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Lot 1117
A mahogany supper table in the George III style, the circular top above a turned pedestal and tripod base, height 53cm and diameter 59cm, together with a Victorian rosewood table pedestal with later associated walnut veneered top, later repairs and alterations, height 73cm and diameter 48cm. (2)
Lot 115
A Large R. & J. Beck Compound Binocular Microscope, English, circa 1875,signed to one foot R. & J. BECK, 31 CORNHILL LONDON, NO. 7653, with dual adjustment to the eyepieces, focusing by rack and pinion and lever and screw, mechanical circular stage with plano/concave mirror below, raised on two columns above tripod base, in mahogany case, together with a separate case of accessories including four oculars, eight objectives, substage with wheel of stops, double nosepiece, analyser, polariser, dark ground condenser, stage condenser and livebox, the microscope 17in (43cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
An Adams Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Early 19th century,signed Adams LONDON, of standard Culpeper design, focusing by rack and pinion, tripod supported on square mahogany base with drawer fitted with four objectives, sprung substage, bullseye reflector and bone slides, in mahogany pillar case with drawer containing ocular, cone, lenses, fishplate and numerous glass slides, the microscope 14 1/2 (37cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 103
An R.B. Bate Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1830,with rack and pinion focusing, on folding tripod base, in fitted mahogany case with trade label applied to the inner surface, with comprehensive collection of accessories including sprung stage, six objectives, Lieberkühn, fishplate, livebox, bone slides and stage condenser, the case 12 1/2 (32cm) wide Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.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 56
A rare George Lindsay brass portable microscope, English, 1746,the silver plaque signed Geo. Lindsay Inv(r) & Fec(r), the brass stage frame stamped 1746, with serial number 130 stamped beneath the brass plate holding the objective, the side of the microscope with silver strip stamped with fiducial marks '76543', with two brass strips numbered 2-4 and 5-7 which insert into the top plate, on brass tripod base, together with accessories including two silver and brass Lieberkühn pieces, and five bone slides, housed in a later lined case, the microscope body 3 1/2in (9cm) long; 6in (15cm) wide in case Footnotes:George Lindsay (fl. 1743-1776) was a leading instrument maker during the mid-18th century, his talent confirmed by his appointment in 1760 to the role of royal watch and clock maker to George III. Prior to this Lindsay circulated advertisements for G Lindsay Watch & Clockmaker to his Royal Highness ye Prince of Wales at ye Dial near Catherine Street in ye Strand. Inventor & Maker of ye Generally portable microscope.The present microscope is an example of Lindsay's patented pocket microscopes, the first such design to receive a patent (No. 588) in 1742/3. Lindsay published a pamphlet in 1743, which championed the portability of his microscope as fitting into any case 'not exceeding six Cubic Inches'. As a result the instrument was affectionately called the 'snuff-box microscope'.A comparable brass example of this instrument is in the collection of the Royal Microscopical Society, London. Lindsay also produced two silver models were produced, one of which is now in the Whipple Museum, Cambridge.Literaturecf. Gerard L'E Turner, The Great Age of the Microscope, Bristol, pp. 261-262, No. 279.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y Ф* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 68
A Dollond 2-inch Refracting Telescope on stand, English, Early 19th century,signed DOLLOND LONDON, with rack and pinion focussing, lens cover, tapering painted wood tube supported on a bracket above brass column and folding tripod base, with two additional lenses, in mahogany case, 29in (74cm) long; 32 1/4in (82cm) wide in case For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 119
A Benjamin Martin-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1770,with tube supported by a bracket above a winged stage, with milled screw focusing, on single column above a concave reflector and folding tripod base, in fish-skin case fitted with accessories including four objectives, two Lieberkühns, a set of slides, fishplate and livebox, the microscope 12 1/2in (32cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.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 142
A Baker Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1870,signed Baker 244 High Holborn, London, focusing by rack and pinion and lever and screw, on tripod stand, in mahogany case with ocular and objective, the microscope 15in (38cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 46
A Baker Binocular Compound Microscope, English, late 19th century,signed Baker 244 High Holborn, London, with rack-and-pinion and lever-and-screw focusing, mechanical stage on tripod base with reflector, in mahogany case with four objectives, two oculars, and a set of glass slides, 14in (37cm) high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 148
An Edmund Culpeper Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1730,with ebonised and turned wood ocular support, green leather draw tube tooled with gilt lining, grey ray-skin outer tube, support on three columns above a circular stage and concave mirror, in original oak pillar case with Culpeper's crossed dagger trade label applied to the back, with drawer in the base fitted with objective, sprung stage, stage condenser, cone, talc box and glass fishplate scratch-engraved Culpeper Fecit, the microscope 14 1/2 (37cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.Edmund Culpeper (d.1737) established himself as a dominant figure in the instrument making profession in the early 18th century, although it remains uncertain whether he was the original inventor of the compound tripod microscope. He advertised an unparalleled variety of microscopes in 1710, and was located in Moorfields and later Cornhill. Culpeper's prominence in the early 18th century led to him becoming synonymous with the tripod model, or 'Culpeper-type' microscope. Despite taking over his master's shop in circa 1700, Culpeper did not become a freeman or take an apprentice until 1714. Following his death in 1737, the business was continued by his son.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 125
