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Lot: 1ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES GORE (HORKESTOWE,YORKSHIRE 1729-1807 WEIMAR) Study of a brig in fourpositions Inscribed 'before the wind...on the larboard tack...inStays...on Starboard tack' (lower centre) Pencil, white chalkand watercolour, on paper 4Â½ x 8Â¾ in. (11.4 x 22.2 cm.) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 2CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The BrigantineCimbri under way off a lighthouse Inscribed in later hand onreverse of frame A. DE CLERK 'CIMBRI' Watercolour andpencil heightened with white 22 x 31in. (56 x 79cm.)Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00

Lot: 3NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The harbour atNaples depicted with flags of various nations flying fromanchored vessels, with Vesuvius smoking beyond; and anothersimilar with Vesuvius dramatically erupting Both inscribed with'Il Vesuvio' (lower centre) Watercolour heightened with white 16x 24in. (40.5 x 61cm.) (2, a pair)Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 4NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The brig 'SusannahKnap' approaching Naples with Vesuvius beyond Inscribed'Brig Susannah Knap 14 March 1867 Yvan Davis Master'Watercolour heightened with white 18 x 25in. (46 x 63.5cm.)Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 5VINCENZO LUZZO (ITALIAN, FL. 1855-1875) The BowserOrmston Cargo Ship 'Flamboro' under steam and sail in a calmsea Signed 'Vincenzo Luzzo of Venice 1892' (lower right)Watercolour 17 x 26in. (43 x 66cm.) The 1,936 ton cargo ship'Flamboro' was launched by Palmers of Jarrow in November1885, and wrecked on the Kem Reef on 2nd July 1896.Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00

Lot: 6SWEDISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The Aurora HÃ¤fverÃ¶ atsea Indistinctly signed 'H.P. ... Aurora HÃ¤fverÃ¶ Kapt. W.Wickstrom' Watercolour 21Â½ x 29Â½in. (54.5 x 75cm.)Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00

Lot: 7ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÃ‡OIS GEOFFROI ROUX (FRENCH,1811-1882) Study for an early wooden paddle steamer of circa1830 Watercolour and pencil 11Â½ x 17Â½in. (29 x 44.5cm.)Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 8EDUOARD ADAM OF LE HAVRE (1847-1910) The S.S.Blythville under way in a swell Inscribed 'S.S. Blythville of WestHartlepool W.C. Bacon Commander 1880' Oil on canvas 24 x36in. (61 x 91.5cm.) This cargo ship of 1,390 tons was builtand run by W. Gray of West Hartlepool, launched 28th July

1877. She was wrecked near Rhinns off Islay on 3rd June1898.Estimate: £500.00 - £700.00

Lot: 9ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY The barque 'Lawhill'sailing under reduced sail in a turbulent sea Oil on board 18 x24in. (45.7 x 61cm.) Built by the famous firm of W.B.Thompson, this near-3,000 ton steel barque was launched in1892 and enjoyed a long career as one of the last greatwindjammers able to compete against the onset of steam. Overthe years she changed hands a number of times, and whenbeing advertised in 1899 was stated to have capacity for 4,474tons coal, 22,888 bales of jute, and 118,500 cases of oil. In1932 she sank the Polish steamer Niemen in a collision inSkagerrak but was cleared of all guilt. In 1942 she wasconfiscated by the South African government and thereaftertraded from East London. She was finally sold for breaking in1959.Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 10ROBERT MOORE (BRITISH, 1905-1963) Stormy conditions inthe Bristol Channel (off Portishead, Avon) Signed 'Rbt Moore'(lower left) Oil on board 15 x 24in. (38 x 61cm.) Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 11ALEX LEES, 20TH CENTURY The American stern-wheel riverpaddle steamer 'Memphis Queen III' under way Signed 'ALEXLEES' (lower right) Oil on canvas 24 x 36in. (61 x 91.5cm.)Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 12DAVID JAMES (BRITISH, FL. C.1885-1900) A pair of pictures:Evening on the North Coast of Cornwall Signed 'D. James 83'(lower left); 'D. James 84' (lower right) Inscribed in later handon back with title and artist 'D. James 95' Oil on canvas 25 x50in. (63.5 x 127cm.) (2, a pair)Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 13CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A square-riggedthree-masted ship at anchor, at dusk Oil on board 9Â½ x 13Â½in.(24 x 34.3cm.)Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 14ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A ship in a gale about tobe wrecked on rocks, firing signal gun of distress, with anchorslowered 14 x 20in. (35.5 x 50.8cm.)Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 15WILLIAM CLARK (GREENOCK, 1803-1883) The 'Hanover' ofGlasgow flying the House Flag of Stirling & Gordon Signed 'W.Clark 1839' (left of middle). Inscribed on contemporary label toreverse 'No. 3 portrait of Hanover of Glasgow, Clark 1839' Oilon canvas 24 x 36in. (61 x 91.5cm.) Built and launched by

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Scott of Greenock in 1826, the 290 ton barque Hanover wasone of a small fleet of eight vessels built over the years for theWest Indian sugar traders Stirling & Gordon of Glasgow,making many round trips to Jamaica. Hanover served heroriginal owners until 1843, when she was sold to W. Blues ofLeith for their Africa trade. By 1846 she was transferred toHalket & Co. of London and was absent from Lloyd's Registerby 1848. An earlier painting by Clark dated for 1830 depictsHanover arriving in the Clyde just as her consort, the Christian,departs. Literature: A.S. Davidson: Marine Art and the Clyde,Jones-Sands Publishing, 2001, page 113.Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 16JAMES BAKER PYNE (BRITISH, 1800-1870) The Finger ofProvidence Signed 'J.B. Pyne 1858 No. 490' (lower right)Artist's label to reverse inscribed 'Liverpool Society of Arts J.B.Pyne The Finger of Providence' Oil on canvas 25 x 30in. (63.5x 76cm.)Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 17OLIVIER LE MAY (1734-1797) An English Squadron of the Redencountering multiple water spouts, probably off Gibraltar,whilst in pursuit of a Spanish armed merchantman Signed 'O LeMay' (lower left on stern of principal two-decker) Oil on canvas19Â½ x 29in. (49.5 x 73.7cm.) This intriguing scene undoubtedlyrecords an incident which has yet to be properly identified.Frustratingly, the artist has signed the picture where the mostobvious clue - the vessel's name - might have been put.However, the vessel apparently aground under the headland, isflying a white flag with a red saltire - although Ireland was notfully part of the Union of Great Britain at that time, neither didshe maintain a significant navy, merchant or otherwise; Themost likely candidate would seem to be the "Ragged Cross"flag. This 'Cross of Burgundy' as it is also known, was in use asthe Spanish naval ensign between 1506-1701, and as aBiscayan merchant ensign between 1511 and 1830. If this isindeed a Spanish armed merchantman run ashore by Britishvessels intent on booty, there are several Wars which wouldhave provided them with a suitable excuse, however thelooming headland in the middle distance looks distinctly like thefamous Rock of Gibraltar which has served as a notorious flash-point between Great Britain and Spain ever since it was handedover in perpetuity by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 18AFTER GILBERT STUART, LATE 19TH-CENTURY JohnJervis, Earl of St Vincent inscribed 'G. Stuart, 1794' (lower right)Watercolour 15Â½ x 10Â¾in. (39.4 x 27.3cm.)Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 19BRIAN COOLE (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) Full-length portraitof the American Commander Stephen Decater Signed 'BrianCoole' (lower right) and inscribed 'Commander StephenDecater' (mid left) Oil on canvas 60Â½ x 30Â½in. (153.5 x 77.5cm.)FramedEstimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 20NAVAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'H.M.S. Raleigh passingHang Klip Head Initialled 'F.G.D.B. 1894' (lower left)Watercolour 5Â½ x 7in. (14 x 18cm.); together with another similarentitled After sunset, Simons Bay, initialled 'F.G.D.B. 1894'(lower right) (2)Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 21H.L. JOHNSON (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) S.S. Discoveryfrozen in for the winter off Hut Point, McMurdo Sound Signed'H.L. Johnson 17.7.16' Oil on panel 15Â½ x 20Â½in. (39.5 x 52cm.)Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 22ERIC TUFNELL (BRITISH, 1888-1978) Wei Hai Wei - June,1939 Signed 'E. Tufnell, Wei Hai Wei. 1939' (lower right), withdetailed typed notes appended to reverse 9Â½ x 14Â¼in. (24 x36.2cm.)Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 23ERIC TUFNELL (BRITISH, 1888-1978) Two watercolours ofMalta convoy interest: H.M. Ships 'Mohawk','Eagle' and'Warspite. 1941'; H.M. Ships 'Royal Sovereign', 'Eagle' and'Malaya' 1940 The latter signed 'E. Tufnell..' (lower right); eachwith detailed pasted notes to reverse Watercolour heightenedwith white Approximately 10Â¼ x 14Â½in. (26.5 x 36.5cm.); togetherwith another similar entitled All quiet off Crete Autumn 1940.Eagle, Ramillies, Malaya, and Kent Signed in ink 'E. Tufnell'(lower right) 10 x 15in. (25.5 x 38cm.) (3)Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 24H.E. FRECKER, 20TH CENTURY The Battle of Jutland Signed'H.E. Frecker' (lower left) Pencil on paper 5Â½ x 15in. (14 x38cm.); together with a print after W.M Birchall of battleships inconvoy, published by J.F.E. Grundy, 1918, stamped and signedlower left -- 6 x 9in. (15 x 23cm.) (2)Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 25THE BELL FROM THE RIVER CLASS DESTROYER H.M.S.BOYNE, 1905 with moulded rim and shoulder, inscribed inblack-filled lettering as per title -- 12Â½in. (32cm.) high;associated clapper and knot-work pull Ordered from HawthornLeslie under the 1903-4 programme, Boyne was laid down inFebruary 1904, launched that September and completed inMay 1905. Displacing 545 tons and measuring 222 x 23Â½ feet,she was initially armed with five 6-pounders, but from 1907 thatbecame four 12-pounders and two torpedo tubes. Surviving theGreat War, she was sold for breaking in August 1919, butseems to have been sunk as a target. This bell was recoveredfrom the wreck in 1988 and a letter from the Ministry of Defenceaccompanies it, conferring rights to the vendor. Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 26AN INTERESTING PRIVATE ARCHIVE KEPT BY CAPTAIN,LATER THE REV. VICE-ADMIRAL, A.R.W. WOODS

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beginning from around the outbreak of war in 1914 until 1925with some later insertions and comprising signal and cypherlogs liberally over-filled with a mass of ephemera includingphotographs, letters, programmes, menus, personal and officialpapers, etc. from his career aboard several vessels, the firstvolume predominantly war-related, the second volume includesseveral photographs of King George V aboard, the secondinscribed with owner's name and marked 'PRIVATE' (2) Rev.Vice-Admiral Alexander Riall Wadham Woods, D.S.O. (1880-1954) joined the navy in 1894. He served throughout the GreatWar and was present at the Battle of Jutland as flag officer toJellicoe aboard Iron Duke, for which he was mentioned indispatches and awarded the D.S.O. Later in the War hecommanded the light cruiser Topaze. After the War he wasCaptain of the Dockyard and the King's Harbourmaster atPortsmouth. He retired a rear-admiral in 1931 and promotedvice-admiral in 1936. He was ordained deacon in 1933 andpriest a year later. He made his home the Red Ensign Club inStepney and was a familiar and popular figure there and in thedockland parish of Whitechapel. Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 27A LAUNCH BOARD FOR THE FIRST CLASS BATTLESHIPDUNCAN (1901) painted overall and inscribed Success to the"DUNCAN.", the reverse inscribed I saw this ship launched 21stMar 1901 E.T. Adams -- 9Â½ x 96Â¾in. (24 x 246cm.); photographsand data (a lot) Provenance: E.T. Adams (naval architect andamateur photographer); Bernard Cheese (executor of Adams'estate); Vendor (acquired from Cheese mid 1970s) Thenameship of a class of six, Duncan was built at the ThamesIron Works and laid down in 1899. Displacing 15,200 tons(deep load), they were built in response to increased navaloutput from Russia and France. Sacrificing armour for speed,their two-shaft four-cylinder triple-expansion engines fired bytwenty four Belleville boilers could generate 18,000hp, giving amaximum of 19 knots, and were famously good steamers.Operating in the Mediterranean Squadron based at Malta from1904-5 and 1908-12, they were still front line vessels in theearly days of World War I (despite the advances made withDreadnoughts) and formed part of the 3rd Battle Squadron atScapa Flow. Transferred to the Third Detached Squadron in1916, she fought against Greek Royalists and landed RoyalMarines in Athens on December 1st. In February 1917 she wasput in reserve at Chatham and used as an accommodationship. Placed on the disposal list in March 1919, Duncan wasbroken up in 1920. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 28A 19TH-CENTURY SHAGREEN-COVERED BRASSBULKHEAD CLOCK unsigned, with 7in. painted dial inscribedbehind in pencil Osborne, with black spade hands andsubsidiary seconds, eight-day chain fusÃ©e movement, containedwithin a shagreen-covered brass bulkhead case with hingedand domed bevelled-glass port -- 9Â¼in. (23.5cm.) wide Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 29AN ADMIRALTY-PATTERN GROG MEASURING SETcomprising six copper measures between a gill and a gallon,and two half-gallon copper jugs, bearing stamps for George VIor Elizabeth II (8) Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 30AN UNOFFICIAL BRASS BADGE FOR H.M.S. SPORTIVE(1918) circular, depicting a billy goat and inscribed BUTT INover, refinished -- 7in. (18cm.) diameter; together with a smallbrass badge for Wizard -- 4Â½in. (11.5cm.) diameter; a naval jackstaff crown; and a quantity of later copies from various ships (alot) Sportive was a destroyer of 1918 broken up in 1936. Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 31AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING PAIR OF WORLD WAR IIJAPANESE NAVAL BRIDGE/CONNING TOWER 'BIG EYE'BINOCULARS CAPTURED BY H.M.S. EURYALUS 1943-5with 3in. diameter objective lenses, folding sights, adjustableeye-piece with individual focusing, trunnion mounts with radialquadrant and handle, finished in original grey paint andcontained within fitted wooden box with lid inscribed TheSuperintendent / Admiralty Research Laboratory, / Teddington,/ Middlesex. / Via. S.N.S.O. at Ports concerned. / Case No.E.C. 4624/155 / from Capt., R. O-B. H.M.S. Euryalus. Casedmeasurements -- 9Â¾ x 22Â¼ x 16in. (25 x 56.5 x 40.5cm.) Provenance: Capt. Richard Oliver-Bellasis (1900-1964),Commander of H.M.S. Euryalus 1943-45 and thence bydescent According to family history, having captured this pairof binoculars and sent them for examination, the Admiralty hadno further use for them and returned them to his care. Theyhave languished in the painted and partially-padded box hesent them in ever since and remain in highly original condition.Oliver-Bellasis was a specialist in underwater defences and incharge of experimental mine sweeping before the war. Hejoined Euryalus on the 15th August 1943 - just after her epicservice escorting the famous Malta convoys. On 27 August,Euryalus hoisted the flag of Rear-Admiral Vian, in command ofForce V, consisting of five escort carriers and three cruisers.Force V provided co-ordinated air cover for the assault onSalerno on 9 September 1943. By 12 September 1943, anairfield had been established ashore and the force withdrew. Apowerful German counter-offensive was mounted on 14September 1943 and Euryalus, Cleopatra and Dido wereordered to Tripoli to embark troops and transport them at highspeed to Salerno, arriving on the afternoon of 16 September1943. Italy having now dropped out of the war, Euryalus tookAdmiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, the Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, to Taranto on 23 September 1943 for a meeting onboard with the Italian Minister of Marine to settle the surrenderof the Italian Fleet. Her longest period at sea was in July andAugust 1945, when the ship was patrolling in the Pacific lookingfor Japanese naval craft. She steamed 16,850 miles non-stopfor 44 days - then an RN record (using the new technique ofrefuelling at sea) - and when Oliver-Bellasis presumablyacquired this lot. As one of the larger British ships locatedthere, Euryalus liaised with any smaller British craft in the area.Although she did not encounter the enemy it seems likely thebinoculars were captured and brought aboard by one of these.Oliver-Bellasis left the ship in November 1945 and, upon hisreturn to the Admiralty, became Director of UnderwaterWeapons from 1947 until his retirement in 1950. Estimate: £2,000.00 - £4,000.00

