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Lot 273
Four assorted gem set stick pins,Comprising: a Victorian stick pin with baluster terminal, set with circular-cut turquoise cabochons; another stick pin, with circular-cut ruby, within a border of single-cut diamonds to the terminal, contained in a tooled dark green leather fitted case; together with two stick pins with cabochon-cut opal set terminals (4) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1062
CAST IRON STICK STAND, circa 1900, modelled with the infant Hercules wrestling a serpent, the demi-God portrayed as a partially draped and standing amongst grasses, the snake forming the support bar for walking sticks, above a "D"-shaped base with lift-out foliate cast dished liner, 84cm high x 47cm wide
Lot 367
the swizzle stick of traditional form with sliding action, the plain body stamped '9ct' and the collar part marked, with end suspension ring, 5.5g; the piercer, with Chester hallmarks for 9ct gold,1929, with engine turned body, plain funnel end and spring loaded twisting action, with personal engraving and end suspension ring, 15.3g gross (2)
Lot 376
(possibly) by Roberts, Cadman & Co., each with plain and polished circular bases, the knop, shoulder and detachable nozzle decorated with embossed foliate designs, stamped to the inner of the sconce 'Silver Edges', loaded and with chocolate brown baize table protectors, height 32cm (4)Condition report: Wear to the extremities of all four sticks, with copper easily seen coming through. The loading appears in good order, though the bases are rather uneven and a bit 'crunchy'. Shafts to the nozzles are rather misshapen though all fit well and snugly to the sticks. Some denting to the base edges and minor dents and dings to the bases themselves. Some denting to the edges of two of the sconces. One stick (with copper exposure the length of the column) leans. All four stand quite well on a flat surface with little wobble.
Lot 394
by Lewis Mettayer, London 1709, the panelled octagonal bases alternately engraved with saltires (one crested) and foliage within two decorated borders, the column with knop and shoulder with symmetrical engraved decoration, detachable unmarked nozzles bordered with foliate decoration, scratch engraved to the base '15.6 No3' and 15.4 No4' respectively, overall height 20cm, 33.5ozt gross (2)Condition report: Stick 1 - In generally good condition for its age with no obvious sign of repair. Some slight deformation to the sconce but the nozzle fits well. Stands firm on a flat surface with no rocking. Very slight lean. Crisp hallmarks to the base. Stick 2 - Column detached from the base above the fist knop and repaired from the inside using a metal splint. Stands firm on a flat surface with no rocking. Some slight deformation to the sconce but the nozzle fits well. Crisp hallmarks to the base.
Lot 23
An unusual mercury stick barometer with isothermal altitude scaleShort and Mason Limited, London, first half of the 20th centuryThe oak wall panel applied with cast-iron cistern and tube complete with Bunten air trap against twin silvered scales, the left annotated for ISOTHERMAL ALTITUDE FEET from -1000 to 0 to 24,000 and the right for INCHES from 12 to 32 and divided into twentieths, the right hand margin signed SHORT & MASON, LONDON and the top edge inscribed No. E.7641, (lacking mercury), the back panel 94cm (37ins) high. The firm of Short and Mason are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as operating from 62 Hatton Garden, London 1873-75 then 40 Hatton Garden from 1876. They were leading makers of barographs and aneroid barometers well into the 20th century later merging with Taylor Instruments in 1969.It would appear that the lot is designed to demonstrate the non-linear relationship with regards to variance in air pressure versus altitude. The labelling of the altitude scale with the term 'isothermal' indicates that the scale is has no form of temperature compensation, in other words the altitude reading would only prove accurate if temperature remains the same.
Lot 25
A Regency mahogany mercury cistern tube marine stick barometerJohn Augustus, Falmouth, circa 1820 With brass suspension ring above hinged rectangular door enclosing canted silvered vernier register plates annotated with the usual observations and signed John Augustus, Falmouth to lower left hand corner, the inside of the door applied with mercury centigrade thermometer, the rectangular section trunk with brass-sleeved gimbal pivot holes to the slightly bowed sides above stepped moulded cylindrical lacquered brass cistern cover with brass level adjustment screw to underside, (gimbals lacking), 95cm (33.5ins) high. John Anthony Augustus is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a mathematical instrument maker who worked from Church Street, Falmouth, circa 1815-35.