A J. Tuther Brass Compound Monocular microscope, English, Early 19th century,signed TUTHER KING STR. BLOOMSBURY, LONDON, with rack and pinion focusing to the stage, stage forceps and condenser, on folding tripod base, in fitted mahogany case, with five objectives, fish-plate, two Lieberkühn, and cone, together with a small mahogany case of specimen slides, 15in (38cm) high overall Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.John Tuther is known to have worked in London between 1816-1828, selling microscopes, balances, prospect glasses and barometers. The present instrument can be dated to the earlier years of Tuther's career, due to his shop being based on King Street in Bloomsbury in 1816 and 1817 only. Following this brief period, operations were moved to High Holborn. Although this pocket microscope bears a construction evocative of the Cary-Gould type, Charles Gould did not advertise his popular model until 1826.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 80
A Brass Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Early 19th century,with rack and pinion focusing, sprung stage with concave reflector and folding tripod base below, in fitted mahogany case with five objectives, 16in (40cm) high overall Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 114
A Smith & Beck Brass Compound Binocular Microscope English, circa 1870,signed SMITH & BECK 6 COLEMAN STREET, LONDON, 2258, with rack and pinion focusing, on tripod base, in fitted mahogany case with comprehensive collection of accessories including four objectives, four oculars, bench condenser, dark-ground substage condenser, analyser and polariser, 15 1/2in (39.5cm) high overall Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.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 133
A Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1820,of standard Culpeper design, focusing by draw tube, tripod supported on square mahogany base with fitted drawer containing six objectives, ocular, spring substage, fishplate, livebox, bullseye reflector, barrel, specimen tubes and bone slides, in mahogany pillar case, the microscope 15in (38cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.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 66
A John Cuthbert 5-inch brass Gregorian reflecting Telescope on Stand, English, circa 1830,signed John Cuthbert London, the tube with star finder mounted in parallel, focusing to the secondary mirror by long shank and screw, supported by two brackets above mount with altitude and azimuth adjustment, short column and folding tripod base, tube 18in (46cm) long Footnotes:John Cuthbert (1783-1854) was a respected optician who made a number of reflecting telescopes. In 1826 he began making a small number of reflecting microscopes in response to the demand to improve the resolution of the microscope image which suffered from chromatic aberration. Lister's publication in 1830 of the new design of refracting objective made the reflecting microscope redundant.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 75
A Charles Chevalier Brass Horizontal Compound Microscope, French, circa 1840,signed CHARLES CHEVALIER to the eyepieces, with horizontally mounted tube, focusing to the stage by rack and pinion with plano/concave mirror below, supported on adjustable column above tripod base, in fitted mahogany case with three oculars and two objectives, 15in (38cm) high overall Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 74
A Crighton Brass Improved Compound Monocular Microscope English, Early 19th century,signed Improved Compound Microscope by Crighton, 112 Leadenhall St. London, with drawer-tube focusing, sprung stage and concave reflector and folding tripod base below, in fitted mahogany case with six objectives, bench condenser, stage forceps, tweezers, and livebox, 16in (40cm) high overall Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 99
A Chadburn Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Mid 19th century,signed Chadburn Optician & Instrument Maker to H.R.H. Prince Albert, Liverpool, with rack and pinion focusing, sprung-stage and concave reflector, on folding tripod base, in fitted case with six objectives, livebox, stage forceps and condenser, 15in (38cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.Charles Henry Chadburn spent the entirety of his known instrument-making career (1845-1861) based on Lord Street in Liverpool, except for a brief residence in Everton in 1853. In 1851, he was royally appointed as instrument maker to Prince Albert.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 60
A J. White Brass Compound Monocular Microscope, British, mid 19th century,signed on the foot J. WHITE, GLASGOW, with chain-and-pinion course focusing, lever and screw fine focusing, on tripod base, with reflector, in mahogany case with three objectives and other accessories, the microscope 15 1/2in (39.5cm) high 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 47
A J. Swift & Son Dissecting Microscope, English, Late 19th century,signed Swift & Son, 81 Tottenham Ct Rd London WC, with binocular tubes rack-and-pinion focusing, on tripod base with arm rests, in mahogany case, 13in (33cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:Ex-Lot 96, Bonhams and Brooks, London, 9th May 2001.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 55