Lot: 32A BELL FROM H.M. SUBMARINE SARACEN, 1942 of typicalform, the front inscribed in black-filled lettering P.247 1942, thereverse with the broad arrow mark, complete with clapper andsally, the bell -- 11 x 11in. (28 x 28cm.) H.M.S. Saracen wasbuilt at Cammell Laird and launched on 16th February 1942.

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Her original designation was to have been P213 but there wasresistance against having an unlucky '13' in the number, so shebecame P247 - which still added up to 13. She was namedSaracen in January 1943 and was issued with a named bell(this lot, which has many strike marks, becoming redundant).Her short career started auspiciously when she sank U335 inthe North Sea on 3rd August 1942 - one of the two survivorsdied when he refused to be rescued. Latterly she sank theItalian submarine Granito, the sub-chaser Maria Angelette andseveral axis merchantmen and convoys. Her end came on 14thAugust 1943 when, cruising off Bastia, Italy, she was spotted bythe Italian corvettes Minerva and Euterpe who promptly depth-charged her. Forced to the surface, her crew evacuated andscuttled her to prevent capture. More recently in September2008 the families of crewmen from Saracen were invited toCorsica to witness the unveiling of a memorial to British secretagents who helped establish the Corsican Resistance, and tothe submarine that landed them, Saracen. A plaquecommemorating her already existed in the fortress at Bastia,where the crew were taken after her sinking. Estimate: £1,500.00 - £2,000.00

Lot: 33A NINE CARAT GOLD SOUVENIR BROOCH FOR H.M.SUBMARINE K5 modelled in a waterline starboard profile, thesuperstructure enamelled 'K5', impressed '9C' behind hinge --2Â½in. (6.4cm.) diameter; 6.6gr. Built in 1917, the K5 was one ofa class of seventeen steam-driven submarines designed tocruise at 24 knots to keep up with the Grand Fleet. Thechallenge of steam propulsion in such craft was never fullymastered and the whole class was bedevilled by a litany ofproblems until they were scrapped in 1931. K5 disappeared,with all 51 hands, on exercise in the Bay of Biscay on 20thJanuary 1920. From wreckage floating at the scene, it wasassumed she had exceeded her maximum depth and wascrushed. Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 34A PRESENTATION SILVER LAUNCHING SALVER FORH.M.S. PLUCKY, 1943 with pie-crust border, engraved tocentre H.M.S. "Plucky" / Built by / Harland and Wolff Limited /Belfast / named by Mrs. F. Quin / 29th September 1943,Chester hallmarks for 1919-20 -- 11in. (28cm.) diameter Aminesweeper of 850 tons, Plucky served at Normandy and inBurma in the War, and survived until 1962. Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 35A MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG FROM H.M. SHIPS MARLBOROUGH& VETERAN completed in official-issue volume by A.B. Fordand commenced aboard Marlborough at Malta, February 18th1922, and from Veteran September 7th 1923 to November 30th1923, with service completed in and around the Mediterranean,the text written in a fair, clear hand and accompanied bynumerous maps, diagrams, sketches and some photographs,indices pasted inside front cover bound between hard boards --13Â½ x 8Â½in. (34 x 21.5cm.) The battleship Marlborough, aveteran of Jutland, was launched in 1912 and broken up in1932; the Veteran was a destroyer of 1919 which saw serviceat Norway in 1940 and was on convoy escort duty whentorpedoed and sunk in September 1942. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 36A CREW PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM FROM H.M.S. POWERFUL,TAKEN BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 1905-1911 comprisingapproximately 150 largely 4 x 5in. black and white views of lifeand activities aboard and on excursions; the latter part thealbum composed of family views and souvenir ephemera, thealbum -- 15 x 11in. (38 x 28cm.) (a lot) The identity of thephotographer is not certain, but there are two or threesuggestive images that could identify him; Powerful is mostfamously associated with the Siege of Ladysmith, where sheserved in 1899. The views in this album provide a fascinatingclose-up look at her just after that action, from rarely-seenangles and vantage points. Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 37A 14TH/15TH-CENTURY MING DYNASTY CLOISONNÃ‰ VASEHANDLE AND SILK BANNER LOOTED AT THE SACK OFTHE OLD SUMMER PALACE, PEKING, 1860 the 7in. handlewith brass dragon's head and terminating in scroll foot; the redsilk banner with applied characters reading SI CHUAN / DUZHONG / TOU QI -- 110 x 78in. (279.5 x 198cm.); together withautograph card inscribed a handle torn from a large vase at the'sack' of the Imperial Summer Palace at Pekin 1860 - curiousmetal work inlaid with lapis-lazuli / Dr. Clarke A. Ducket, RN. (3) Provenance: Dr. C.A. Duckett, RN, to family friends and thenceby descent. The Old Summer Palace was a vast complex ofgardens and palaces founded in 1707 and which was underconstant expansion until the mid-19th Century and is severalmiles from the Summer Palace, also in Peking (now Beijing).During the Second Opium War of 1860, two British Envoys(Henry Loch and Harry Parkes) accompanied by a Timesjournalist and a small escort met the Prince on September 29thto negotiate peace under a flag of truce. After a day of talksthey were imprisoned and tortured, resulting in about twentydeaths - the bodies almost unrecognisable. To deter theChinese from using kidnap as a bargaining tool again, LordElgin, the British High Commissioner to China, reacted byordering the destruction of the Old Summer Palace, which wascarried out on October 18th by 3,500 British and French troopsand took three days to set the whole complex ablaze. Dr.Duckett was aboard one of the ships carrying marines whichassisted and where he acquired this lot. Charles Gordon, acontemporary officer in the Royal Engineers, gives a flavour ofthe episode: We went out, and, after pillaging it, burned thewhole place, destroying in a vandal-like manner most valuableproperty which [could] not be replaced for four millions. We gotupward of Â£48 apiece prize money...I have done well. The[local] people are very civil, but I think the grandees hate us, asthey must after what we did the Palace. You can scarcelyimagine the beauty and magnificence of the places we burnt. Itmade one's heart sore to burn them; in fact, these places wereso large, and we were so pressed for time, that we could notplunder them carefully. Quantities of gold ornaments wereburnt, considered as brass. It was wretchedly demoralisingwork for an army. The banner removed/acquired by Duckettwas the personal banner for a visiting official from one of theprovinces. Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 38A REMARKABLE ARCHIVE OF NAVAL DIARIES, KEPT BYCAPTAIN GEORGE JAMES TOMLIN R.N. BETWEEN 1861AND 1905 comprising forty-six volumes of 150+ pages each inmixed bindings, the covers with sequentially-numbered labels

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and periods spanned, and with long descriptive passagesincluding voyages to the Pacific West Coast in 1862 and 1867;Honolulu; Tahiti; the Society Islands and Pitcairn Islandamongst numerous others; together with a cabinet photographof Tomlin; his mahogany writing slope; bicorn hat and a three-draw leather-covered telescope by Gregory & Co Ltd, London(a lot) Captain George James Tomlin (1837-1906); seldom is acomplete run of diaries spanning a whole naval career seen,covering the period from sail to steam when the Victoriannavy's supremacy remained unchallenged throughout theworld. Estimate: £5,000.00 - £8,000.00

Lot: 39A PRIVATE AUTOGRAPH JOURNAL KEPT BY ADMIRALLORD COLLINGWOOD (1750-1810) WHILST COMMANDINGTHE BRITISH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN DECEMBER1807-JUNE 1810 approximately 45 pages of laid paper writtenin a hasty hand and comprising a sporadic sequence ofmemoranda and remarks describing operations, movement ofships, allies, enemies, navigational conditions etc.: Russianmanoeuvres cause alarm: ..a letter from Capt. Harvey informingme that all the Russian vessels of war - Viz 4 Ships of the line,3 frigates, 3 Corvettes etc. - had sailed from Corfu up theAdriatic on the 26th last - they passed near the English ships -had Russian colours up but showed no disposition to chasethem. I suspect the French frigates have been escorted by theRussians.. ...No account yet of the French fleet - I shalltherefore proceed of cape Sapienza for a few days and gettingto advise of them return to the coast of Sicily.. (2/1/1808); laterthat year: A Portuguese boat from the Nilia Real, and brot.[sic]information that on the 13th July a numerous Body ofPortuguese 7 Spaniards attacked the French at Lisbon - theycontinued the assault for 6 days.. (3/8/1808); continuing withsimilar content and ending with an interesting account of theBattle of the Roses: ..the Enemy is in possession of some ofthe end works - in this town is a Military company of women - of260 called the Company of St. Barbara - armed and doing dutyon the Garrison - they are Commanded by a Lady of fashion,the officers are women of quality - this [illegible] Corps isdistinguished for its gallantry -- (10/12/1809), bound betweenoriginal vellum boards inscribed on cover -- 7Â½ x 6Â½in. (19 x16.5cm.) Manuscripts by Collingwood are comparatively rarewhen considered in light of his great friend Nelson'sphenomenal output. He was a succinct man who rarely usedtwo words when one would do, which means that this littlevolume is packed with interesting detail and shows just what afraught place the Mediterranean was at this date. Little wonderthat Collingwood never set foot in Britain again after the Battleof Trafalgar - there was simply no let-up in the various intriguesarising from the continuing Wars with France and Spain, andCollingwood was occupied in important political and diplomatictransactions in the Mediterranean, in which he displayed tactand judgement. His health began to decline alarmingly in 1809and he repeatedly requested the Admiralty to allow him toreturn home, which was finally granted. Collingwood died onboard the Ville de Paris, off Port Mahon as he sailed forEngland, on 7 March 1810. He was laid to rest next to Nelson inthe crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. Estimate: £6,000.00 - £8,000.00

Lot: 40AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM SAMUEL, LORD HOODwritten on board BARFLEUR off Bagana Island 13th Jany 1809and marked Private. Letter regarding the disorganised retreat of

the British from Corunna Bay: By private letter of the 6th fromBeresford he says the division he was in was much harassed.Many without shoes or stockings and some of the officers notbetter off..., signed off Yours most faithfully Sam' L Hood inhaste'. Written on single folded sheet of official laid paper withwatermark, folded size -- 9Â¼ x 7Â¼in. (23.5 x 18.5cm.); moderntranscript and biographical detail sheet for Hood contained in aplastic wallet (3)Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 41AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM ADMIRAL LOUIS-THOMASDE VILLARET-JOYEUSE written aboard his ship in the harbourat Brest and dated in the revolutionary calendar for 1erMessidor (19th/20th June) and addressed to Au Conseillerd'etat prÃ©fet Maritime a Brest (the maritime prefect), Caffarelli,reporting that the Spanish frigate La Solidad is not at full forceand requests that the prise anglaise of nine carronades beallocated to it etc., on an official printed sheet of laid papersigned Villeret, folded measurements -- 9Â¾ x 7Â¼in. (25 x 18.5cm.)Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 42A NAVY OFFICE ARCHITECT'S SHEER PROFILE DRAUGHTFOR THE CONVERSION OF H.M.S. CEYLON TO ATROOPSHIP, C.1811 ink on paper with re-fit outlined in red,annotated on the reverse Ceylon of 38 guns as fitted for aTroop Ship -- 20 x 50in. (51 x 127cm.) framed and glazed;together with a Georgian land-pattern sword in scabbard (poorcondition) (2) Built by Pitcher of Northfleet for the East IndiaCompany and launched as Bombay 27th April, 1803, she wasre-named Ceylon in 1808. Captured by the French frigatesBellone, Minerve and Victor in July 1810 and taken to Mauritiusand used as a prison ship, she was re-captured when theBritish took Mauritius in December 1810 and sold to the RoyalNavy in 1811, which refitted her for use as a troop transport, inwhich capacity she was employed between 1813 and 1815.She was laid up between 1816 and 1832 when she was hulkedat Malta and used as a receiving ship until sold from the servicein 1857. Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 43'A PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE GRAND FUNERAL CARWHICH CARRIED THE BODY OF THE MUCH LAMENTEDLORD NELSON...' hand-coloured engraving after N. Heideloff,London, Jan 14th 1806 -- 14Â½ x 9in. (37 x 23cm.)Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 44'MEMOIRS OF THE PROFESSIONAL LINE OF THE RIGHTHONOURABLE HORATIO LORD VISCOUNT NELSON..'Joshua White, second edition published by James Cundee,London, 1806, bound with original quarter-calf marbled boardswith marbled edging -- 6Â¾ x 4Â¼in. (17 x 10.8cm.) Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 45THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR/NELSON'S FUNERAL Victoryat Trafalgarâ€¦.The Last General Order of Lord Nelson, datedthe 21st Oct. 1805, previous to the engagement between the

