Collectables

TRUMAN BAILEY CHESS SET AND BOARD, United States, dated 1957, walnut and other woods, metal, figures depict Spanish conquistadors and Native Ameri...

NEWTON'S ALCHEMY: A 'KEY' TO NEWTON'S SCIENCE. NEWTON, ISAAC. 1642-1727. Autograph alchemical manuscript, 'A Key to Snyders,' being Newton's 'key'...

[OCCULT SCIENCE] 'THE MAGICAL CALENDAR OF TYCHO BRAHE': RARE HERMETIC BROADSIDE. GROSSCHEDEL, JOHANN BAPTISTE; DE BRY, JOHANN THEODOR, printer; ME...

[ALCHEMY] ROSICRUCIAN ALCHEMICAL MANUSCRIPT. MYSTERIUM MAGNUM. Illustrated alchemical manuscript of Rosicrucian origin on the 'Mysterium Magnum St...

BAUME & MERCIER. A 14K GOLD AND DIAMOND SET MANUAL WIND BRACELET WATCH Date: c. 1967 Movement: 17-jewel manual wind Dial: Gilt textured Case: Roun...

DARWIN'S FIRST BOOK. DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H...

BOETHIUS, ANICIUS MANLIUS TORQUATUS SEVERINUS. C. 480-524. De consolatione philosophiae. [With commentary ascribed to Thomas Aquinas.] Nurember...

[MAIMONIDES] FIRST LATIN EDITION OF GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED. MAIMONIDES (MOSES BEN MAIMON). 1138-1204. Dux seu director dubitantium aut perplex...

EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960) LETTER OPENER, France, c. 1920, wrought iron, impressed stamp mark 'E. Brandt,' lg. 12 5/8 in. Footnotes: The Pinhas Co...

SIX FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS OF RACING YACHTS Early 20th century, four signed by 'Beken of Cowes' and with certificates of authenticity pasted to the ba...

THREE JUDAICA OLIVEWOOD ITEMS An octagonal shaped spice box, lg. 6 7/8; shaker, ht. 5; and flower press, lg. 6 3/8 in. Footnotes: OVERALL CONDIT...

[NEWTON] RARE PRESENTATION COPY OF NEWTON'S PRINCIPIA. NEWTON, ISAAC. 1642-1727. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London: William...

PLANCK SOLVES A COMPLEX PROBLEM FOR HIS FORMER STUDENT. PLANCK, MAX. 1858-1947. Autograph Letter Signed ('M. Planck') to Dr. Ludwik Silberstein so...

TESLA ON ELECTRICITY. TESLA, NIKOLA. 1856-1943. Typed Letter Signed ('N. Tesla') to N.S. Amstutz advising on his experiments with induction coils,...

FRENCH ART DECO CONSOL, c. 1930, walnut veneer, walnut, blue glass, unmarked, ht. 39, wd. 63 3/4, dp. 14, each shelf ht. 1 3/4, wd. 63 3/4, dp. 11...

CASED MODEL OF A YANGTZE JUNK America, c. 1935, painted and stained wood model of a three-masted hull with two battened sails raised, the flag ins...

[ADAM SMITH] ADAM SMITH'S COPY OF HELVETIUS'S MOST IMPORTANT WORK. HELVETIUS, CLAUDE ADRIEN. 1715-1771. De L'homme. London [i.e. The Hague]: Che...

[ALCHEMY] THE GREATEST ILLUSTRATED WORK IN ALCHEMY. MAIER, MICHAEL. 1568–1622. Atalanta fugiens hoc est, Emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymi...

[LAPLACE] ON MALUS'S DOUBLE REFRACTION EXPERIMENTS. LAPLACE, PIERRE SIMON. 1749-1821; HAÜY, RENÉ JUST. 1743-1822. Autograph Manuscript Signed ('La...

[MATHEMATICS] UNIQUE 18TH-CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MATHEMATICAL MANUSCRIPT ON CONIC SECTIONS. STAMPA, JOSEPHO [GIUSEPPE] MARIA. 1666-1734. Autograph Ma...

MAXWELL CONCEIVES THE MODERN WORLD. MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK. 1831-1879. Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1873. 2 vo...

[PLATO] EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FIRST PRINTING OF THE TIMAEUS. PLATO. FICINO, MARCELLO, Translator. Timaeus [WITH:] Critias. Florence: [nuns of San J...

'TRESOR DE LA MER' SAKS FIFTH AVENUE OPALESCENT GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE, France, c. 1935, underside marked in the mold 'Bottle Made in France,' ht. 6...

SIX AMBER CUT-TO-CLEAR GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, souvenir from the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle, ht. 2, faceted with image of pointer, ht. ...

TWO SPACED MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For furt...

SIX END-OF-DAY MILLEFIORI SCRAMBLE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.co...

ART DECO-STYLE MARBLE AND CAST IRON OCTAGONAL CENTER TABLE, second half of the 20th century, rosso levanto marble top and base in iron frames, unm...

MARBLE AND IRON PIER TABLE, second half of the 20th century, unmarked, ht. 43, wd. 48 3/4, dp. 15 1/2 in. Footnotes: The Pinhas Collection For f...

