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Lot 11
A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometer. Stoppani, Sheffield, early 19th century. The rectangular silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and applied with alcohol Fahrenheit scale thermometer beneath signature Stoppani, Sheffield to upper margin behind glazed door, the broken triangular pedimented case with exposed tube to the moulded trunk above domed cistern cover to the rounded base, 99cm (39ins) high. A Nicholas Stop(p)ani is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Orchard Street, Sheffield 1822-25.
Lot 12
A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometer. B. Molinau and Co., Plymouth, early 19th century. The rectangular silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and applied with alcohol Fahrenheit scale thermometer beneath signature B. Molinau & Co., Plymouth to upper margin behind glazed door, the broken triangular pedimented case with exposed tube to the caddy moulded trunk above domed cistern cover to the rounded base, 98cm (38.75ins) high.
Lot 13
A fine William IV mahogany bowfronted mercury stick barometer Troughton and Simms, London, circa 1835. With convex moulded surmount and silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometeric inches and annotated FAIR, Change, RAIN beneath signature Troughton & Simms, London to upper margin, behind bowed glass within moulded surround above trunk with the same bowed profile and ebony strung edges applied with conforming mercury tube Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale thermometer with convex moulded pediment and apron to surround, the base with turned ebony half vase cistern cover flanked by lozenge inlaid canted angles with cavetto moulded underside, 95cm (37.5ins) high. The partnership between Edward Troughton (junior) and William Simms is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as formed 1826 and continuing after Edward TroughtonÕs death in 1831, initially trading form the Orrery at 136 Fleet Street the firm moved to 138 Fleet Street from circa 1840. In 1922 the firm was sold and became Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd. According to Banfield Edward Troughton was quite a character choosing to live a semi reclusive life and was characterised by his snuff-stained wig and ear trumpet. Edward TroughtonÕs skill both in the manufacture and design of fine Instruments led him to be awarded lucrative contracts from The East India Company, The Board of Ordnance, The Royal Observatory and The Board of Longitude. TroughtonÕs reputation and client list no doubt secured the prosperity of the business for a significant period after his death.
Lot 14
A Victorian burr walnut mercury stick barometer. Negretti and Zambra, London, circa 1880. The arched bevel-glazed canted ivory vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and signed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON to upper margin above trunk with vernier adjustment square to throat over applied bevel-glazed mercury Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale thermometer, the circular base with domed cistern cover, 92cm (36ins) high. The firm of Negretti and 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 Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century.
Lot 70
A large Chinese lacquered Ôdragon boatÕ incense timekeeper Unsigned, circa 1800 The elongated body with elaborate carved giltwood terminals modelled as a dragon head opposing conforming tail plume, the sides decorated in various shades of gilt with shaped panels containing figural scenes within an elaborate scrolling foliate painted field on a deep brown ground and incorporating carved giltwood paw supports fitted with turned bone castors to underside, the pewter-lined interior applied with evenly spaced U-shaped wire cross-members to cradle an incense stick (some wear, minor losses), 76cm (30ins) long. The use of incense in timekeeping has its roots in the Buddhistic traditions of China, Japan and Korea, with perhaps the earliest timekeepers being used purely within a religious context. The current lot is a large example of the classic Ôdragon-boatÕ form which were made for domestic use. Such timekeepers were often provided with a simple alarm mechanism formed from a length of string with a metal weight tied to each end. The string would be placed over the centre of the boat with the weights hanging over each side, when the incense stick (cradled within the U shaped depressions to the internal wire cross-members) burnt down to the position immediately beneath the string it would break causing the weights to drop - often onto a hard metal pan placed beneath the timekeeper.
Lot 20
A Chinese bamboo brush handle, carved with three panels of birds and flowers and mounted with a silver collar (hallmarked for London 1884) and ivory blade, the latter engraved with the name ÒCraceÓ, the ÒCÓ formed as a rustic bough, 33cm long; a bamboo walking stick with Chinese silver knop decorated in repousse relief with figures in a wooded landscape, 82.5cm long
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