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continental fleets of France and Spain, consisting of 33 sail ofthe line, and the British Fleet of 27 sail of the line on board theVictory at Seaâ€¦ Nelson's and Bronte's orders for tactics andaction are printed (page 2, Column 1, 31 cms. of columnspace); also Extract from the Log Book of His Majesty's ShipVictoryâ€¦ a faithful reprint from the retrospective of the battle(page 2, columns 1-2, 18cm. of column space); also LordNelson's Coffinâ€¦The following are the principal ornaments anddevices on the external coffin, which has been prepared for theremains of the departed heroâ€¦ (page 3, column 3, 14 cm. ofcolumn space); also Lord Nelson's Funeralâ€¦. Long accountdescribing the details of the vast funeral to take place withdetails of attendees, procession and service. (page 3, column3, 26 cms of column space), all in a contemporary andcomplete issue of THE ENGLISH CHRONICLE ANDWHITEHALL EVENING POST, dated December 31st, 1805;together with Further Particulars Of The Late Naval Victory OffCape Trafalgarâ€¦ A lengthy and descriptive account of the greatNaval action written from information obtained from both Britishand Spanish sources (front page, column 4-5, continues onpage 2, columns 1-2, 214 cm. in total), in a contemporary andcomplete issue of THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, datedJanuary 20th, 1806. (2)Estimate: £700.00 - £900.00

Lot: 46'H.M.S. VICTORY, SOUTHSEA AND PORTSMOUTH...' apromotional poster printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd, London,circa 1925, depicting H.M.S. Victory photographed by S. Cribbseen through an arch at Portsmouth England -- 30 x 20in. (76 x51cm.)Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 47AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY, 19TH-CENTURY Emma, LadyHamilton coloured mezzotint mounted in oval frame with tradelabel for Ackerman's to reverse. Overall measurements -- 26Â¼ x22in. (66.5 x 56cm.) Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 48'A VIEW OF THE FRENCH RAFT AS SEEN AFLOAT AT ST.MALOES, IN FEBRUARY 1798... FOR THE INVASION OFENGLAND' published by John Fairburn, London, 13thFebruary, 1798, hand-coloured engraving, plate -- 9Â½ x 16Â½in.(24 x 42cm.), mounted, framed and glazed Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 49A SET OF FOUR POLYCHROME WAX PROFILES OF18TH/19TH CENTURY ADMIRALS comprising Nelson, Howe,Duncan and St. Vincent, the first two in matched frames -- 6 x5in. (15 x 12.5cm.) (4) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 50A RARE 1905 CENTENARY COMMEMORATIVE BRONZEPORTRAIT PLAQUE OF LORD NELSON BY L.F. VONROSELIEB with three-quarter shoulder-length profile of Nelsonin full-dress hat with chelengk, uniform with decorations andinscribed HORATIO NELSON / 1805 Â· THE TRAFALGAR

CENTENARY Â· 1905, mounted on plush backing within oakframe 16 x 14Â½in. (40.5 x 37cm.) Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 51AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY, 19TH CENTURY Emma, LadyHamilton Watercolour 16 x 12in. (40.5 x 30.5cm.) framed andglazedEstimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 52A LARGE 19TH-CENTURY ETCHED GLASS RUMMERCOMMEMORATING THE FUNERAL OF LORD NELSON theslightly tapering bowl wheel-engraved with depiction of thefuneral bier, inscribed within a wreath opposite LORD NELSON/ JAN 9 / 1806, baluster stem to circular foot -- 7Â¾in. (19.6cm.)high Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 53A 19TH-CENTURY ETCHED GLASS RUMMERCOMMEMORATING THE FUNERAL OF LORD NELSON theslightly tapering bowl wheel-engraved with depiction of thefuneral bier, inscribed within a wreath opposite with owner'sinitials HEB and LORD NELSON / JANy. 9 / 1806, balusterstem to circular foot --6Â¼in. (16cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 54AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE JUG OFLORD NELSON modelled as a full-length figure standing infront of a cannon and finished in typical palette -- 11Â¾in. (30cm.)high; together with a Royal Doulton portrait jug of Lord Nelson,the base with maker's mark and copyright date for 1951 -- 7Â½in.(19cm.) high (2) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 55A 19TH-CENTURY BILSTONWARE ENAMEL BOXCOMMEMORATING TRAFALGAR AND NELSON the liddepicting two ships in the action, the side panels with similarcoastal marine scenes; the inside lid displaying portrait ofNelson after Abbot and the base with two crossed anchors andintialled ?'F K' -- 3Â¼in. (8.3cm.) diameter Estimate: £700.00 - £900.00

Lot: 56ALEXANDER DAVISON'S MEDAL FOR THE BATTLE OF THENILE, 1798 silver gilt, engraved in sky 'HL' (Henry Lowcay), rimwith usual dedication from Davison interrupted to top with markfrom a missing eye ring -- 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) Commander HenryLowcay (1764-1849) enjoys a good description in O'Byrne'sNaval Biographical Dictionary, published the year he died. Heentered the navy as a midshipman in 1791 and almostimmediately enjoyed a lively naval career, present at thecapture of many vessels and was also aboard the Juno whenshe effected her daring escape from Toulon in 1794, andserved alongside Nelson at Santa Cruz and Tenerife. Aboardthe Culloden at the Nile, he was able to witness the actionwithout further involvement as this vessel was stranded on a

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shoal and acted as a marker for the following ships.Subsequently he was employed on blockade, and retired onhalf pay from October 1813. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 57ALEXANDER DAVISON'S MEDAL FOR THE BATTLE OF THENILE, 1798 in bronzed copper, by C.H. KÃ¼chler, as presented toall ratings and marines, 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.), very fine Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 58AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY PAIR OF REVERSE GLASSPICTURES COMMEMORATING NELSON Admiral Ld Nelsonmortally wounded...; and Britannia lamenting the death ofAdmiral Lord Nelson..., published 5th of December 1805 byW.B. Walker London, contained in matching contemporaryHogarth frames -- overall size 16 x 12in. (40.5 x 30.5cm.) (2, apair) Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 59AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY REVERSE GLASS PRINTCOMMEMORATING NELSON'S FUNERAL A correctrepresentation of the funeral car which conveyed the body ofLord Nelson..., published by W.B. Walker, 4th of February1806, contained within a period frame -- overall measurements15Â¾ x 20in. (40 x 51cm.); together with a further two examples,now with cracked plates (3) Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 60A NAVAL BOARDING AXE, 18TH/19TH-CENTURY the headsecured through top with fore-and-aft bracing bound to oakhandle with a pinned collar, overall -- 19Â½ x 10Â½in. (49.5 x26.5cm.) Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 61AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ROYAL NAVAL DIRK with curved14in. blade, acorn motif in side ring, crosshatched ebonyhandle with lion mask back, contained within brass-mountedleather scabbard of issue -- overall 18Â½in. (47cm.) Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 62THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY First News: The rumours ofSunday and Monday of a disaster that had befallen the BountyArmed Ship, we were unwilling to believe; and we thereforesuppressed all mention of an event of such calamitoustendency; til it came in too authenticated shape to be rejected.A long and detailed account of the particulars of the voyage,mutiny, and return of Captain Bligh to England (back page,column 2, 42 cm. of column space), in a contemporary andcomplete issue of THE DIARY; or WOODFALL'S REGISTER,dated March 19th, 1790Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 63

THE FIRST FLEET Early yesterday morning, Lieut. Maxwell, ofthe Marines, arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches for theGovernmentâ€¦. A very long and descriptive account of thevoyage to Botany Bay of the First Fleet including details of theconditions during the journey as well as those on arrival, theestablishment of administration, and the inhabitants and natureprevailing there. (pages 4-5, 95 cm. of column space) in acontemporary and complete issue of THE LONDONCHRONICLE, dated March 28th, 1789Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 64EARLY DISCOVERIES OF AUSTRALIA A MiraculousMaritime Expedition: An account of certain English people, whoin the year 1569, making a voyage to the East Indies, were castaway, and wrecked upon an uninhabited island near the coastof Terra Australis Incognita, and all drowned except one manand four women. Given by Cornelius Van Sloetten, Captain of aDutch Ship, which was driven there by foul weather in the year1667, who found their posterity (speaking good English) to theamount of twelve thousand soulsâ€¦. an amazing and rareaccount of the voyage and end of the ship, the East IndiaMerchant as related to Captain Van Sloetten by a survivingcastaway's grandson (back page, columns 1-2, 68 cm.), in acontemporary and complete issue of THE CALEDONIANMERCURY, dated September 2nd, 1790; together withAnnouncement Of The Discovery OF Australia, A Newdiscovery of the unknown part of the Earth call'd TerraIncognita Australis, or The Southern World. By James Sadeur,a French-man: who being cast there by shipwreck liv'd 35 yearsin that Countreyâ€¦. (back page, column 2, 4 cm. of columnspace), in a contemporary and complete issue of THEATHENIAN MERCURY, dated June 17th, 1693. (2)Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00

Lot: 65CAPTAIN COOK ON THE ENDEAVOUR An authentic accountof the natives of Othaittee, or George's Island: Together withsome of the particulars of the three years voyage made latelyby Mr Banks and Dr Solander, in the years 1768, 1769, and1770.â€¦on board The Endeavourâ€¦. good lengthy accountdescribing the details and occurrences of the epic voyage(Front Page, Columns 1-2, 67 cm. of solumn Space), in agenuine and complete issue of ARI'S BIRMINGHAMGAZETTE, dated August 5th, 1771Estimate: £350.00 - £450.00

Lot: 66THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK Our famous geographer, M.De Busching, hath just received a letter from Mr Pallas,professor of the Imperial Academy of Petersburgh, dated the21st of December, containing a recital of the unhappy end ofthe famous English traveller, Captain Cook, as followsâ€¦. a longand descriptive account of the voyage and details leading to thedeath of the famous explorer (front page, column 3, 29 cm. ofcolumn space), in a contemporay complete issue of THEEDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, dated February 2nd, 1780Estimate: £500.00 - £700.00

Lot: 67A NAVAL BROADSIDE PERTAINING TO THE MUTINIES ATSPITHEAD AND THE NORE, 1797 addressed To the King from

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the master, wardens, assistants, and elder brethern of theCorporation of Trinity House..., declaring their loyalty andoffering assistance, printed on single side of laid paper -- 12Â½ x8in. (32 x 20cm.); together with a bookplate of one of the leadmutineers, Richard Parker; and his widow Ann aged 68, and ashort historical summary (3)Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 70A SET OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE DOMINOES comprising 44 tilesconcluding in a double '8', contained in a twin-chamberedwooden box with decorative bone trim and legs and slidingwooden lids -- 5Â½in. (14cm.) wideEstimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 71A SET OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE DOMINOES containing 49 tilescontained in a wooden box with decorative bone trim aroundstrawwork panels and sliding lid with cribbage board -- 6Â¼in.(16cm.) wide Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 72A SET OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE DOMINOES comprising 54 tilescontained in a bone case with wooden base and compartmentfor three dice, decorated sliding lid pierced for a cribbage board-- 5in. (13cm.) diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 73A SET OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE DOMINOES a set of 36 tilesconcluding with a double '7', contained in an all-bone case witha repeated bull's-eye 'domino' design to sides, the sliding lidpierced for a cribbage board -- 4Â¾in. (12cm.) long Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 74A SET OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE DOMINOES comprising 42 tilesconcluding with a double '9', contained in carved bone casewith wooden base and sliding lid pierced for a cribbage board --5Â¼in. (13.5cm.) Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 75A SET OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE DOMINOES comprising acomplete set of 28 tiles concluding with a double '6', containedwithin a decorated bone box with wooden base and slidingbone lid with cribbage lanes flanking a pierced family of deer --4Â½in. (11.5cm.) wide; together with a small scrimshaw-decorated whale's tooth incised with a three-quarter view of asailing ship, the reverse inscribed Ship Swale Hull --3Â¼in.(8.3cm.) high (2) The pierced hunting scene forming the lid ofthe first box is typical of prisoner work associated with the campat Norman Cross near Peterborough.

Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 76THREE MINIATURE SETS OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURYFRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONEDOMINOES comprising a small-sized set of 26 contained in apierced bone barrel with screw top -- 2Â½in. (6.5cm.) high;another miniature set (complete) felt-backed and contained in ametal case with glass lid -- 1Â½in. (4cm.); a walnut shell withhinged section, containing 13 miniature dominoes -- 1Â¼in. (3cm.)high (3)Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00

Lot: 77AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR STRAWWORK BOX the lid depicting aman o'war sailing off a town, mirror inside lid, bright strawworklidded compartments and two pin cushions -- 8Â¾in. (22cm.)diameterEstimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 78AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR STRAW WORK BOX the lid depicting aFrench man o'war sailing off a French town, mirror inside lid,bright strawwork-lidded compartments and two pin cushions --8Â¾in. (22cm.) diameter Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00

Lot: 79A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR STRAWWORK PICTURES eachdescribing a similar scene with shipping off fortified coastlinewith a blazing sun in the mid horizon -- approximately 12 x 16in.(30.5 x 40.5cm.), framed and glazed (2)Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 80AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR WATERCOLOUR in a vivid palette anddepicting a view entitled A VIEW OF BEAUFORT CASTLE, laidon original wooden panel with strawwork frame and back.Overall size -- 7Â½ x 12Â¾in. (19 x 32.5cm.) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 81A FINE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCHPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE ALLEGORICAL CALVARYALTAR SCENE the crucifix decorated with French andChristian symbols including a cockerel, chalice, stone mason'stools, lantern, spear, sponge on spear, ladder, monstrance,pricket candles etc., the cross flanked by carved depictions ofthe Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene, finished in polychromeand mounted in a glazed strawwork-lined wooden case with silkcurtains to front -- 10Â¼ x 7Â½in. (26 x 19cm.)Estimate: £1,500.00 - £2,500.00

Lot: 82AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH

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PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD AND BONE WATCH STANDAND CASKET the hinged jewellery casket with lid supporting asmall drawer with reverse-access watch stand over, with pinnedand polychrome bone plates over paper-lined wooden core --15Â¼in. (38.5cm.) high Estimate: £500.00 - £700.00

Lot: 83A RARE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL OF A GUILLOTINEcomprising three planked and pinned platforms supportingnumerous model cannon, fretwork railing with warrior-formmasks on each corner and six polychromed guards withmuskets, hinged gate to upper platform, model guillotine withsliding blade, now mounted within a later glazed domed displaycase -- the guillotine 13 x 12in. (33 x 30.5cm.); overall 16Â½ x16in. (42 x 40.5cm.) Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 83AA FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE BONE CALVARY INBOTTLE delicately carved with the crucifix surrounded withallegorical symbols on turned bone posts, with a rotating motifover operated through the stopper -- 9in. (23cm.) high Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 84AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND WOOD CRUCIFIX depictingthe bone Christ figure and additional symbols comprising aheart, the INRI plaque, a skull, bones and Magdalene figurepinned to ebonised crucifix, originally for wall hanging, nowmounted in an ebonised base -- overall height 19in. (48.3cm.) Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 85AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONICPRISONER-OF-WAR BONE SPINNING JENNY SINGLE-CHARACTER AUTOMATON of typical form and comprising aseated lady at her spinning wheel next to a small windmill, on aplatform raised over a hand crank and cogs etc., on turnedcircular base, now secured to an ebonised display base withglass dome cover -- the automaton 5in. (13cm.) high, overallmeasurements 6Â½in. (16.5cm.) high Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 86A DECORATIVE CARVED EMPEROR HELMET (CASSISMADAGASCARIENSIS) SHELL one side with oval cameo ofyoung lady with flowers in her hair -- 7in. (18cm.) diameter Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 87TWO 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED HORNBEAKERS incised with similar profile ship designs, bothinscribed HOPE AND PRAY, each with white metal rim -- 3Â¾in.(9.5cm.) high (2) Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 88A LARGE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH-CENTURY SAILOR'SWOOLWORK PICTURE OF THE THREE-MASTED STEAMYACHT VALHALLA, R.Y.S. depicted in profile with lower sailsset and flying call sign and pennants for the Royal YachtSquadron, inscribed in banners VALHALLA R.Y.S -- 27 x 43Â½in.(68.5 x 110.5cm.) framed and glazed Valhalla, 1,218 tonsgross, was the only British steam yacht to have a full ship rigand is believed by many to have been the finest example of asteam auxiliary ever built. Designed by W.C. Storey and builtfor Captain J.F. Laycock by Ramage & Ferguson in 1892, sheis best known for her achievement of third place in the Kaiser'sfamous Trans-Atlantic Race of 1905 despite the competitionafforded by the much faster schooners taking part. She hadseveral owners, most notably the Earl of Crawford & Balcarres(from 1902 to 1908 under whose tenure she featured in thebook by M.J. Nicoll Three Voyages of a Naturalist : Being anAccount of Many Little-Known Islands in Three Oceans Visitedby the 'Valhalla' R.Y.S., published by Whitherby & Co. in 1908),and she also did War service with the Royal Navy including aperiod at Limnos - in the Aegean - during the Gallipolicampaign. After the War she became a Spanish-owned fruitcarrier but she was wrecked and sunk off Cape St. Vincent in1922.Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 89A LATE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTUREOF A SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY CROSSCHANNEL PADDLE STEAMER with twin raked funnels andmasts flying house flags, depicted in profile in a calm sea -- 15Â¼x 21in. (39 x 53.3cm.) framed and glazed Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 90A FRENCH 19TH-CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED GOURD possibly a powder flask or water bottle,the top section with repeated portrait busts of Napoleon III, thelower section with a man o'war in profile flanked by six soldiersin differing dress uniforms, the top with a carved ivory birdstopper -- 11in. (28cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 91A MID 19TH-CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED SAILORWORKCOCONUT LADLE with the polished coconut bowl secured toshaped ebonised handle with silver mount inscribed in pin-prickto reverse C. Frost. 1852 -- 17in. (43cm.) high Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 92A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH OF GRACEDARLING incised with her half-length portrait and rowing a boatwith her father casting a line -- 7in. (18cm.); 586g Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 93A 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'STOOTH incised over one side with an American sailor holdingthe Stars and Stripes and clutching a sword -- 7in. (18cm.);384g

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Estimate: £700.00 - £900.00

Lot: 94A PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE TEETH pricked-out and incised overboth sides with historical male and female characters -- each7in. (18cm.) high; 554g Estimate: £800.00 - £1,000.00

Lot: 95A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE BONE STAY BUSKincised over one side depicting three whalers with spoutingwhales and tails between -- 11in. (28cm.) diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 96A LARGE CAST IRON NORWEGIAN HARPOON HEAD,CIRCA 1900 with threaded neck, inscribed with maker's mark'CMV' on two opposing lugs -- 17Â¼in. (44cm.) high Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 97A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised overboth sides and depicting a British whaler at anchor off alighthouse; and a whaler sailing towards the horizon off aheadland with a jubilant whale looking on, with banner inscribedGoing home sweet home over -- 8in. (20.3cm.); 586g Estimate: £350.00 - £500.00

Lot: 98AN UNUSUAL SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTHdepicting two views of narwhal -- 5Â½in. (14cm.); 244g Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00

Lot: 99A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE TOOTH incised overboth sides with the profile of a sailing ship; the whale beingharpooned and upsetting a whaling boat -- 6in. (15cm.); 616g Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 100A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised overboth sides with a profile of a whaling ship; and a whale beingharpooned -- 6Â¼in. (16cm.); 645gEstimate: £500.00 - £700.00

Lot: 101A 19TH-CENTURY NARWHAL WALKING STICK the polishedshaft set with marine ivory knob handle -- 32in. (81.3cm.) Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 102A FINE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S CARVED WHALEBONEAND MARINE IVORY WALKING STICK with contrasting barley-twist shaft terminating in a fluted ivory handle with baleenedging under -- 34Â½in. (87.5cm.) long

Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 103A 19TH-CENTURY MARINE IVORY CANE HANDLE carved inthe form of a fist clutching a serpent, with threaded cavity towrist -- 2Â¼in. (5.7cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 104A 19TH-CENTURY NARWHAL (MONODON MONOCEROS)TUSK of barley-twist form, with mellow yellow patina -- 76Â½in.(194.5cm.) Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 105A RARE DOUBLE NARWHAL TUSK of tapering barley-twistform, set in fragment of skull -- the larger is 72in. (183cm.)overall Estimate: £5,000.00 - £8,000.00

Lot: 106A 19TH-CENTURY WHALE'S RIB BONE of typical curved form(old wear) -- 64in. (162.5cm.) high Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 107ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The Orient Linepassenger ship 'S.S. AUSTRAL' under way with four mast sailsset Inscribed 'S.S. Austral' (lower left) Watercolour heightenedwith white 23 x 19Â½in. (58.5 x 49.5cm.) A passenger ship of5,524 tons, built at Govan by John Elder & Co., the Austral waslaunched on 21st December 1881 for the Orient SteamNavigation Company, better known as Orient Line, and wasbroken up at Genoa on 27th May 1904.Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 108STUART BECK (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) A trio ofwatercolours of Cunard liners comprising: 'R.M.S. QueenElizabeth'; 'R.M.S. Queen Mary' and 'Queen Elizabeth II' Eachsigned 'STUART BECK' (lower right) Watercolour on gouacheEach approximately 9 x 17in. (23 x 43cm.) (3)Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 109JOHN W. JURITZ, 20TH CENTURY R.M.N.V. 'Stirling Castle'Signed 'John W. Juritz' (lower right) and inscribed as per title(lower left) Watercolour heightened with white 5Â¼ x 10Â¼in. (13.4x 26cm.)Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 110A SOUVENIR TOLEWARE TRAY FROM THE R.M.S.LUSITANIA, CIRCA 1910 with typical image of ship steaming ina calm sea, foliate edges with corners decorated with fouledanchor and Cunard Line ensigns, signed along the lower edgeIndustria Metalgrafica a Tintore & Oiler, Barcelona -- 14 x 19Â¼in.

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(35.5 x 49cm.)Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 111R.M.S. QUEEN MARY: A SOUVENIR PLATED BRASSREPOUSSÃ‰ PICTURE depicted in a classic profile view withtugs and small craft attending, contained in an ebonised frame,overall -- 9Â½ x 15in. (24 x 38cm.) ++plating refreshed, possiblylater - these may have originally been issued as copperedpanels. overall condition is good. Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 112R.M.S. QUEEN MARY: A RARE PAIR OF CHAMPAGNE ICEBUCKETS AND STANDS BY ELKINGTON PLATE, 1939 of'plain pine' pattern, the bucket and stand bases marked for lineand maker with date letter 'D' (1939) -18Â¼in. (46.5cm.) highoverall (2) The plain pine pattern was originally designed forthe Queen Mary. Latterly it was used throughout the Cunardfleet. However, the date of this example firmly establishes it asbeing from the Queen Mary Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 113A PAIR OF ELECTRO-PLATE TOOTHPICK VASES FOR THEWHITE STAR LINE signed by Elkington Plate and stamped 'K'(1922); together with a pair of White Star Line grape scissors bythe Gold & Silversmiths Co. with design registration '483781'(1906-7); and a White Star Line letter opener (4) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 114R.M.S. MAURETANIA: A RARE THREE-TIERELECTROPLATE CAKE STAND BY ELKINGTON, C.1928 theframe of reed and cross-band form supporting three plates (twoby Elkington dated for 1939; one by Harrison Bros, Sheffield),the handle with Cunard device -- 18in. (46cm.) high Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 115LOG BOOK FOR THE AMERICAN MERCHANTMAN GOODFRIENDS, 1805/6 kept by the master Robert Thompsonbetween July 27th 1805 and April 8th 1806 for a voyage fromLeghorn to France and back to Philadelphia, written in avariable hand and containing the usual sightings, weatherreports and observations, contained within hardboards(disbound) -- 13 x 8in. (33 x 20cm.); together with a sea chart ofthe East Coast of America allegedly used aboard ship; and aquantity of associated ephemera from the Thompson and Bakerfamilies (a lot) Ref: J Welles Henderson papers, IndependenceSeaport Museum, Philadelphia. The Good Friends was builtand owned by Stephen Girard (1750-1831), an ex-PatFrenchman who settled in America and became a Philadelphiabusinessman, shipbuilder, banker and philanthropist. As aformer sea captain, he understood ships well and placed ordersfor the construction of what was then an advanced fleet - by1793 his business was flourishing and he became one of thefew millionaires in America. The Master, Robert Thompson,seems to have had a daughter who married into a family calledBaker and this collection seems to have passed down that line. Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 116TWO MID 19TH-CENTURY MERCHANT MIDSHIPMAN'SLOGS BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND ALEXANDRIA kept byBenjamin Phillips in a fine clear hand. First volume: first halfhas a lengthy description complementing the log kept in thesecond half for a return voyage aboard the barque Fairfieldfrom Liverpool-Alexandria between February-August 1847during which the author records sighting slave ships and theircargoes:July 9th: The Barque Clarendon came in 11A.M. fromSera la Own [sic] with 260 Africans on board. I went to Churchthis afternoon...; July 11th ..Sent the Holly Bush ashore shebrought off a cargo of blacks to the Barque Clarendon..;Second volume: autographed on fly for October 1846, the firsthalf given over to exercises, the latter half records a voyageaboard the barque Napan Belle from Liverpool to Alexandriacommencing January 1850 and the return from 17th May to 5thJuly, the last few pages filled with poetry, each bound betweenmarbled quarter-calf boards (partially disbound) -- 8 x 6Â¾in. (20x 17cm.) (2) Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 117ALL BOOKS SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN. 'HUNTSUNIVERSAL YACHT LIST', for years 1851; 1852; 1854; 1856;1858; 1859; 1863; 1866; 1884, bound between hard boards,(mixed conditions) -- 4Â¼ x 5Â½in. (11 x 14cm.) (9) Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 118JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS PUBLISHED BY SAMPSON LOWfor years 1934 (2), 1939, 1942, 1944-5 and 1947-8 (6) ALLBOOKS ARE SOLD SUBJECT NOT TO RETURNEstimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 119MARINE ART REFERENCE BOOKS comprising Archibald:Dictionary of Sea Painters; Davidson: Samuel Walters...;Modern Art and The Clyde; Barbance: Histoire de laCompagnie GÃ©nÃ©rale Transatlantique..; together with threeassorted marine volumes and a quantity of catalogues formaritime exhibitions held by the Omell Gallery (a lot)Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 120CHRISTIE'S MARITIME CATALOGUES South Kensingtonissues for May/Nov 1997; May 1998; May 1999; May/Nov 2000;May/Nov 2001; June/Oct 2002; May/Nov 2003; May/Nov 2004;May 2005; Trafalgar Bicentenary 2005 (King St.); Nov 2006 andMay 2007 (18) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 121'THE BRITISH MARINE ALBUM (DEDICATED TO THEMARINERS OF ENGLAND)' a photograph album of standardform c.1895, with thick gilt-edged card pages containing periodphotographic portraits, every third page dedicated with imagesconnected to one of the ten principal lines including P & O;Cunard and White Star, padded covers with brass clasp -- 12 x9Â½in. (30.5 x 24cm.) Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

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Lot: 122AN INTERESTING COLLECTION OF MARITIMEPOSTCARDS comprising approximately 500+ annotated cardsfor every mercantile vessel lost in World War II, organised byline [omitting Union Castle Line; some duplicates], contained ina card filing box with ten-page indices organised by line -- 15in.(38cm.) diameter Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 123A COLLECTION OF 18TH/19TH-CENTURY COPPERPRINTING PLATES WITH VIEWS OF THE ISLE OF WIGHTcomprising four marine views, two landscapes, plate of (?)localcrests, a letter from Thomas Worsley/John Glynn dated 1768;and a plan of Sandown Fort, some stamped on reverse forWhittow & Large -- the largest 8 x 10Â¼in. (20 x 26cm.) (9)Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 124A RARE SET OF WORKING CARD ENGINEERING MODELSby Thomas and Gilbert Jones and comprising eight colouredmodels for engine side valves, contained in original box of issuewith associated leaflets etc. -- 6Â¾in. (17cm.) diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 125A CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ROWING SCULL, 1923 theblade painted and decorated with crest for Caius College for amatch against Jesus, Lady Margaret, Trinity and Peterhouse,May 1923, maker stamp for Norris on shaft -- 145in. (368cm.);together with a boxed compass sight (unsigned) (2) Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 126TWO LARGE 19TH-CENTURY ROYAL NAVY LIGNUM VITÃ†FIDS with pinned steel cuffs to top, the larger one impressedwith the Government broad arrow mark and numbered 'RLT 87[MARK] 9104596' -- 24in. (61cm.) long; together with a souvenirpipe rack from H.M.S. Victory; and a plated tot cup inscribed forthe launch of H.M.S. Colossus in 1909 (4) Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00

Lot: 127A 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND BRASS YACHTING TILLERwith fluted shaft terminating in a carved hound's head -- 31in.(79cm.) overall Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 128A 19TH-CENTURY OAK TILLER with knot-work grip -- 44in.(112cm.) long; together with a standish in the form of a puntsupporting two inkwells and a pen rest -- 16Â½in. (42cm.)diameter; and a small ivory sand glass (3) Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00

Lot: 129A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND GESSOMARINE-THEMED WATCH STAND comprising Neptune

standing over a mermaid with watch cavity on his leftsurmounted by a fountain, gesso covered with gilt highlighting,mounted on a shaped ebonised base -- 13Â½ x 9in. (34 x 23cm.) Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 130A 19TH-CENTURY WORKING DEMONSTRATION MODELFOR A LIFE-SAVING BREECHES BUOY modelled as amidship's section with stayed mast, standing rigging, hullsections with chain plates and deadeyes with life-linesupporting a child in special harness to a tripod -- 17Â½ x 24in.(44.5 x 61cm.) Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 131A BOTTLED DIORAMA depicting a sailor sitting in his cabinmaking his model of a ship in bottle, plaque inscribed A. Cogonifecit -- 10in. (25cm.) diameter; together with a well-presentedminiature model of a Dutch sailing barge set in a turbulent sea,contained within a green glass bottle -- 12Â½in. (32cm.) diameter(2) Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 132A COLLECTION OF MID 19TH-CENTURY MOSTLY 'GREATEASTERN' CABLE-LAYING PRINTS by Thomas Picken, afterRobert Charles Dudley, and comprising assorted views ofvarious vessels in the art of cable laying, published by Day &Son, London, each bearing title, approximately 8 x 11in. (20 x28cm.) framed and glazed (18) Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 133A CUT GLASS AND BRASS DECKHEAD SALOON LAMPFROM THE S.S. ROKER (1898) the glass shade secured tobalustrade top plate with central hole for electrical attachment,inscribed on top rim SS ROKER -- 11in. (28cm.) high Built byShort Brothers for James Westoll, the Roker was launched on2nd April 1898 and registered at 3,495 tons. She was brokenup at Rosyth on 24th July 1933. Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 134AN EARLY VICTORIAN GILT-BRASS MARINE-THEMEDINKWELL of capstan form with glass liner, the lid modelled as ajack tar sailor standing next to an anchor float -- 6in. (15cm.)high Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 135A 19TH-CENTURY BRASS TILLER YOKE in the form of twoopposed dolphins, their tails supporting the guide rope loops,the reverse punched PRESD. BY W.R TO H.B -- 18in. (46cm.)diameter Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 136A PAIR OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY BRASS FIRE DOGSCOMMEMORATING LACHLAN MCQUARIE, GOVERNOR OF

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NEW SOUTH WALES each depicting a pair of intertwineddolphins surmounted by a ship (?H.M.S. Dromedary) on plinthinscribed McQUARIE, with brass supports behind -- 12 x 8in.(31 x 20cm.) (2) Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 137A RARE VENETIAN DECORATIVE BRASS CASTING FROMA GONDOLA, PROBABLY LATE 19TH-CENTURY in the usualform of a stylised seahorse -- 10 x 10in. (25.5cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 138A COMPASS AND BINNACLE BY HENRY BROWNE & SON,LONDON the 6Â½in. compass card signed with 'Sestrel'trademark and numbered '1800N', mounted within double-glazed (top and bottom) liquid-filled bowl within counter-signedand numbered gimbals further stamped 'deadbeat compass',contained within wooden binnacle with maker's plates,red/green Kelvin spheres, access hatch to interior components,Flinder's bar and brass hood with hinged ports, overall -- 56in.(142.3cm.) high Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 139A BRASS BRIDGE TELEGRAPH BY DURKEE MARINE, NEWYORK of typical form with (?)rexine white instruction plates andinternal gong -- 49Â½in. (126cm.) including vertical handle Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 140A LATE 19TH-CENTURY PORT NAVIGATION LAMP of typicalform, with maker's plate for Wm Harvie, Glasgow, stamped withrepeat marks dated for 1898 and with additional stamps 'GWR',complete with original burner on sliding tray -- 21Â½in. (54.5cm.)high Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 141A LATE 19TH-CENTURY EMERGENCY DOCKING HELMRECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE WHITE STARS.S. AFRIC (1899-1917) heavily constructed in brass and incleaned, conserved and working condition, the top plateinscribed PORT/STAR.d with indicator connected to elipticaldrive gear to helm hub -- 34Â½in. (87.5cm.) high; together withtwo portholes recovered from the same wreck, cleaned andpolished, one impressed with maker's mark for 'Roby' withhinged cover and retaining original, now shattered and opaque,glass, each now fitted with mirror -- 21in. (53.5cm.) diameter;and a postcard sent from Afric (4) The S.S. Afric was apassenger/cargo ship of nearly 12,000 tons built for the WhiteStar Line in 1899 by Harland & Wolff. Designed specifically forthe Australian service with four sisters (Medic; Persic; Runicand Suevic) they had impressive cargo capacity includingrefrigerated space for 100,000 carcasses and could cruise at13.5 knots. Afric was torpedoed on the 12th February 1917twelve miles s.s.w. of the Eddystone lighthouse. Five werekilled outright, seventeen drowned and 145, including theCaptain, survived. Title has been granted to the vendor by theReceiver of Wreck, Droit No. A/2458. Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 142A PAIR OF 10 X 50 PERISCOPE BINOCULARS BY CARLZEISS, CIRCA 1962 now finished in polished steel andstamped with maker's mark and number 1331847 on baseplate,viewing aperture with shade cowl, bubble level filters, anti-mistsilica gel chamber, adjustable eyepiece, lockable 360Âº swivelaction, 60Âº up angle, 20Âº down angle, mounted on adjustablewood and metal tripod -- approximate height 78in. (198cm.);copy of instruction manual, spare sachets of silica gel, cleaningcloth and brush Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 143AN UNUSUAL 19TH-CENTURY MARINE LAMP BY MILLERS,LONDON of cylindrical copper form with blue glasscircumferential, maker's plate to front inscribed MILLERS SHIPSIGNAL LAMPS, 179 PICCADILLY LONDON, hinged top tointernal burners, lashing points top and under -- 19in. (48cm.)high Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 144A 19TH-CENTURY BRASS BINNACLE COMPASS unsigned,with 5in. aluminium compass disc with paper laid over, mountedon a hinged pin within a brass bowl with glazed aperture andlamp flange to rear (card worn; missing lamp) -- 11Â½in. (29cm.)high; together with a brass porthole with hinged cover; and alarge three-reel wooden block (3)Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00

Lot: 145AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SHIP'S BELL FOR THE DORSETOF LIVERPOOL, 1811 with moulded rim, inscribed to front inraised lettering SHIP DORSET / OF / LIVERPOOL / 1811, withoriginal iron-mounted wooden stock, hanging pins and pull loopand clapper, overall -- 17 x 19in . (43 x 48cm.) The Dorset wasa single-decked sloop of 110 tons and, although built inDartmouth, traded between Liverpool and Rotterdam. Mannedby a crew of 10, she was owned and Captained by H. Hart. Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 146A 19TH-CENTURY BRASS BULKHEAD CLOCK BYEMANUEL, PORTSEA the 4Â¼in. enamel dial signed Emanuel /3 The Hard Portsea, black steel hands, slow/fast lever above'XII', single arbor to 8-day going barrel movement, removablebevelled-glass face plate with locking loops, brass bulkheadcase with three securing points -- 5Â½in. (14cm.) overall Emanuel are recording working in Portsea between 1859-1878 Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 147TWO LIGNUM VITÃ† BLOCKS each with hinged brass spool setwithin -- 4in. (10cm.) diameter (2) Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 148A SET OF 19TH-CENTURY LIGNUM VITÃ† CAMPAIGNCOASTERS comprising a nest of three, the largest -- 4Â¼in.(11cm.) diameter

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Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00

Lot: 149A RECONSTRUCTED ELEPHANT BIRD EGG (Ã†PYORNISMAXIMUS) of composite reconstruction, comprising parts fromtwo or more examples -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high The elephantbirds were giant rarities native to Madagascar. Thought to beextinct for about 1,000 years, it was the world's largest bird,believed to have been up to 3m tall and weighing close to half aton. The egg volume is approximately 160 times greater than achicken, their thickness proving durable to the climate,fragments are littered over desert areas of the island.Estimate: £1,500.00 - £2,500.00

Lot: 150A LATE 19TH-CENTURY MARINE IVORY CARVING SETcomprising two knives, two forks and a sharpener, the bladessigned for Cooper Brothers, Sheffield, the longest -- 15in.(38cm.) (5) Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 151A 19TH-CENTURY MARQUETRY WORK/WRITING BOX thelid depicting an American full-rigged ship in full sail, ebonybanding, ivory lock plate, fitted interior -- 10Â¼in. (26cm.)diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 152A COCO DE MER nut removed and shell skillfully re-attached,some husk remaining in crevices -- 17in. (43cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 153A 19TH-CENTURY MERCHANT SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD carvedfrom the solid in the form of a lady wearing blue and redcostume and a turban topped with a sunflower, finished inpolychrome (missing right arm, conservation, repainted) -- 44in.(112cm.) highEstimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 154AN ATTRACTIVE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY CARVEDFRAGMENT, POSSIBLY FROM A NAVAL WARSHIP finelycarved in the form of a sea horse leaping over a scroll-formbase, with scales extending behind from shoulders to tail, finelycarved mane, remains of gesso and gilt covering, mounted onan ebonised base (later, wear and losses) -- overallmeasurements 12Â½ x 14in. (32 x 35.5cm.) Estimate: £800.00 - £1,000.00

Lot: 155AN INTERESTING 19TH-CENTURY BRASS SIGNAL GUNwith heavily-constructed 1in. bore 14in. two-stage barrel withtouch hole, cascabel with integral wheel elevation, mounted ona solid brass truck with brass wheels, front axle attached tosprung recoil mechanism, the whole secured to inset brass bedplate with runners for wheels set on thick oak base with brasssecuring loops to sides. Overall measurements -- 8Â½ x 18 x

10Â½in. (21.5 x 46 x 26.5cm.) Estimate: £2,500.00 - £4,000.00

Lot: 156A 19TH-CENTURY WOODEN SIGNAL GUN TEMPLATEMODEL turned from ebonised teak and comprising a 26Â½in. five-stage barrel, cascabel and trunnions, partially-bored muzzlewith lead ballast and touch-hole, (ebonised finish worn) -- 29in.(73.5cm.) overall Traditional gun casting methods used uniquepositive (or 'male') templates which were destroyed as part ofthe process. This is possibly a later template used to create themore modern boxed or split mould, so that after forming thehollow mould, this was split, being contained in two heavy ironboxes, to release the model or pattern for re-use. This savedtime and money, since the model could be used repeatedly,and allowed identical sets to be produced. The central cone,which would have been created with this model, gives afounder a starting point to bore the barrel. Estimate: £500.00 - £700.00

Lot: 157AN INTERESTING 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND BRASSMODEL NAVAL CANNON with four-stage tapering brass Â¾in.barrel with inset touch hole, mounted on stepped mahoganytruck with sliding plate with locks operated by universal sidelevers via front axle, inset brass securing points, brass wheels -- 6Â½ x 14in. (16.5 x 35.5cm.) The front of the sliding plate isdesigned to be secured to the bulkhead and is shaped to allowa certain amount of lateral movement. It also does away withthe traditional ropes which cannon had in order to arrest recoil. Presumably once the locks were released, the cannon couldsimply be slid back to position. Estimate: £1,200.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 158A 19TH-CENTURY BRASS SIGNAL GUN with three-stage17Â¼in. tapering barrel with fluted muzzle, trunnions, top hole andcascabel, mounted on a stepped wooden truck with woodenwheels (later) -- 11Â½ x 20in. (29 x 50.8cm.) This signal gun wasrecovered by recreational divers from the sea bed in 1985. Estimate: £1,500.00 - £2,000.00

Lot: 159A SMALL BRASS 19TH-CENTURY SIGNAL GUN with 11Â½in.two-stage tapering barrel with fluted muzzle, trunnions, touchhole and spherical cascabel, mounted on a stepped woodentruck with wooden wheels -- overall measurements 10 x 16in.(25.5 x 40.5cm.) Estimate: £700.00 - £900.00

Lot: 160A BRASS SUNDIAL BY HILKIAH BEDFORD, LONDON,C.1666-1674 of typical octagonal form, signed between 'VIII'and 'IIII' H. Bedford in Fleet street, complete with original foliategnomon -- 14in. (35.5cm.) diameter Hilkiah Bedford specialisedin mathematical instruments and portable dials, workingbetween 1656-1680 from several addresses in the City, hesigned his instruments ...in Fleet street. between 1666 and1674, thereafter adding near Fetter Lane.. He died in 1689. Estimate: £1,200.00 - £1,800.00

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A GOOD MID 19TH-CENTURY DIPLEIDOSCOPE BY E.J.DENT constructed in oxidised-brass, signed on the polished-brass cap, countersigned and numbered to side E.J. DentPatentee 624, levelling screw, bubble level and compass,contained within original mahogany box, together with a copy ofDent's Table for the equation of time, 1846 to accompany hisnew meridian instrument, and a note attributing provenance toCaptain Thomas Levois, in the slave trade most of his time, thelid containing polarising filter. Overall measurements -- 6in.(15cm.) square The dipleidoscope was patented in 1843 byJames Bloxam and marketed by Edward Dent for timing themeridian transit of the sun. The mirror cell contains a hollow,right-angled prism, with two sides silvered and one of glass.The meridian transit was determined by the coincidence of twoimages of the sun by single and double reflection, one from thetop glass and the other from both mirrors. With the baseproperly levelled and oriented, the meridian transit could beread to seconds. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 162A LATE 19TH-CENTURY POCKET COMPASS SUNDIAL BYSTEWARD, LONDON with 1Â½in. silvered compass dial signedas per title, steel hand with clamp, lacquered-brass bowl withhinged sundial over with dual divisions inscribed INNERCIRCLE OF LETTER & FIGURES USED IN SOUTHERNLATITUDES, oxidised-brass gnomon and folding latitude scale,contained in original plush-lined leather case with securinghooks -- 3in. (7.5cm.) overall Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 163A MID-18TH-CENTURY AUGSBURG POCKET DIAL IN THEMANNER OF ANDREAS VOGLER constructed in brass withblack-filled lettering, 1in. glazed compass with original steelneedle, silvered dial with compass rose engraved 'OR' for eastand 'OC' for west, the back plate with latitudes for Europeancapitals and ?maker's initials 'WTM', contained within originalleather-covered card case with remnant lining and securinghook -- 2Â¾in. (7cm.) overall Literature: Higton, H: Sundials, APortable History, Philip Wilson 2001, p.101Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 164AN 8-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY BARRAUD'S,LONDON, No.639, CIRCA 1820 the 4in. silvered dial signed asper title, Barraud's up/down aperture over 'VI', blued spadehands, Earnshaw escapement with OZ-type balance, bluedhelical spring, jewelled locking stone, mounted in gimballedbrass bowl with Barraud 'butterfly' winding assembly withinthree-tier mahogany box (later), approximately -- 7in. (18cm.)square Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 165A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY J. W. RAY & CO., 60DALE ST. LIVERPOOL, NO.262, CIRCA 1919 the 4in. silvereddial signed and numbered as per title, up/down and subsidiarysecond dials, blued spade hands, Earnshaw escapement withbi-metallic balance, steel helical balance, jewelled lockingstone, stamped '10824' on back plate with counter stamp insidebowl, gimbal-mounted within three-tier mahogany box with

numbered ivorine maker's plate to middle section,approximately -- 7in. (18cm.) square The movements for Ray &Co. chronometers were provided by Mercers and their number(10824) corresponds to manufacture in 1917. Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 166A HAMILTON 'NAVIGATION MASTER' DECK WATCH FORTHE BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY, CIRCA 1942 with1Â¾in. enamel dial signed HAMILTON, Arabic numerals, bluedspade hands with sweep seconds, the movement counter-signed and numbered '30225', lever escapement, '3992B[calibre], 22 jewels, adjusted to 6 positions and temperature',Government mark, contained within a chromed steel case, theback signed and inscribed over earlier Hydrographic marks'H.S. 527-3637 Serial No. 601-1942 ('H.S. 3' cancelled),contained within fitted box of issue with serial numbers in lid --1Â½ x 3Â¾ x 5in. (4 x 9.5 x 12.7cm.) Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 167A FINE AND RARE SILVER-CASED KEYLESS DECK WATCHBY VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENEVE, PRODUCEDFOR THE BRITISH HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY, 1940S with2in. matt silvered dial signed as per title with Arabic numeralsand blued-steel spade hands with sweep seconds, 21 jewels,straight line lever escapement with Guillaume balance andspecial alloy Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer,movement counter-signed and numbered '454898', containedin fully-marked silver case numbered '286295' stamped onreverse 'H.S. 2 54898' with Government broad arrow mark(suspension fob missing) -- 2Â½in. (6.5cm.) diameter Estimate: £1,200.00 - £1,800.00

Lot: 168A LATE 18TH-CENTURY MARINER'S HOUR GLASScomprising two hand-blown bulbs conjoined at middle by wax-covered twine, contained within two hexagon plates supportedwith six square-sided supports -- 7in. (18cm.) high Estimate: £800.00 - £1,000.00

Lot: 169AN 18TH-CENTURY-STYLE SANDGLASS with bulbs blown asa single unit, contained within wooden holder lined with marbledpaper and covered with Morocco leather tooled with gilt motifs -- 8Â¾in. (22cm.) Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 170A LATE 19TH-CENTURY BONE SAND GLASS with hand-blown bulbs conjoined at middle with twine, contained betweenturned bone plates with three bone "bamboo form" supports --5Â¾in. (14.5cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 171A MARINE-THEMED SHIP-STRIKE CLOCK & BAROMETERDESK SET with brushed-steel dials signed Westbury, U.S.A.,the clock with eight-day going barrel movement and "Ship'sWatch" strike train, ship's wheel rims, mounted opposite

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matching aneroid barometer on a bronzed base withthermometer set between -- 8 x 12Â½in. (20 x 32cm.) Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 172A LATE 19th-CENTURY CELESTIAL NAVIGATION GLOBEBY CARY & CO., LONDON with 5Â½in. diameter paper-coveredglobe signed and inscribed Cary & Co. Makers to the Admiralty,7 PALL MALL, LONDON, varnished and mounted in a brassmeridian set within a counter-signed horizon ring withremovable altitude frame with indicator, contained in a teak boxwith instructions pasted inside lid -- 8in. (20.5cm.) square;photocopy of 1896 patent (2) Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 173A 'HUSON' STAR GLOBE BY HENRY HUGHES & SON, LTD, LONDON with 7in. globe signed THE HUSON STAR GLOBE /H. HUGHES & SON LTD, LONDON, contained in mahoganybox with brass meridian ring and removable horizon rings withsliding indicators, instructions pasted inside lid -- approximately10Â½in. (27cm.) square Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 174A 19TH-CENTURY DRY CARD COMPASS (unsigned), the5Â¼in. card contained in gimbal-mounted, lacquered-brass andpainted bowl within wooden box with sliding lid -- 9in. (23cm.)diameter; together with another similar (2) Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 175A 19TH-CENTURY DRY CARD COMPASS BY H.J. HARTINGBANK UTRECHT with 4Â½in. compass card signed at centre asper title, contained within a black-painted and lacquered-brassbowl, gimbal-mounted within oak box with sliding lid -- 10in.(25.5cm.) square Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 176A LATE 19TH-CENTURY SINGER'S-PATENT DRY CARDCOMPASS the 3Â½in. paper-covered compass card of typicalform, mounted within a lacquered-brass gimbal-mounted bowlwithin mahogany box with sliding lid -- 6Â¼in. (16cm.) square Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 177C. ABEL-KLINGER (C. 1852), NUREMBERG: AN 8-INCHTERRESTRIAL GLOBE signed as per title, made up of twelveprinted and coloured gores with polar calottes and with Dutchtitles, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees,the ecliptic ungraduated, the oceans coloured a lightgreen/blue, the continents coloured pale yellow showingmountains, rivers, towns, cities etc., Australia and Tasmaniadescribed as Nieuw Holland / Van Diemens Eil, mounted inwooden tripod stand with paper meridian -- 19Â½in. (49.5cm.)high Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 178A DISTRESSED MID 19TH-CENTURY 12IN. TERRESTRIALTABLE GLOBE BY W. & A.K. JOHNSTON, EDINBURGH &LONDON the globe fractured and missing sections, mountedwithin brass meridian ring, contained within a mahogany standwith horizon ring -- 17in. (43cm.) high Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 179A 19TH-CENTURY TURNED-IVORY THERMOMETERconstructed in three sections in the form of an 'Eleanor Cross'the mercury tube set to front with range of 20-120Âº andannotated Freezing to Fever Heat opposite, secured toebonised base within glass dome -- 10Â½in. (26.5cm.) high Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 180A MODERN THERMO-BAROGRAPH BY CASELLA, LONDONthe drum with eight-day clockwork motor, temperature/pressure-recording arms with felt tip markers, contained in a plastic casewith plexi-glass flip-lid and folding metal handle, the front withapplied maker's mark signed as per title -- 11Â¾in. (30cm.)diameter Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 181A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MARINEINCLINOMETER, ATTRIBUTED TO JESSE RAMSDEN thelacquered-brass pendulum indicator with reciprocating upperaction mounted on a bedplate engraved with two 30Âº scalesand broad arrow marks, contained within an inverted glazedkeystone case for bulkhead mounting -- 22in. (56cm.) high Anear-identical example of this instrument signed by Ramsdenwas sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 17 November 2004,Sale 9969, lot 210. Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 182A GOOD TWO-CYLINDER VACUUM PUMP BY BENEVOLO,LYON, C.1880 heavily constructed in lacquered-brass andsigned BENEVOLO, Opticien, A LYON on the stock, wooden-handled crank operating twin glass cylinders, brass bed platesupporting enclosed mercury thermometer, isolation andoperating valves, circular glass bell jar platform with cylinderand fruitwood funnel to top, overall -- 20in. (51cm.) square Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 183A 19TH-CENTURY HAND-OPERATED VACUUM PUMPunsigned, constructed of cast iron and brass, glass-enclosedcylinder, atmospheric mercury level, bell jar and platform withadjustable input valve, mounted on mahogany base -- 15 x28in. (38 x 71cm.); together with a hand-cranked set of bellows;and a small swordfish rostrum (3) Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 184AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY 3IN. REFRACTING TELESCOPEBY J. MERZ, MÃœNCHEN signed as per title around objective,white-painted brass main tube with tripod mounting lugs,

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lacquered-brass eye-piece with rack-and-pinion fine focus,length overall -- 51Â½in. (131cm.) Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 185A LARGE MID-18TH-CENTURY 1Â½IN. SINGLE-DRAW NAVALTELESCOPE unsigned, with tapering mahogany decagonaltube, main lens assembly with dust slide, inscribed incopperplate script on the gilt brass draw-tube Captn. MatthewSmith R.N. (missing eye cup, tube cracked) -- 49Â½in. (126cm.)closed This officer is recorded as being made Lieutenant on4th December 1779, Commander 18th April 1782 and Captainexactly one year later. Intriguingly he is also listed as beingDismissed the Service in 1796, but Restored again in 1798. Hedied in 1844. This telescope was discovered recently in the atticduring a clearance and despite losses and wear, remains ingood optical condition. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 186A GOOD 18TH-CENTURY 2IN. NAVAL SINGLE-DRAWTELESCOPE BEARING DUAL SIGNATURES FOR DOLLONDAND RAMSDEN the tapering mahogany tube with brass drawsigned Dollond London and Ramsden London, bulbous eye-piece with dust slide -- 38Â¼in. (97cm.) closed; contained in latercanvas rod case Jesse Ramsden married John Dollond'syoungest daughter in 1765, thus aligning two of the greatestinstrument-making families in London. Dollond was justly famedfor the quality of their optics and zealously guarded theacquired rights and subsequent patent to the invention of theachromatic lens against London competitors - a share of whichwas given to Ramsden as part of the dowry when he marriedDollond's daughter. It seems that in the instance of this lot,Ramsden simply acted as a retailer and had a somewhat hasty-looking signature added. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 187A 19TH-CENTURY 1IN. THREE-DRAW WOOD AND BRASSTELESCOPE BY DAVIS, LONDON signed by the tapering eye-pieces E. Davis, London, Day or Night, dust slides, foul-weatherextension cuff -- 11Â¼in. (28.5cm.) closed; together with anothersimilar, signed Dolland (2) Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 188AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1Â¼IN. THREE-DRAWTELESCOPE SIGNED RAMSDEN, LONDON with nickel-platedtubes signed as per title, wooden main tube, contained withinoriginal wood and leather container (optically impaired) -- 7Â¾in.(19.5cm.) high Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00

Lot: 189AN EXTREMELY FINE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BALEEN,SHAGREEN AND LIGNUM VITÃ† COMPASS & TELESCOPESYSTEM STICK BY WILLSON, LONDON comprising 1in.single-draw shagreen covered telescope signed by the eye-piece as per title, the cap containing a 1in. dry card compasswith card clamp in rim, secured when top cap is in place, thestick covered with a spiral of baleen and shagreen to brass

terminus, assembled length -- 36Â¼in. (92cm.) high GeorgeWillson is recorded as an 'optical turner' working from 1798 inhis own capacity, having been apprenticed to James Mouldingin 1781. He himself latterly had significant apprentices inGeorge Dixey and John Cole, forming a partnership with Dixeybetween 1802-1809, suggesting that this stick was madebetween 1798 and 1802. Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 190A RARE 18th-CENTURY 1Â¼IN. THREE-DRAW BRASS ANDSHAGREEN REFRACTING "SUBSCRIPTION" TELESCOPEBY WILLIAM STORER, LONDON with shagreen-covered maintube, lens cap and dust-slide to eye-piece, finely engraved ontube with the Royal Arms and inscribed underneath TheSubscription Telescope / by the King's Patent / Sero sed Serio /Warranted to be adjusted by Wm. Storer, / & delivered to theSubscribers / at Chas. Lincoln's, / No.62 Leadenhall Street, /London, rack-and-pinion focus, further engraved on lower stage* Storer, Professor of Optics to His Majesty No.8 -- 7Â¾in.(19.6cm.) closed William Storer worked in London (offLeicester Fields, now Leicester Square) between 1778-1789but was bankrupted in 1784. These telescopes are discussed inthe article reference below. The numbering seems to havebeen rather opaque and, despite the highest number (188)being sold in these rooms in April 2010, the present lot, thelowest number to date, brings the total known to just sixexamples, suggesting that Storer used random numbers todisguise low sales. That Sero sed Serio (Late, but in earnest)was included in the inscriptions is telling. Literature: DeClercq, Dr. P: Bulletin 98, (pp37-8) September 2008, ScientificInstrument Society. ++Missing rack-and-pinion focus wheel;brass lacquer worn overall; optics in good condition. Noevidence of cleaning or restoration. Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 191AN 18TH-CENTURY 2Â¼IN. REFRACTING TABLE TELESCOPEBY RAMSDEN, LONDON the 24Â½in. lacquered-brass main tubewith rack-and-pinion focus extension to threaded sighting tube,mounted on folding tripod stand with levelling screws, bubblelevel, rack-and-pinion elevation, horizontal vernier above feetand elevation quadrant, approximately -- 20 x 35in. (51 x89cm.) Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 192A 19TH-CENTURY IVORY, HORN AND BRASS 1Â¼IN. SINGLE-DRAW MONOCULAR the main tube set with coloured brilliants,gilt-plated draw-tube, contained within associated leather andwood pocket case -- 3in. (7.5cm.) high Estimate: £50.00 - £80.00

Lot: 193A 19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH IVORY AND STEEL POCKETDENTAL HYGIENE SET unsigned, the turned ivory handle withsix types of scraper etc., contained in fitted red morocco leathercase with securing hook -- 2Â¾in. (7cm.) diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 194

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A RARE LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH-CENTURY ITALIAN CARD,LEATHER AND IVORY 1IN. THREE-DRAW TELESCOPEunsigned, each draw with impressed focus ring and ivory stage,turned dust cap and eye-piece (conservation and restoration) --15Â¾in. (40cm.) closed; contained within an early 19th-centurysix-sided plush-lined hinged oak case with securing hook andhandle -- 28in. (71cm.) long (2) Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 195AN 18TH-CENTURY CARD AND HORN 1IN. THREE-DRAWTELESCOPE unsigned, each tube covered with vellum andmarked for correct withdrawal length, horn staging, eye-pieceand objective lens mount, stained coloured main tube withtooled decoration -- 13in. (33cm.) closed Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 196A FINE LACQUERED-BRASS UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPECOMPENDIUM BY BENJAMIN MARTIN, CIRCA 1774 signedby the eye-piece B. Martin, Invt. et Fecit, London, withtriangular section pillar with rack and pinion platformadjustment, double-sided substage mirror, six numberedobjective lenses, sprung 'Bonanni' stage, fish-plate, stageforceps and other accessories, contained in a fitted mahoganybox (later) -- 12in. (30.5cm.) diameter Estimate: £4,000.00 - £6,000.00

Lot: 197A FINE 'JONES MOST-IMPROVED'-TYPE COMPOUNDMICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM BY DOLLOND, LONDON,CIRCA 1800 signed on the foot as per title, the square-sectionshaft with front-inset rack-and-pinion strip, 7in. main tube,substage condensing lens and plano-concave mirror, togetherwith near-complete complement of accessories including a'wheel of lenses' numbered 1-6; fish-plate; live box; large andsmall bone slides with some original specimens; ivory tube ofmica spares; sprung Bonnani spring stage; cone substage lightcondenser; Lieberkuhn reflector, etc., contained within originalfitted mahogany box with side-securing hooks -- 4 x 13Â½ x 9Â½in.(10 x 34 x 24cm.) Originally devised by George Adams theYounger (1750-1795) and published after his death in the 2ndedition of Adams Essays on the Microscope (1798), which W.&S. Jones purchased the copyright of, this type thus becameknown as the Jones Most-Improved Microscope. The Londonfirms W.& S. Jones, Bleuler, Cary and Dollond all made thesemagnificent microscope compendiums, which achieved theirgreatest popularity in the first half of the 19th Century. This lotrepresents the largest 'Jones Most-Improved' model Dollondmade and is in highly original condition. Estimate: £4,000.00 - £6,000.00

Lot: 198A FINE DOUBLE-REFLECTING COMPOUND MICROSCOPEATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF EDMUNDCULPEPER, CIRCA 1725-30 unsigned, with rayskin-coveredmain tube, green paper-lined draw-tube with embossed giltdecoration and inked focus staging lines and numbers, turnedlignum vitÃ¦ eye-piece with brass dust slide supported overcircular brass objective stage by three legs, and secured bythree legs to circular lignum vitÃ¦ base with concave mirror atcentre, contained within pyramidal case with lower drawer

containing some accessories. The microscope -- 14Â½in. (37cm.)high (closed); the case -- 18in. (46cm.) high Very similarexamples to this can be viewed in the Golub Collection(No.181) located at the University of California, and the Historyof Science Museum, Oxford (No. 43576), which appears to usethe same embossed designs and focus line numbers on itsdraw tube. Estimate: £8,000.00 - £12,000.00

Lot: 199A FINE LACQUERED-BRASS COMPOUND MICROSCOPEBY JOHN CUFF, LONDON, CIRCA 1745 signed around theaperture on the cruciform stage J. Cuff London Invt. & Fecit, the7in. main tube with eye-piece dust slide, rectangular-sectionpillar engraved with objective settings 1-6, clamp screw andfine-screw focusing adjustment, substage mirror, secured to abase with internal accessories, drawer containing six numberedobjectives; swivelling platform lens; ebony loup; bone handledtools; tweezers; platform forceps; ivory canister of slide spares;contained in pyramidal storage case with top handle andinternal drawer containing fish-plate; wet box; Bonnani springstage; Lieberkuhn reflector; substage cone; fish skin-coveredcase of numbered bone slides with original specimen interestetc., the box -- 17Â½in. (44.5cm.) high Estimate: £5,000.00 - £8,000.00

Lot: 200A MID 19TH-CENTURY DRUM-TYPE MICROSCOPEunsigned, the 6Â½in. lacquered-brass sighting tube with rack-and-pinion focus, single-sided mirror, contained in fitted mahoganyplush-lined box with accessories including six nose-pieces,Lieberkuhn reflector, live box, forceps and magnifier, the box --11in. (28cm.) diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 201A 19TH-CENTURY CARY-TYPE BOTANIST'S MICROSCOPEunsigned, of typical form and contained in box with plush-linedlid and partial accessories including tweezers, two 6-specimenwooden slides, live box and glass blanks, the case -- 6Â¼in.(16cm.) diameter Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 202A LATE 19TH-CENTURY PORTABLE MONOCULARMICROSCOPE PROBABLY BY SWIFT & SON the lacquered-brass 5Â½in. tube with 1in. nose-piece signed Swift & Son, rack-and-pinion adjustment, removable plano/convex mirror, foldingtripod legs contained in mahogany travelling box with someaccessories and drop handle, the box -- 7in. (18cm.) diameter Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 203A CULPEPER-TYPE BRASS MICROSCOPE, ENGLISH,C.1800 of typical form with 7in. sighting barrel, dust slide,platform forceps, contained in fitted pyramidal box with drawercontaining four nose-pieces and hinged top handle -- 13in.(33cm.) high Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

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Lot: 204AN ENGLISH MID 18TH-CENTURY POCKET COMPASSMICROSCOPE unsigned, apparently complete and comprisingthree lenses with silvered lieberkuhn mirrors, slide clamp,pincers, loup and shade attachments, in fitted plush-lined blackfish skin case with securing hooks -- 5in. (12.8cm.) diameter Literature: Turner, G.L'E: Collecting Microscopes, p.28-9,where a similar example is discussed. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 205A RARE OPTICAL COMPENDIUM RETAILED BY W.& S.JONES, CIRCA 1820 comprising a lacquered-brass drum-typemicroscope; a projecting microscope with lignum vitÃ¦ scioptricball; and a two-draw mahogany and brass telescope, allcontained in fitted mahogany box with two four-sample ivoryslides and tweezers and maker's label inside lid. The box --13Â¼in. (33.5cm.) diameter Estimate: £1,200.00 - £1,800.00

Lot: 206A 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH LACQUERED-BRASS SOLARPROJECTING MICROSCOPE unsigned, with substantial lensassembly and bed plate with adjustable mirror, contained infitted mahogany box with removable two-tier fitted compartmentfor accessories including live box, specimen brass slides andtwo annotated wooden slides, the case -- 14Â½in. (37cm.)diameter Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 207A RARE 19TH-CENTURY MICROSCOPE PROJECTIONACCESSORY FOR A MAGIC LANTERN unsigned, constructedin lacquered-brass with 4in. objective lens supportingmicroscope nose-piece with rack-and-pinion adjustment --19Â¾in. (50cm.) long Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 208A GOOD MID 19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED-BRASSMONOCULAR MICROSCOPE BY ANDREW ROSS, LONDONsigned and numbered on the foot ANDRw. ROSS, LONDON.No.85., rack-and-pinion focus, adjustable stage, plano-convexmirror, contained in a fitted double-door box with accessoriesincluding nose-pieces, three by Ross, the 1/12th dated for'1857', assembled -- 16in. (40.5cm.) high; box -- 10 x 7Â½ x 9in.(25.5 x 19 x 23cm.) Estimate: £700.00 - £900.00

Lot: 209J.B. DANCER MICRO-PHOTOGRAPH SLIDES, MID 19TH-CENTURY comprising: 'Cent Francs, Banque de France'; 'HerMajesty the Queen, the Princess Royal, and Prince of Wales.Painted by E. Landseer and engraved by S. Cousins'; 'Â£20 BankNote'; 'Laying Down the Law. Sir E. Landseer'; 'The Marriage ofthe Queen'; 'Major Dickson's Tablet, In Rostherne Church,Cheshire'. Size of original, 5 feet.'; 'Illuminated Lord's Prayer';'David Livingstone, L.L.D, Born 1816, The African Traveller';and 'Family Group seven figures' (8)Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 210A LATE 18TH-CENTURY BRASS THEODOLITE BY THOMASJONES, LONDON signed on the base plate Thomas Jones,Charing Cross, London, and impressed with the Governmentbroad arrow mark between 'BO', numbered 2176, silveredcompass, quadrant with telescope and level over (missingparts, old wear) -- 10 x 11in. (25.5 x 28cm.) Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 211A SURVEYOR'S LEVEL BY BAKER, LONDON in oxidised-brass with lacquered fittings, signed on the main tube Baker,244 High Holborn, London 2818, bubble levels, compass,levelling screws and base plate for tripod attachment, containedin fitted mahogany box with leather strap -- 16in. (40.5cm.)wide; together with a 'Walker's' yacht log and impellor (2) Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 212AN 18TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY AND BRASS SURVEYOR'SLEVEL BY COTTAM & HALLEN, LONDON comprising alacquered-brass quadrant, signed and inscribed Cottam &Hallen Winsley Strt, London No 180, the scale divided 12-0-12and inscribed to left Inches Full In 3 Feet, and to the rightInches Rise In 3 Feet, thumb-screw retention, the crossbar withfolding pin-hole and cross-hair sights, shaft terminating in asharp point with foot plate; accompanied with matchingsurveyor's staff -- dimensions overall 56Â½ x 54in. (143.5 x137cm.) (2)Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 213A 19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED-BRASS PANTOGRAPH BYJOSEPH CASARTELLI, MANCHESTER of typical form, signedJ. Castartelli, 43 Market Street, Manchester, contained in fittedmahogany box with accessories and trade label -- 35Â½in.(90cm.) diameter This firm operated from this address between1851-95. Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 214A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCULAR PROTRACTOR BY WATSON& SON, LONDON signed on one of the oxidised-brass crosslimbs Watson & Son, 313 High Holborn, London, polished-brass main scale, hinged sprung arms with threaded points,contained in fitted mahogany case -- 10Â½in. (26.5cm.) diameter;together with a brass roller rule signed UWV Birmingham inpine box -- 19in. (48cm.) diameter (2) Watson & Son workedfrom this address between 1869-1872. Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 215AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY DUTCH 'ROEDEN' (ROD)ALIDADE RULE BY BRENER, NAMUR the brass bedplatesecured to coromandel wood base, signed as per title andfurther inscribed Dubbe De Schaale / Generalitait Schaale van160 RÃ½nlan dse Roeden with measurements and Guntersquares delineated along length, each end with hinged sights,each with two further hinged sights, contained within originalfelt-lined leather-covered box with securing hooks and handle --24in. (61cm.) diameter At the date this was made, many

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variations of rod measurement co-existed. The Dutch roedewas generally shorter than the English rod (16.5 ft) however thesubdivisions, or voeten, varied dramatically from place to placeand there could be anything between 7 and 21 voeten to aroede. Louis XIV invaded Namur 1692-5 when he built Namurcastle. Napoleon re-occupied the area from 1794-1815 whenhe introduced his Code Napoleon unifying all thesemeasurements and making instruments such as this lotobsolete. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 216A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SHAGREEN-COVERED DRAWING ETUI BY FRASER, LONDON the fittedinterior with folding rule and sector signed as per title, pen,compass ends and rasp (missing some content) -- 5Â½in. (14cm.)high William Fraser worked from 3 New Bond Street between1780-1805. Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 217AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY DRAWING SET ETUI with brass,steel and ivory instruments comprising a folding rule signedW.& S. Jones; sector; protractor, compass, dividers, prickeretc., contained in a sharkskin-covered case with hinged lid --7in. (18cm.) high Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 218A LATE 19TH-CENTURY CASED DRAWING SET BYSTANLEY with single tray of instruments containing penssigned as per title, proportional dividers, compasses, etc.; thelower compartment with ivory folding rule, sector and parallelrule and tortoiseshell pen, contained in a burr walnut box withplush-lined lid with maker's label and nickel-plated mounting --8Â½in. (21.5cm.) diameter Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 219A LARGE QUANTITY OF ASSORTED DRAWINGINSTRUMENTS, SPARES AND PARTS various makes anddates, comprising compass, divider, screws etc., contained in acardboard box (a lot)Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 220A RARE 19TH-CENTURY SET OF GEOMETRIC SOLIDS BYCLAXTON & MORTON cut from satinised wood, each stamped'C&M' and numbered, contained within original box of issuewith maker's label inside lid with diagram numbered tocorrespond -- 12in. (30.5cm.) diameter Claxton & Mortonworked between 1840-1845 from 27 Harrington Street, London.A similar set by Claxton & Prothero who worked from the sameaddress between 1846-1849 was sold in these rooms 20th April2011, lot 218. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 221A QUANTITY OF CASED DRAWING INSTRUMENTScomprising a nickel-plated pillar compass in fitted case signed