A J.S. Swift & Son Folding Compound Monocular Microscope, English, late 19th century,signed J.S. Swift & Son, London, No. 261, With rack-and-pinion focusing, substage condenser and mirror, on folding tripod base, with single ocular and objective, 10 1/2in (26.5cm) high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 77
A J.B. Dancer Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1860,with rack and pinion and lever and screw focusing, mechanical stage and plano/concave reflector, supported by two columns above tripod base, in mahogany case with trade label applied to the inner door, and a drawer of accessories including ocular, two objectives, analyser, polariser, livebox, and tweezers, the microscope 17in (43cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 106
A Benjamin Martin-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1770,with tube supported by a bar limb, with screw focusing, shaped stage with plano/concave mirror below, on folding tripod base, in velvet-lined, fish-skin covered case, with five objectives, fishplate, two Lieberkühns, and a set of slides, the microscope 11 1/2in (29cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.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 144
A rare Troughton & Simms Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Mid 19th century,signed Troughton & Simms London, No. 107, with rack and pinion focusing, mechanical stage with concave reflector, on engine-turned tripod base, in mahogany case fitted with two cases of accessories and slides, including four oculars, sprung stage, Lieberkühn, the microscope 17in (43cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 89
A Moritz Pillischer Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Mid 19th century,signed M. Pillischer Optician, 419 Oxford Strt, London, No. 27, with rack and pinion and lever and screw focusing, mechanical stage with wheel of stops and plano/concave mirror below, on tripod stand, in mahogany case with two objectives, bench condenser, ocular, analyser, specimen plate and livebox, the microscope 16in (41cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.The present model is thought to be one of the oldest known Pillscher microscopes, and a rare example produced at 419 Oxford Street after 1845.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 94
A Matthew Berge Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Early 19th century,the stage signed BERGE LATE RAMSDEN LONDON, with rack and pinion focusing, on folding tripod base with concave reflector, in fitted mahogany case with five objectives, stage condenser and forceps, Lieberkühn, fish-plate and livebox, 11in (28cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.Matthew Berge (d.1819) spent much of his career making scientific instruments at 199 Piccadilly, London (circa 1802-1817). In addition to microscopes such as the present example, he is known to have sold barometers, sextant telescopes, sectors, and gunner's callipers among other instruments. His work under and subsequent taking over of Jesse Ramsden's operations meant that he had access to Ramsden's dividing engine.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 101
A Smith & Beck Compound Monocular Microscope, English, circa 1860,signed on base Smith & Beck, Colman St London, NO1 717, with rack and pinion and lever and screw focusing, mechanical stage with substage wheel of stops, with plano/concave reflector, on brass tripod base, in mahogany case with bench condenser, tweezers, six objectives, polariser, analyser, and dark ground condenser, the microscope 16in (41cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 134
A Smith Beck & Beck Compound Binocular Microscope, English, circa 1870,signed Smith Beck & Beck, Cornhill London, No. 1105, with dual adjustment to the eyepieces, focusing by rack and pinion and lever and screw, mechanical stage with plano/concave reflector below, on two columns atop tripod base, in mahogany case with bench condenser, together with a separate case of accessories fitted with three oculars, five objectives, three Lieberkühns, double nosepiece, analyser, polariser, dark ground condenser, stage forceps and liveboxes, the microscope 18in (46cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 69
A Watkins Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Early 19th century,signed Watkins, Charing Cross London, with rack and pinion focusing, wheel of six objectives, on folding tripod base with concave reflector, in mahogany case with fish-plate, tweezers, slide carrier, 12in (30.5cm) high Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 130
A Quantity of Vintage Original Action Man Uniforms Accessories From 1960’s Combat Soldier, including: Bivouac tent, with poles and pegs, camouflage netting, foliage, command post cape, sleeping bag, Combat parachute pack, Scarce Combat Engineer theodolite complete, Mine detector with mine, construction engineer, jackhammer, construction helmet, grey gloves, pickaxe shovel, detonator, three sticks of dynamite, Military Police helmet, arm band, red scarf, truncheon, kit bag, from the medic set, stretcher, stethoscope. Plasma bottle, red cross flag, crutch, armbands, Support weapons, 81mm mortar, M60 machine gun with stan, bullet proof vest, Armoured car commander, jacket, helmet, machine gun, radio and tripod, ammo box, belt and pistol, all in good to excellent condition. (A.Lot)
Lot 60
Japanese Tinplate Battery Operated Interceptor Fighter Plane Toy, circa 1960’s S&E Suzuki & Edwards litho printed cockpit, with fold down wings, plastic propeller and tripod, in very good unboxed condition H.34cms and T.N. Nomura Go Kart, battery operated litho tin plate body, with rubber go kart driver, in fair unboxed condition, some rusting to base, still displays well, L. 26cms both untested (2 items)
Lot 174
A Chinese bronze Archaistic tripod censer Xuande reign mark but not periodthe ovoid bowl with upright loop handles, the rieze with mythical birds against a geometric key, on three zoomorphic scroll legsheight 17.7 cm., handle to handle 13.8 cmCondition: Accreted residue from incense in the bowl. Good colour and patina
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