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Lot 639
Victorian rosewood marine stick barometer, the arched and canted three-piece ivory scale reading from 27 to 31 inches of pressure, with Remarks and vernier (lacks adjusting knob), the slender trunk, drilled for gimbal mounting, with cased Fahrenheit and Centigrade mercury thermometer, over turned brass cistern cover, 92cm highSold with APHA licence: ZHNCDDJ4
Lot 50
Royal Interest - Unmarked yellow metal and blue enamel stick pin, the emblem of an oval garter surrounding a 'G' with a crown to top, in a red and gilt presentation case by Plante, 12 Bury St. London, 61mm high, 1.65g approx.Awarded to Mr. Shultz, who was a member of the transport police who alongside other officers were responsible for the protection of HM King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret on the Royal Train during the Royal Tour of South Africa 1947.
Lot 423
A Victorian walnut stick barometer,mid-19th century, having a pierced and scroll-carved crest, over an ivory indicator dial with a thermometer beneath,27cm wide122cm highIMPORTANT NOTE This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding. This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 8P48KGSSCondition Reportloss to the carving, particularly to the dial surround, ivory dial scuffed and scratched, dirty and worn, thermometer broken, no guarantee as to working condition
Lot 421
A pharmacist's bank of stained pine medicine drawers,late 19th century, 122cm wide25cm deep64cm highCondition ReportLacking labels, A fitment with unfinished top, handles white painted wood not ceramic, the drawers are pine construction with mahogany fronts, made with square cut dovetail joints, the drawers do not run freely and stick, overall poor condtion with paint splashes and knocks to timber, corners of the drawers. One drawer with no base.No evidence of woodworm
Lot 789
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A good vintage signed 8 x 11.5 photograph, the Hugh Cecil image of London depicting the Duke of Windsor standing in a formal three quarter length pose. Signed `Edward´, as Prince of Wales, in bold black fountain pen ink to a partially dark area to the lower right corner of the image, adding the date, 1927, in his own hand. To the verso bearing a printed stick, stating it is a portrait by Hugh Cecil, numbered, and a 12mo printed card stating ''H.R.H. The Prince of Wales K.G. - to Alderman Herbert Hicks J.P - in remembrance of H.R.H´s visit to Sandwich during his Mayoralty. Christmas 1927.'' Matted to the photographer slightly larger mount, to an overall of 10 x 13.5. VG
Lot 450
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. An historically important Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, two pages, 4to, n.p. (Munich?) n.d. (February 1925), in German. The holograph notes were prepared by Hitler in advance of a speech (the first following his release from prison) he delivered in Munich's Burgerbraukeller on 27th February 1925. In the upper left corner Hitler has penned the year 1918 followed by the questions 'What had happened?' and 'Just what went wrong', continuing with a diagram separating the political parties 'on the Left "Proletariat"….Marxism….finished for good due to criminality' and 'on the Right "Bourgeoisie"……bourgeois parties….broke down due to cowardice' and also including the 'Volunteer Corps - Nationalist Organisations, Citizens Defending Themselves', the manuscript continuing with other relevant points he intended to deliver within the speech, 'Stick to the facts. Parties reject violence (cowardly). Associations are non-political (stupid. They keep pulling their chestnuts out of the fire). During all this the nation is destroyed, plundered domestically and internationally. Could anything still help? Founding of the NSDAP [National Socialist German Workers' Party, more commonly known as the Nazi Party] Goal. Programme', and to the second page Hitler writes further notes, 'Development. 1919-20-21-22-23. 8th November Result: Inflation. 1924 Parliament. Struggle within the movement. Did anyone care about us? No. My release. December 1924, February 27th 1925. Buttmann. The division is impending. I and Held. I and Rohm. I and Ludendorff. Lies. The old movement……The movement? In a different Germany. Here.' Autograph material of Adolf Hitler is extremely rare in any form, and the present notes are of particular significance in Hitler's rise to power, this particular speech representing a landmark moment in the re-establishing of the Nazi Party and Hitler cementing his position as 'der Fuhrer'. A couple of extremely minor, very small holes at the intersection of a couple of folds, VG'If anyone comes and tries to make conditions to me then I say to him: friend, wait and see what conditions I have to make to you. I am not wooing the masses. After a year you shall judge, my party comrades; if I have not acted correctly, then I shall place my office in your hands again. But until that moment this is the rule: I lead the movement alone, and no one shall set me conditions so long as I personally bear the responsibility. And I once more bear entire responsibility for everything that happens in the movement' (extract from Adolf Hitler's two-hour speech delivered at the Burgerbraukeller, Munich, 27th February 1925)Hitler joined the tiny German workers party in 1919, He quickly became its leader. On 9 November 1923, at the height of the great German inflation (on 20 November, one U.S. dollar was equal to four trillion German marks), Hitler risked a coup. He led his followers through the streets of Munich to the Feldherrnhalle, a war memorial, where waiting police opened fire. Sixteen of Hitler's followers were killed; Hitler himself was arrested, and after a trial that he turned into a political platform, he was sentenced to four years in prison. The party was banned, and its remnants degenerated into squabbling factions. Hitler stood outside the fray, using his time in prison to write Mein Kampf. He was released in December 1924 after serving only nine months of his term, and set about rebuilding the party. The authorities lifted the ban on the Nazi Party on 16 February 1925. Hitler now arranged one of his rhetorical masterpieces: a mass meeting on 27 February to re-establish the party. He chose the same beer hall from which he had launched his abortive revolution fifteen months earlier. Three thousand people packed the hall, and several thousand more were turned away. He entered to the passionate applause of the audience, and gave [a] two hour speech….Its first three-quarters offered nothing that most in the audience had not already heard, and would hear again in Hitler's future speeches. He reviewed Germany's history, claiming that past conservative parties had no contact with the masses, and that leftist parties pretended to address the problems faced by ordinary Germans, but actually served the interests of the Jews who controlled them. He also outlined his views on propaganda. In the last quarter of the speech, he moved to re-establish his control of the party. He claimed absolute authority. Anyone unwilling to obey could go his own way. Hitler 'forgave' those who had made mistakes in his absence, and demanded that there be no criticism of him or the party for a year. The audience responded with enthusiasm. After the speech, Hitler had arranged…..'a piece of pure theatre'. The Nazi leaders who had fought for supremacy while Hitler was in prison all 'mounted the platform and, among emotional scenes, with many standing on chairs and tables and the crowd pressing forward from the back of the hall, shook hands, forgave each other, and swore undying loyalty to the leader'……The speech succeeded. Hitler once again was absolute leader of the party' (from Landmark Speeches of National Socialism, edited by Randall L. Bytwerk, Texas A&M University Press, 2008)
Lot 374
JAMES WILLIAM: (1842-1910) American Philosopher and Psychologist. A leading Thinker, widely considered the "Father of American psychology", and founder of the pragmatism school. A.L.S., `W. James´, two pages, 8vo, n.p., 19th February, n.y., to Professor D. A. Sargent, Harvard College. James states in part `Pray send a proceedings in advance to Miss May E. Perkins, Norwich, and also stick down her name for the next batch of elections… I am invited to dine & discuss with you next Friday…´ Small overall age wear, otherwise about VG Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924) American Educator and Lecturer.
Lot 18
Y A REGENCY BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY MARINE MERCURY STICK BAROMETERBARRAUDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1825With brass suspension ring above ivory plate engraved Barrauds, London and hinged rectangular door enclosing canted brass Vernier register plates annotated with the usual observations, the inside of the door applied with mercury Fahrenheit thermometer, the rectangular section trunk with gimbal pivot holes to the slightly bowed sides above ogee-turned base fitted with stepped moulded cylindrical lacquered brass cistern cover beneath, now with later brass gimbal bulkhead/wall-mount.94cm (37ins) high excluding top ring, the cistern 5.5cm (2.25ins) diameter. Paul Phillip Barraud (born 1752) worked with his father at first until his death in 1795 after which he turned his attention more towards chronometers. Using the valuable experience gained whilst working on Mudge's timekeepers with W. Howells and G. Jamieson to good effect, he became very successful. After his death in 1820 the business was continued by his sons taking John Richard Lund, a former apprentice of John Pennington (who developed the auxiliary compensation balance weight to correct for middle temperature changes), into partnership in 1838. Condition Report: Tube is filled and providing a reasonable reading; the column rises to the top when tilted with only a very small amount of air evident. The thermometer is intact and working however the tube is probably a replacement. The Vernier slide has been converted to be manually adjusted (the rack and pinion adjustment mechanism is no longer present). The scales have been polished back to brass but the engraving is still legible. The case is in sound condition with faults limited to a few bumps and scuffs most noticeably to the trunk just above the gimbals. The finish is a little flat hence would benefit from a polish; the brass work is also somewhat tarnished (the top ring is a replacement but the post appears original). As catalogued the gimbals are 20th century replacements. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 17
A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BAYONET-TUBE MERCURY STICK BAROMETER WITH HYGROMETER AND THERMOMETERSAMUEL TOULMIN, LONDON, CIRCA 1775The caddy moulded case with open triangular pediment above hygrometer with independent adjustment for the beard pointer via a brass turn-screw set beneath, over inset silvered vernier scale with curved lower angles and calibrated in barometric inches to the right hand margin opposing weather observations to the left, the upper margin signed Toulmin Strand London, the trunk inset with silvered arched Fahrenheit scale mercury tube thermometer with domed brass protective cover to the bulb and decorative engraved border, the rounded base with circular moulded cistern cover and brass level adjustment screw to underside.109cm (43ins) high, 17cm (6.75ins) wide. Provenance: Property of Harry Taft Hayward (1868 - 1930) and Edith Wires (1872 - 1962) Skyring House, Worthing, and thence by descent. Samuel Toulmin is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Strand, London 1757-83. Condition Report: Tube is present and appears intact however almost all of the mercury has gone. The cistern cover is securely fixed hence we are unable to establish whether the cistern is complete or the condition of the concealed part of the tube. The lever adjustment screw is present hence it is most likely the cistern is present but is no longer fluid-tight. The hygrometer is complete and the adjustment action is operational. The thermometer is complete, the tube filled and providing appropriate reading. The silvered scales have overall browning to their lacquer otherwise are in sound condition albeit with some very slight wear to the engraving (no doubt from previous re-silvering). The case is in sound original condition however the pediment is currently detached and is lacking the return mouldings to the sides. There is also a loss to the lower tip of the side 'corbel' moulding (to the left-hand side) as well as some wear/chips to the extremities of the mouldings in general. The trunk has some veneer shrinkage cracking to the front otherwise the case is in original relatively untouched condition with faults limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and wear commensurate with age and use. Condition Report Disclaimer
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