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* Milner (Isaac, 1750-1820). Autograph letter describing experiments to identify the cause of Oxidisation of Lead, Deanery (Carlisle), 9 September, 1813, 4pp., window-mounted on modern album sheets, a few small stains, 4to, together with: Seeley (Harry Govier, 1839-1909). Autograph letter to an unnamed recipient attacking Hugh Poyntz Malet's pronouncements on the Nebular Hypothesis theory in his book "The Beginings", published in 1878, 26 September 1879, 4 pp., old folds, 8vo, plus Harding (Reginald Tuffley, 1870-1917). Autograph letter on how to construct a bichromate battery for producing electric light, Rugby School, 20 May 1884, 6 pp., a few crude sketches, some light soiling and splits along folds, 8vo, with three other manuscripts: An autograph letter from Austrian emigre and auctioneer Alexander Cassano, 11 May 1808 in which he pleads against transportation to the colonies for letting his auction rooms in Piccadilly to a debating society; an archive of 28 autograph letters written mostly by statesman Lord Hartington to Manchester merchant William Rayner Wood on political meetings and elections for appointing Officers for the County of Lancashire (1850's-60's) and a manuscript deposition from plaintiff Elizabeth Wakefield against defendant Mary Ross for trespass and causing wilful damage to her house in Handsworth, West Midlands, circa 1828 (Qty: 6)NOTESThe first letter from Isaac Milner, mathematician and Dean of Carlisle, describes his chemical experiments to investigate whether water caused the oxidisation of lead, and discovered that it was in fact air, and describes experiments to produce a tincture of sulphur to identify lead in other substances, including wine; the second letter from Harry Seeley attacks Malet's rejection of Laplace's Nebular Hypothesis, "He mistakes the tools of the scientific man for science itself, and denies the tools to those who can use them, because he does not know or understand or appreciate the results which have thereby been obtained. Among such tools is the nebular hypothesis... Such writings of Mr. Malet's seems unwise, because it presents to the public the little one-sided knowledge which is dangerous and thereby tends to prevent people who believe in him from believing in the teachings of scientific men."; the third letter is from Reginald Harding, aged 13, writing at his father's behest to a Mr Hamel, detailing how to construct a bichromate battery in a long-neck bottle, with illustrations, and recommends the use of vacuum bulbs to produce electric light. The Rugby School notepaper has the name E.A. Scott (Edward Ashley Scott, Harding's house master) who perhaps assisted the young pupil with this information.
Miscellaneous silver and silver plate; including silver cigarette box approx 12 x 9 x 5 cms, Chester hallmark, Indian lota decorated with deity figures approx 11.5 cms, silver topped perfume bottle with stopper. silver plated wine cooler with handles, approx 15 cms h, ice bucket approx 12 cms h with handle, cocktail shaker approx 16 cms h, and twelve dessert silver plated cups (sorbet bowls) approx 8 x 8 cms.
A wall mounted pine open shelving unit, with hand painted script 'Wine By The Bottle Or The Glass' approx 97cm wide x 98cm high, together with a Windsor wheel back open elbow chair in elm and beechwood, a further Windsor type lathe back chair and a small pine hanging open corner cupboard with single fixed shaped shelf (4)
A suite of 'Molnet' (Cloud) Orrefors glassware, designed by Simon Gate (1883-1945), engraved with clouds, with dogtooth banding on a tapering knopped stem, on a circular foot, comprising: 13 red wine glasses, 19cm high, 10 white wine glasses, 14.8cm high, 10 sherry glasses, 11.5cm high, and 8 champagne glasses, 13cm high (41)
A George III silver wine funnel, John Angell, London 1818, lobed, with gadroon, shell and foliate rim (battered), 16cm high, approximately 223gm/Provenance: Spetchley Park CONDITION REPORT: 165:Has been well used, the sieve section is dented and bent, and there is a split at the seam. The funnel is also bent and dented with restored holes and splits to end of spout. Berkeley crested marks on base clear, on sieve worn.
A large green glass flagon, 54cm high and two onion shaped wine bottles/Provenance: Spetchley Park/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Lot 423Bloom and iridescence to both bottles. Both with cork or wax blocking the neck. One with collar entirely chipped off, and chipping to rim. The other with 2/3 of the collar chipped off. No cracks or chips to the bodies. 14.5cm and 16.5cm high. Largest bottle blown with a slight lean. Chipping to rim.
Engine turned silver matchbox, with sliding interior (displayed in cabinet), together with a further silver four divisional toast rack, pewter wine funnel, pair of silver plated candlesticks, 19th century walnut postal scales, green glass decanter with gilt highlights and further leather wallet (8)
A COLLECTION OF UNMARKED CUT GLASS including one bottle tantalus, four decanters, six champagne flutes, four wine glasses, ten wine glasses, ten brandy glasses, six sherry glasses, eight water glasses, further non matching glasses, four vases, a water jug, three trifle bowls, a footed comport, a table centrepiece, a pillard inkwell with plated cover, silver collar perfume (stopper not matching) two jam pots and cover, three sugar sifters etc
A GROUP OF GLASSWARE comprising of two Waterford decanters, two Waterford red flash glass champagne flutes, two Waterford cut glass champagne glasses, four Waterford red flash glass hook glasses, a Waterford cut glass globular vase, five Waterford cut glass wine glasses, two Waterford sherry glasses, six Waterford cut glass footed dessert dishes, two Waterford cut glass liqueur glasses, four Waterford faceted glass liqueur glasses and a Waterford cut glass cigarette lighter
A QUANTITY OF CUT GLASS, to include a boxed set of four Stuart Crystal wine glasses, a Webb Corbet vase, four cut glass decanters, one having air twist stopper, a suite of six Royal Albert cut glass wine glasses, five Stuart Crystal footed glasses, ten un-named brandy glasses, two Wordsley Crystal brandy glasses, un-named cut glass water glasses, Stuart Crystal comport, 19cm height x 25cm diameter, Webb Corbet footed vase, 20cm height, Stuart Crystal bowl, 11cm height x 27cm diameter, Stuart bowl 10cm height x 20cm diameter, two ruby Whitefriars jugs, one 7cm height, one 20cm height etc
TWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY SQUARE CENTRE TABLES one with bobbin turned legs and wavy edge to top width 53cm x depth 53cm x height 72cm, another has turned legs and a carved edge detail width 51cm x depth 51cm x height 68cm, a bobbin turned occasional table, two barley twist fire screens, a wine table, carved spinning chair, etc (8)
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