PINO SIGNORETTO (1944-2017) MURANO GLASS CLOWN, Italy, early 21st century, holding four removable playing cards, unsigned, ht. 57 1/2 in., include...

SCALE MODEL OF A PASSENGER STEAMER early 20th century, the solid hull raised on four sunken wheels, with sheet brass, steel, and ceramic appendage...

INUIT STONE AND WOOD HIDE SCRAPER Alaska, the wood handle with a stone adze blade attached by hide cord; smooth, dark patina to the wood, lg. 6 1/...

APULLIAN-SYTLE ATTIC BLACK LEKYTHOS Pear-shaped body resting on a tiered foot, with a narrow neck rising to a collared rim, the body decorated wit...

TIBETAN-STYLE DRUM WITH CHINESE CHECKERS TOP 20th century, the resin drum with hardstone top, Indian-made marbles, 17 3/4' height, 21 1/2' diamete...

DE BROGLIE ON THE NATURE OF MATTER IN THE QUANTUM VIEW. DE BROGLIE, LOUIS. 1892-1987. Autograph Manuscript Signed ('M. de Broglie') on the problem...

[DESCARTES] JOHN EVELYN'S COPY OF AN IMPORTANT WORK IN THE SPREAD OF CARTESIAN PHILOSOPHY. [DESCARTES, RENE.] LE GRAND, ANTOINE. An Entire Body o...

[EINSTEIN] AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION OFFPRINT ISSUE OF EINSTEIN'S PROOF OF GENERAL RELATIVITY. EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. 'Erklärung der Perihelbew...

[EINSTEIN] INSCRIBED COPY OF THE DEFINITIVE EXPOSITION OF RELATIVITY. EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. The Meaning of Relativity. Princeton: Prince...

HERTZ ON HIS MENTOR HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ. HERTZ, HEINRICH. 1857-1894. Autograph Manuscript, a heavily annotated and corrected draft of his 1891 t...

KABBALAH: SEFER YETZIRAH, OR THE 'BOOK OF FORMATIONS.' POSTEL, GUILLAUME. 1510-1581. Abrahami Patriarchae liber Iezirah, sive Formationis mundi. ...

[MATHEMATICS] FIRST BOOK IN ENGLISH ON ALGEBRA. RECORDE, ROBERT. c.1510-1558. Whetstone of Witte. London: John Kingston, 1557. 4to (185 x 132 m...

SCHRODINGER AT THE DAWN OF WAVE MECHANICS. SCHRÖDINGER, ERWIN. 1887-1961. Typed Letter Signed ('E. Schrödinger') to Wilhelm Wien ('Hochverehrter ...

[SHANNON] THE FOUNDING OF INFORMATION THEORY. SHANNON, CLAUDE E. 1916-2001. 'A Mathematical Theory of Communication.' Offprint from: Bell System ...

TWO VICTORIA REGINA SULPHIDE PAPERWEIGHTS, France, faceted with bust of the Queen and inscription 'Victoria I Reine de la Grande Bretagne,' ht. 1 ...

FIVE SMALL FLORAL GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, ht. 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further informati...

TWELVE REPRODUCTIONS OF POSTERS AFTER JULIUS KLINGER (1876-1942) c. 1923, issued as a portfolio, 12 x 8 3/4 sight, 13 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. framed. No...

THREE ANTIQUE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, commemorating Baron von Lutgendorf's hot air balloon, ht. 2, dia. 3, sulphide depicting St. Nicholas, ht. 2 1/4,...

TWO PANSY AND A BLUE PELARGONIUM GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, pansies ht. 1 3/4 to 2, pelargonium ht. 1 1/2 in. For further information on this lo...

FIVE FACETED PANSY GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information ...

ELEVEN PANSY GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information ab...

TWO FRENCH PATTERNED MILLEFIORI ON TEXTURED GROUNDS GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, dia. 2 and 1 1/2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonh...

THREE FLOWERS AND FRUITS ON LATTICE GROUNDS GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, fushia, ht. 1 3/4, fruit and berries, ht. 2, white pompom, ht. 1 3/4 in. F...

TWO PATTERNED MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, ht. 2 to 2 1/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For furthe...

FIVE FLORAL GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, including poinsettia, nosegay, clematis, pansy, and butterfly with flower, ht. 1 1/2 to 2 in. For further informat...

THREE ENTWINED GARLANDS MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, paperweight with white and green garlands, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 3/4, blue and white wi...

THREE FLORAL GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, pansy, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 1/2, multicolor flower with bud, ht. 1 1/2, dia. 3, red dahlia, ht. 1 1/2, dia. 2 1/2 in...

FOUR PATTERNED MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, paperweight with red and white concentric circles, ht. 2, dia. 2 1/2, with green and white outer cir...

TWO PATTERNED MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, paperweight with heart-shaped garlands, ht. 2, dia. 3, with blue and white looped garlands, h...

THREE FLORAL GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, paperweight with red bellflowers, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 1/2, white dahlia, ht. 2, dia. 3, pansy, ht. 2, dia. 2 3/4 in...

THREE FACETED PATTERNED MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, France, paperweight with entwined garlands, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 1/2, with concentric red, whi...

SIX SMALL MILLEFIORI GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, including a metal based stopper, ht. 1/2 to 2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonham...