15 days. We have / neither food or water and are greatly reduced / We suppose our Latitude to be 25º South our Longditude / 28ºW May the Lord have mercy upon us / please forward this to Southampton. Overall measurements -- 10 x 11in. (25.5 x 28cm.); together with a copy of 'The Custom of the Sea' by Neil Hanson in which the full account of the Mignonette and her crew is given. (2) Provenance: Moghul Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia (acquired from a deceased estate in Sydney); purchased by vendor from Moghul Antiques,1973. The loss of the cutter yacht Mignonette and the subsequent fate of her crew must rival any of the greatest tales of woe upon the ocean and divided a shocked Victorian public when the full, gruesome details became public knowledge in the ensuing inquest. The Mignonette was a 20 ton cruising yacht built in 1867 and at only 52 feet long, was designed for inshore sailing rather than any longer, more challenging voyages. She was bought in 1883 by John Want, an Australian lawyer who arranged, after some difficulty, with Tom Dudley (the captain) and three crew - Edwin Stephens; Edmund Brooks; and Richard Parker, the cabin boy, to take on the 15,000 mile voyage from Southampton to Sydney, Australia. Parker was 17 years old and an inexperienced seaman. Departing on 5th May, all was well until two months later on 5th July whilst heaving to about 1,600 miles off the Cape of Good Hope, a rogue wave smashed away a bulkhead and the yacht sank within five minutes. Scrambling into the flimsy open dingy, whose ¼in. planks were holed in the haste to depart, the shocked crew only had time to grab this sextant, a chronometer, and two tins of turnips - no water. On 9th July a turtle was spotted and sustained them for several days, but by 17th July the possibility of drawing straws to be sacrificed was being discussed. It seems that the condition of Richard Parker, the young cabin boy, was such that his fate was sealed and, on or near to the 24th July, Edwin Stevens cut his jugular vein so they could drink his blood, killing him. Feeding off his body for the next few days, on 29th July a sail was spotted and the German barque Montezuma rescued them and secured the dinghy. Delivering the survivors to Falmouth on the 6th September, candid statements were given to the authorities in the mistaken belief that they were protected by a "Custom of the Sea". As no such custom had been created in law, these statements formed the basis of the evidence against them in a trial that began on 3rd November. Public opinion swung firmly behind the unfortunate seamen, however a young and ambitious barrister called William Danckwerts was determined to make use of his previous success in wreck law and pursue a conviction of Murder on the High Seas. In effect, this became Britain's last trial for Cannibalism at sea. In the event, Brooks was acquitted, but Dudley and Stephens were found guilty and sentenced to death. The public outcry was such however that this was commuted to six months imprisonment. After the trial was over, John Want offered Dudley a new start in Australia and he opened a chandlery in Sydney, presumably taking this sextant with him.

Ø AN 8½IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY DOLLOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 signed on the cross bar as per title, scale divided to 140º and stamped with Ramsden fouled anchor mark at centre, right-aligned vernier scale with braced index arm, sighting tube mount, shades, mirrors, shaped handle and brass feet, contained within keystone box with two telescopes -- 11 x 13¾in. (28 x 35cm.)

Two WWII military brass compasses, by Stanley G T Turnstile London, both marked 1941, together with a military brass Stanley hand sextant, also marked 1941, plus a brass inkwell (4)

A reproduction marine sextant

A small sextant

A Miniature brass ships telegraph , a reproduction brass sextant and a hardwood and brass telescope.

A Brass lantern hanging light fitting , a second hanging light fitting with a coloured glass shade, a brass sextant, old tins and boxes, brass candlesticks and ornaments, etc.

Brass and medal sextant in mahogany case by Hezzanith Observatory, London

A Kelvin & Hughes nautical sextant, in mahogany box. CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, requires some cleaning.

A Hezzanith Instrument works sextant no U944 by Heath & Co London in fully fitted teak case c/w accessories, certificate November 1953

Sestrel, London, a brass framed reflecting circle, complete but unboxed, to/w a brass framed sextant, unbranded and uncased, circa 1900 (2)

A replica copper and brass miner's lamp together with a replica nautical sextant in wooden case.

Brass Bound Box containing a Sextant

A Walker's Knotmaster log, Mk IIIA, boxed; together with a Chinese sextant, boxed.

Hezzanith Heath Navigational Ltd. Endless Tanget Screw Sextant In Oak Case Early 20th Century, 5.5'' in height, 11'' in width. Excellent order.

20th Century brass and black japanned sextant by Sestrel

A VICTORIAN BRASS SEXTANT, contained in original mahogany box, with accessories

MEDAL, VICTORIA ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY MEDAL, awarded to Professor Charles Alfred Fisher, Captain in the Royal Engineers. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and served on the Burma-Siam railway. Royal Geographical Society, Victoria Medal, by W. Wyon, young head of Queen Victoria on obverse, Athena standing holding a wreath and map, above a globe and sextant on reverse, egde 'Charles Alfred Fisher 1974'. c. 97g. 55mm. 9ct. gold, hallmarks for London 1973, in Royal Mint case of issue, ref. Eimer 1229. EF. (one coin)

A World War II German sextant by C. Plath of Hamburg, No. 6103, with eagle over swastika, in black lacquered finish and fitted box, and a 20th Century "Hezzanth" sextant by Heath & Co, New Eltham, London, No. T834, with spare eyepiece, in fitted box

MAHOGANY CASED SHIP'S SEXTANT BY A. JOHANNSEN & CO, LONDON

Circa 1890, a T Cooke and Sons, London and York brass field sextant in original leather case

A German WWI sextant with naval badge H. Hacke Neukolln no.7952 Naval no.2153. CONDITION REPORT Not cased.

A cased 20th century "Sestrel" sextant by H. Brown together with approx thirty issues of "Shipping Wonders of the World".

The main body and upper brass platform for a ship's sextant, unnamed, obviously for restoration.

A three ringed frame Hezzanith sextant, 10", in original wooden case with spare mirror and extra objective; No.74 Felix Martin, Swansea, calibrated 23rd October 1930.

An early 20th century Hezzanith of London, Endless Tangent screw automatic clamp sextant. CONDITION REPORT Date on calibration certificate, 21st January, 1926.

Grimsby sextant with makers mark 'O J Olsen', in a case with paper label 'E. F. Lundy, Adjuster of Compasses and Nautical Instrument maker, Fish Dock Road, Great Grimsby'

A Brunton compass, together with a sextant and a marching compass

A brass WW1 pocket sextant

A cased sextant

A Victorian ebony and brass sextant by George Lowther, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with an ivory slide, mahogany cased, 35 by 28 by 10cm.

A boxed Tamaya & Co sextant with lenses

A triple ring Hezzanith sextant boxed with accessories.

A triple ring brass sextant signed W. Gerrard, 40 South Castle Street, Liverpool, fitted case with accessories.

A triple ring sextant by Kelvin, White & Hutton, in case with accessories.

small sextant

19th century sextant, the box with paper label 'J.S. Matheson & Co', sextant inscribed, vernier gauge, signed W Slim? London.

A Hezzanith brass sextant fitted in an oak case.

Sextant, makers Hezzanith Observatory London in original box with date 1969

Brass Sextant by Plath of Hamburg Germany Solid brass ships sextant by C. Plath of Hamburg, Germany. Finely crafted instrument with filters, mirrors, sighting scope, vernier scale, etc. Also included is a manual and cleaning brush. Fitted to a hinged top mahogany case with carrying handle. Box dimensions: 12" x 12" x 8"

A 19th Century brass sextant. By B Wood Liverpool - silvered scale. Contained in period mahogany case with lenses bearing retailers label of David Baker, Newbedford.

A box sextant by STANLEY London with telescope in orig fitted leather case (Jay Gaynor collection) G++

An English 'Husun' boxed sextant, circa 1944, trademark Henry Hughes & Son Ltd. no. 39737.

French Pacific Territories, P 3, Linzmayer IEOM B3i, Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer, 5,000 Francs, (2010). Portrait of navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville at left, three-masted schooners at center, sextant at right on front. Signatures Yves Barroux - Christian Noyer - Patrick Besse. Canoe at center, portrait of admiral Auguste Febvrier-Despointes at right on back., # C.016 037740032, UNC Start Price: €50