Lot 26
Y A Victorian rosewood mercury marine stick barometerCasella, London, circa 1860With suspension ring to top over arched bevel-glazed canted double ivory Vernier scales calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the upper margin signed Casella, MAKER TO THE ADMIRALTY, LONDON and the arch inscribed James Furnell, the trunk with ivory button keys for the Vernier setting squares above applied arch-glazed mercury FAHRENHEIT and REAUMUR scale thermometer, the base with stepped moulded brass cylindrical enclosed cistern (lacking gimbals), 97cm (38ins) high. The firm of Casella is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established by Louis Casella in 1838 when he went into partnership with his father-in-law Caesar Tagliabue initially trading as Tagliabue & Casella from 23 Hatton Garden, London. His successor, Louis Pascal Casella worked from 1858 and expanded the business resulting in Casella becoming one of the largest makers of barometers and other instruments in England who were still trading well into the 20th century. The name 'James Furnell' inscribed above the maker's signature is probably that of the first owner of the barometer.Condition Report: Barometer contains mercury however the contents appear not to respond to tilting hence there is either a substantial air lock or a problem with the cistern (although there is no evidence of leakage). The scales are in good condition with both Vernier slide adjustments working. The thermometer is in good condition with only minor discolouration to the scale, the lower rail of the moulded surround is missing a small length of moulding. The case is generally in good original unrestored condition as a consequence the cistern casing is tarnished/discoloured in appearance. As catalogued the barometer does not have its gimbal mounts. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 27
A George III mahogany mercury stick barometerPedraglio, London, circa 1810With open triangular pediment above line-edged glazed door enclosing rectangular silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to the right opposing Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer to the left, the upper margin signed Pedraglio Fecit, the moulded-edge trunk with visible tube flanked by figured mahogany veneers within line border over rounded base with hemispherical cistern cover inlaid with a concentric chevron parquetry band, 95cm (37.5ins) high.An M. Pedraglio is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in London circa 1810-30.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and providing reasonable reading with no apparent airlocks. The thermometer is intact and operational. Silvering to the scale has very light rubbing/discolouration to Vernier slide otherwise is in fine condition. Case is in good condition but has fairly glassy finish which has light but noticeable surface scuffs to the shellac in places. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 29
A George III mahogany mercury stick barometerJonathan Illingworth, Hallifax, circa 1800With elaborate 'whales tail' crest over glazed door enclosing paper scales calibrated in barometric inches and annotated for both winter and summer within borders decorated with landscape panels and incorporating simple brass recording pointer, the arched upper margin printed Jon'n Hollingworth, fecit Hallifax, the panel veneered trunk with visible tube and moulded circular cistern cover to base, 98cm (38.5ins) high. Jonathan Illingworth is recorded in Banfield, Edwin Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900 as working in Hallifax circa 1790-1810.
Lot 30
A George III mahogany mercury stick barometerUnsigned, Late 18th centuryWith brass finials to the pagoda superstructure over glazed paper scales calibrated in barometric inches and annotated for both winter and summer within borders decorated with trumpeting figures and rococo scrollwork, flanked by free-standing Doric columns over moulded trunk and square hinged box cistern cover to base, (tube lacking), 94cm (37ins) high; with an early Victorian mahogany wheel barometer, with eight-inch silvered register beneath ebonised mirror, mercury tube Fahrenheit thermometer and hygrometer to the swan neck pediment, the rounded base with spirit level inscribed Luppi & Solcha, Hull, 97cm (38ins) high, (2). Luppie and Solcha are recorded in Banfield, Edwin Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900 as working from 17 Robinson Row, Hull circa 1835-50.
Lot 32
Y A fine Regency mahogany bowfronted cistern tube mercury stick barometer Dollond, London, early 19th century With swan-neck pediment and cavetto cornice above bow-glazed silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Dollond, LONDON to upper margin, the bowed trunk with bone vernier adjustment key to throat and ebony line inlaid edges, the shaped base with ebonised half vase turned cistern cover flanked by canted angles decorated with ebony line infill, the cavetto moulded underside with level adjustment square, 100cm high excluding finial. Peter Dollond is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1680-1860 as born 1730 and died 1820. He was the son of John Dollond, a Huguenot silk weaver and started business as an optician in 1750. He was joined by his father in 1752 until his death in 1761, and then by his brother, John, until his death in 1804. The family businesss was continued by Peter Dollond's nephew, George Huggins, who changed his surname to Dollond. George Dollond became instrument maker to William IV and Queen Victoria, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and died 1856. Condition Report: Tube is filled with mercury and will rise almost all the way to the top of then tube when tilted suggesting that there is only a very small amount of air in the system. The scales are in fine condition and the Vernier slide mechanism is operational. The case is fairly heavily faded but otherwise is free from significant faults. The level adjustment screw to the underside is missing around three-quarters of it ivory disc.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 33
A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometerWilliam Harris and Company, London, early 19th centuryWith arched glazed door enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to the right opposing Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the left, the upper right signed W. Harris & Co., 50 Holborn, LONDON, the moulded-edge trunk with visible tube flanked by mahogany veneers with grain set at forty-five degree angles over rounded base with hemispherical cistern cover with moulded band to waist and level adjustment screw to underside, 97cm (38ins) high. Many makers with the surname Harris have worked in the London instrument trade since the middle of the 17th century, however this branch of the family can be traced back to Richard Harris who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from several addresses in London circa 1710-1810. His son, William, was apprenticed to the clockmaker Joseph Robinson and gained his freedom of the Clockmakers Company in 1796. William set up business first at 47 High Holborn, London in 1805 before moving to a couple of doors down to number 50 in 1815. The business became William Harris & Company in around 1813 before being renamed William Harris & Son in 1841 when William Harris is believed to have taken in his son, Richard Joshua, into partnership. The business is recorded working from 50 High Holborn until around 1855.
Lot 34
Y A Victorian rosewood mercury stick barometerG. Braham, Bath, circa 1850The arch-glazed canted double ivory Vernier scales calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the lower margins annotated 10 A.M YESTERDAY and 10 A.M. TODAY and the arch signed G. BRAHAM, Bath, the trunk with ivory button keys for the Vernier setting squares above applied arch-glazed mercury FAHRENHEIT and REAUMUR scale thermometer, the base of circular outline applied with mounded cistern cover and with level adjustment square to underside, 93cm (36.25ins) high. A G. Braham of Bath appears not to be recorded however John Braham is listed in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from several addresses in Bristol, Bath, Torquay and Cheltenham circa 1830-56 including 8 Pulteney Bridge, Bath in 1833 and 5 York Buildings in 1837.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and providing reasonable reading. The ivory scale has slight mellowing/greying but otherwise is in fine condition; both Verniers are operational. Thermometer scale has similar greying but otherwise thermometer is in fine condition. Case is in fine condition with no faults worth noting other than some very light crazing to the polish in places. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 8
A late 19th/early 20th century mahogany hall stand, outswept cornice above a bevelled rectangular mirror plate and an arrangement of ten hanging hooks, the marble plateu above a single frieze drawer flanked by open walking stick/umbrella apertures, bears retailer's plaque for John Barker & Co, House Furnishers, Kensington, London, W., 209cm high
Lot 197
Three walking sticks that includes: a bentwood stick with a pewter collar in a design of a belt 94cm long; a horn handle walking stick with an ornate brass collar 86cm long; A fine shepherd's market style stick/crook with an applewood/blackthorn shank and a silver collar & tip, brass ferrule, 120cm length.
Lot 251
Roland (George). A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing ... and Continued by Easy and Progressive Lessons, from the Simplest Position to the most Complicated Movements, [2nd edition] , London: William Sams & Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1824, 12 lithograph plates, lacking half-title, title loose, occasional spotting, original cloth, spine worn with loss, joints cracked, 8vo, together with: Ibid. , An Introductory Course of Fencing, Edinburgh: Published by the Author, 1837, 5 lithograph plates, title & front free endpaper detached, some light dampstaining and spotting, original printed stiff wrappers (browned and stained), lacking spine, covers detached, worn, slim 8vo, with loosely inserted 4 page advertisement 'Fencing and Single-Stick. Terms of Mr. Roland, (Late of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich) One Guinea for Six Lessons of Fencing', small 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: The Leon Paul Library of Fencing. Thimm p.243. George Roland (fl.1809-1862), fencing master at the Royal Academy of Edinburgh was the son of Joseph Roland, fencing master at the Royal Military Academy of Woolwich. The first edition of the A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing was published in 1823 (Refer Thimm p.243; Pardoel 2217).
![[Schmidt, Johann Andreas]. [Leib-beschirmende und Feinden trotz-bietende Fecht-Kunst, oder, Leicht und getreue Anweisung auf](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/001257aa-d93a-45da-88a3-abd500ca3cc0/fa68bc38-2bf1-4eb4-aa1b-abd600c7664c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 254
[Schmidt, Johann Andreas]. [Leib-beschirmende und Feinden trotz-bietende Fecht-Kunst, oder, Leicht und getreue Anweisung auf Stoss und Hieb zierlich und sicher zu fechten : nebst einem curieusen Unterricht vom Voltigiren und Ringen, deutlich und gru?ndlich beschrieben..., 1st edition, Nuremberg: Johann Christoph Weigel, 1713], [12], 376pp., initial 10 pages lacking (i.e. without portrait frontispiece, title, and preliminary leaves), 72 full-page engraved illustrations and 12 engraved plates, some show-through, occasional spotting and minor marks, tips of upper outer blank corners to few leaves slightly trimmed (where previously frayed?), pencil scribbles to fore-edge blank margin of page 272, upper blank margins of rear third of leaves with single & double worm holes, modern brown morocco, oblong 8vo (9.6 x 16.7 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: The Leon Paul Library of Fencing. Thimm p.260; Pardoel 2365. The collation of a complete example is [22],376pp. Besides fencing, the engravings show gymnastic training on the horse and various wrestling techniques. Johann Andreas Schmidt was a German fencing master born circa 1650 in Marienberg, Germany. Sometime after 1671 (or after 1675), he studied fencing under the fencing master Johann Georg and Johannes Georgius Bruchius in Amsterdam. Schmidt's impressive fencing abilities were illustrated by a story that in 1712, as a result of a bet of 10 ducats, armed only with a stick, he took on "six strong farmers" in Altdorf in the area of Nuremberg and defeated them all, thus winning the bet. The following year, in 1713, he established his own fencing school in Nuremberg. In 1721 Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1678-1726) the ruler of Bayreuth appointed Schmidt as a Page Fencing Master following the successful defeat and disarming of two fencing masters. He was awarded the appointment as a Page Fencing Master with a wage of 1,000 guilders. After the death of his patron probably after 1726, Schmidt returned to Nuremberg to continue his teachings. He then moved to teach in both Stuttgart and finally in Tübingen, where he died.
Lot 395
* Heath (William, pseud. Paul Pry). A collection of nine caricatures, circa 1830, etched caricatures with contemporary hand colouring, including 'Much Ado about Nothing!!!', 'Miss Ann-Thropy', 'No Genius', 'Blessings of Cheap Cider', Irish M.P.s', 'Sketches by Travellers - Tiger Hunting...,', 'Come out of the Vay or I'll cut Vheel off!!!', 'In these here times every man wot is a man ought to Stick to his Post!!!', and 'A Desert Imitation of Modern Fashion', some marginal dust soiling and occasional repaired marginal closed tears, each approximately 375 x 260 mm (Qty: 9)
Lot 208
A mixed lot of pencils, badges and bric a brac comprising six enamel lapel badges: Butlins Filey 1946, Womens Land Army, LMS Railway Service, Silver Broad Green Hostpital Liverpool Friend, National Union General & Municipal Workers and AGWWU, The Kings Regiment sweetheart brooch, three alloy commemorative medals, two old Glasgow police buttons, Donaldson shipping line button, boars head livery button, an EPNS pill box from the Franco British Exhibition, an EPNS lapel posy holder, two silver lockets, a bakelite sabot pin, a two colour metal buckle, a gold plated Cross biro pen and a Yard O'Led propelling pencil, a silver and glass thistle head pickle fork, a silver City of Livery Club spoon, a Liver Bird tiepin in leather case, a moving car Esso advertisement pencil 'Delph Service Station Standish', a Guiness is Good For You propelling pencil, a Stick It Under My Nose gilt brass money clip and a Cadburys Bournville cocoa tin vesta case.
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