Meulemans, Bruxelles; a spring bow with ivory handle,unsigned; three nickel-plated proportional dividers in fittedcases, one signed Rieffler, the widest -- 8Â¾in. (22.2cm.)diameter (5) Estimate: £250.00 - £400.00

Lot: 222AN UNUSUAL AND RARE COURSE INDICATOR BY J.R.STEBBING, SOUTHAMPTON, C.1862 constructed inlacquered-brass, signed and inscribed Invented by Comr. Hay,R.N. & J.R. F.R.A.S. Southampton No.518 together withdiamond registration mark for 1862 and Stebbing monogram,and comprising a 12in. rule with cutaway section, twin scaledcircumferentor, three indicators with wire sights and a swivellingsight with sliding shade -- 5 x 12in. (13 x 30.5cm.) Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 223AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY MARINEBAROMETER BY COX, LONDON with ivory scales and topplate signed as per title, restricted mercury tube, hingedthermometer guard panel, plain parallel shaft with gimbal andweight -- 39Â½in. (100cm.) high Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 224A MID 19-CENTURY ROSEWOOD SHIP'S 'IMPROVEDSYMPIESOMETER' unsigned, the carved case with ivorybarometer plates with twin adjustment wheels, brass gimbalring, silvered sympiesometer inscribed as per title and brassclad weight under -- 38in. (97cm.) high Estimate: £1,500.00 - £2,000.00

Lot: 225A FINE FLAT-BACKED BOW-FRONT DOMESTICBAROMETER BY WATKINS & HILL, LONDON, C.1840 signedon the silvered scale Watkins & Hill, 5 Charing Cross,LONDON, long thermometer with Fahrenheit and Reaumurscales, original mercury tubes, contained in a fruitwood casewith indicator key to front and reservoir adjustment under --38in. (96.5cm.) high Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 226A DOMESTIC BAROMETER BY GEORGE ADAMS SENIOR,LONDON, C.1760 the mahogany case with break arch and urnpediment, silvered scale plate signed Made by Geo Adams inFleet Street LONDON / Inftrument Maker To His MAJESTY,exposed full-length mercury tube to demi-sphere cistern withlevel adjustment under (cleaning, restoration) -- 39in. (99cm.)high Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 227A KEW-PATTERN MARINE BAROMETER BY NEGRETTI &ZAMBRA, LONDON with black-painted main tube, silveredthermometer, signed as per title to left of main scale, gimbalmount for wall securing -- 36in. (91.5cm.) high Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 228

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A 19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED-BRASS MARINEBAROMETER GIMBAL of typical horseshoe form, supported ona 7Â½in. column hinged to base plate, drilled for bulkheadmounting -- 14in. (35.5cm.); together with a similar modernexample. Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 229A 19TH-CENTURY POCKET ANEROID BAROMETER BYHAMILTON & INCHES, EDINBURGH with 1Â½in. silvered dialsigned as per title, blued-steel indicator, rotating bevel scale,contained within a gilt fob-form case with back half of leatherouter case -- 3Â½in. (9cm.) overall Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 230A RARE EARLY 20th-CENTURY CYCLONOMETER BYHUGHES & SON, LONDON with 6in. silvered aneroidbarometer inscribed COMPENSATED / THECYCLONOMETER / No.531, with rotating bevelled glass scaledivided for different dates, latitude settings and storm distances,blued-steel indicator with gold marker, set in an oxidised-brassbed plate contained within mahogany box with ivorine maker'slabel inscribed Hughes & Son, Opticians, 59 Fenchurch Street,London., the hinged lid containing an ivorine-backedthermometer and an adjustable cyclonometer indicator -- 4Â½ x8Â½in. (11.5 x 21.5cm.) Designed to give sailors early warning oftyphoons and cyclones, this instrument seems to have beendeveloped around 1912 with Hughes & Son issuing this versionfrom the mid-1920s. Alternate names are the'barocyclonometer' or 'typhoon barometer'. Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 231'SLIDING SCALE FOR CORRECTING LONGITUDE ATNOON, FOR AN ERROR IN THE LATITUDE USED IN THECOMPUTATION AT TIME OF SIGHTS, BY GILBERT, T. KEY,LIEUT. R.N.' J.D. POTTER, LONDON, C.1865 signed on thetop plate J.D. Potter / 31, Poultry, London and comprising threecard discs inscribed True 45Âº Bearing; Latitude 0Âº and Error inLatitude conjoined by a central brass stud, instructions andexamples printed on the top plate, the reverse with manuscriptinscription reading Rec Feb 7th 1865 at [?] Fort Menrue. -- 6Â¼in.(16cm.) diameter John Dennett Potter worked between 1851and 1880 from this address with a second establishmentrunning from King St. from 1884. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 232EMPTY 19TH-CENTURY INSTRUMENT BOXES comprisingtwo three-tier chronometer boxes; an outer guard box withleather strap for a chronometer; and a keystone box for anoctant (4)Estimate: £100.00 - £200.00

Lot: 233A LATE 19TH-CENTURY ANEROID BAROMETER BY JOHNNOBLE, HONG KONG with 4Â¼in. silvered dial signed as pertitle, black steel needle with gilt indicator and curved tubethermometer around lower edge, contained within lacquered-brass case with suspension loop --5in. (12.8cm.) diameter

overall Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00

Lot: 234'A NEW AND COMPLETE EPITOME OF PRACTICALNAVIGATION.. AT SEA..' J.W. Norie, seventh edition, 1822,containing maps, charts, diagrams and tables, rebound in fullcalf with gilt titles -- 8Â¾ x 6in. (22 x 15cm.); together with a copyof Nicholls's Seamanship & Nautical Knowledge, 17th ed, 1937;and a 'Capt. Field's Improved' boxwood parallel rule -- 24in.(61cm.) diameter (3) Estimate: £150.00 - £250.00

Lot: 235A FINE 12IN. RADIUS DOUBLE-FRAMED VERNIERSEXTANT BY TROUGHTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 theoxidised-brass frame with polished-brass arc signed as per titleand divided to 140Âº, Vernier scale with magnifier, sightingtubes, mirrors, four shades, contained within original woodenfitted keystone case, together with counter-weighted pillarsupport and accessories, the lid with trade label for John Bruceof Liverpool -- case 17in. (43cm.) square Estimate: £2,500.00 - £4,000.00

Lot: 236AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 5IN. VERNIER REFLECTINGCIRCLE BY LISTOR & MARTINS, BERLIN with oxidised-brassframe, polished-brass meridian signed as per title, with insetsilvered scale, lacquered-brass index arms, vernier magnifier,five shades, two mirrors and sighting tube, double rosewoodhandle, contained within original fitted wooden box, withaccessories. Case -- 12Â¼ x 12Â¾in. (31 x 32.5cm.) Estimate: £700.00 - £900.00

Lot: 237A LATE 18TH-CENTURY 13Â½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANTBY DOLLOND, LONDON the 'T'-frame with ivory scale dividedto 100Âº, index arm signed as per title, pencil top, pin-holesights, interchangeable shades, index and horizon mirrors,brass feet to reverse, overall -- 15in. (38cm.) high Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 238AN UNUSUAL EARLY 19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED-BRASSDRUM SEXTANT BY W.& T. GILBERT, LONDON signed asper title, inset silvered scale divided to 145Âº, vernier withexternal slot and clamp with fine adjustment over, magnifier,internal pin-hole sighting and shades and threaded cover -- 3in.(7.7cm.) diameter William and Thomas Gilbert worked from148 Leadenhall St. between 1819-1831. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 239AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 11Â½IN. RADIUS VERNIEROCTANT BY B. WALTER, LONDON with maker's plateinscribed WALTER : LONDON, the ebony frame with ivoryscale divided to 95Â° and Ramsden's foul-anchor dividing markto centre, braced lacquered-brass index arm and fittingsincluding pin-hole sight, interchangeable shades and mirrors,turned pencil head in 'T' bar, note plaque to reverse and pin

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feet, contained within stepped keystone case with trade labelfor J. W. Norie & Co., lock and brass escutcheon -- 15in.(38cm.) wideEstimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 240AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 11Â½IN. RADIUS VERNIEREBONY AND IVORY OCTANT BY SYEDS, ROTHERHITHEwith âˆ•-shaped ebony frame, inset ivory scale divided to 105Âº,signed on the crossbar SYEDS 379 ROTHERHITHE , pin-hole/telescope sight, index mirror, seven shades, rosewoodhandle, contained in fitted wooden keystone case; together withletter of provenance from Port of London Authority dated 1933 -- 14 x 13in. (35.5 x 33cm.); together with a similar, butincomplete, example by Norie, London, contained within adistressed wooden stepped keystone case (2) Agnes Syedsworked from 1834-1853 from this address, having taken overthe business from her late husband in 1834. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 241A LATE 19TH-CENTURY 6Â½IN. RADIUS VERNIER'HEZZANITH' SEXTANT BY HEATH & CO. LTD. with oxidised-brass bell-frame, signed on the arc as per title, numbered'3959' and inscribed George Louis Browne R.N., silvered scaledivided to 150Âº, Vernier scale with magnifier, permanentsighting objective with front focus and alternate tube socket,shades, mirrors and fruitwood handle, contained in fitted casewith press-button release on handle and test certificate for 1897in lid -- 10Â¼in. (26cm.) diameter Details concerning this officerare scant, however he was awarded the China Medal of 1900with a Relief of Pekin clasp; seems to have been madeLieutenant in 1903, was lent to the Royal Australian Navy andis listed as Lieutenant of the Tingira in 1912; and in 1918 wasawarded the Croix de Guerre by the French President. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 242A LATE 19TH-CENTURY 7Â¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANTBY MATHESON & CO., LEITH with oxidised-brass T-frame,polished-brass arc, signed as per title, with inset ivory scaledivided to 125Âº, magnifier, shades, mirrors, sighting tubes,rosewood handle, contained in fitted wooden box -- 10Â¾in.(27cm.) diameterEstimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 243A GOOD 19TH-CENTURY 7IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANTBY CARY, LONDON the lacquered-brass 'T'-frame withpolished-brass arc signed as per title and numbered '898', insetsilvered scale divided to 160Âº, vernier engraved P. SomervilleR.N, swivel magnifier, sighting tubes, mirrors and shades withblackened frame, contained in fitted mahogany box withaccessories and test certificate for 1923 in lid -- 9Â¾in. (24.8cm.)square; together with a cased boxwood roller rule signed W. H.Harling, London, inscribed with same owner's name -- 16in.(40.5cm.) diameter (2) Cmdr. Philip Somerville D.S.O. and Barwas the son of Vice-Admiral Hugh Gaultier Coghill Somerville,C.B., D.S.O. of County Cork. He served aboard the K-Classdestroyer H.M.S. Kingston during WWII and was killed aboardher in 1942. Estimate: £500.00 - £700.00

Lot: 244A 6Â½IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY HEATH & CO.,LONDON with three-circle oxidised-brass frame, polished brassarc, signed Heath & Co., New Eltham, London SE9, No. B889,inset silvered scale divided to 155Âº, shade, mirrors, sightingtubes, contained in fitted oak box with test certificate for 1936 --11in. (28cm.) diameterEstimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 245A LATE 19TH-CENTURY 7Â½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANTBY LARMOUR, BELFAST with black-painted tulip frame, thepolished-brass arc signed as per title, inset scale divided to130Âº, silver magnifier, shades, mirrors, sighting tubes,contained within a fitted wooden box with trade label for HayesBrothers, Cardiff -- 10Â¾in. (27.4cm.)Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00

Lot: 246A 6Â¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY T.L. AINSLEY,SOUTH SHIELDS with oxidised-brass three-circle frame,polished-brass arc, signed as per title, inset scale divided to150Â°, vernier with quick-release clamp, silver magnifier, mirrors,shades, sighting tubes, wooden handle, contained in fittedwooden box with test certificate for 1927 -- 10Â½in. (26.5cm.)diameterEstimate: £300.00 - £500.00

Lot: 249TWO GLASS DISPLAY DOMES SUITABLE FOR SHIPMODELS one with fitted ebonised base -- both approximately13 x 13in. (33 x 33cm.) (2) Estimate: £100.00 - £200.00

Lot: 250A WELL-PRESENTED AND FINELY-OBSERVED NAVYBOARD-STYLE MODEL OF THE 28-GUN FRIGATESOLEBAY (1694) modelled in fruitwoods after the original heldat the Central Naval Museum, St. Petersburg with deck detailsincluding launching masts with hand-painted flags, cast brassfigurehead and 'carved work', bronze guns with Royal Arms instepped wooden carriages, finished in natural wood and waxand mounted on a pair of cast dolphin set wooden stands onsliding display base within glazed case. Model measurements(excluding masts) -- 9Â½ x 34Â½in. (24 x 87.5cm.); Overallmeasurements -- 22Â¼ x 41Â¼ x 14Â¼in. (56.5 x 105 x 36cm.) Themodel offered here has been copied, with meticulous attentionto detail, from the original now housed in the Central NavalMuseum in St. Petersburg. One of two (the other being RoyalSovereign) presented to Peter the Great (1682-1725) when hevisited London during his novel European progress of 1697-98,these source models are justly famous, not least because of theunusual circumstances which took them to Russia. Soon afterthe innovative Tsar Peter ascended the Russian throne, herealised that if he was to modernise his backward country hemust learn something of Western Europe's technological skills,especially shipbuilding. It was this latter interest whicheventually brought him to the Thames-side shipyards in thespring of 1698 to study the shipwrights' craft and where he saw,with amazement, the huge bulk of Royal Sovereign takingshape on the stocks. In commemoration of this visit, KingWilliam III is said to have presented Peter with a beautiful

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model of the new flagship which the Tsar then took home withhim along with the model of Solebay, presumably given to himwhen he called into Snelgrove's yard nearby. Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 251A 1:20 SCALE NAVY BOARD-STYLE MODEL OF ANADMIRAL'S BARGE AND CREW OF CIRCA 1710 with typicalopen-framed boxwood hull decorated with blue bulwarks andgilt string-work, Venetian red-painted interior with ten mouldedpolychrome crew holding red sculls, a seated Admiral withperiwig and tricorn, and a tillerman, mounted on a walnutveneered display base. Overall measurements (with oars insitu)-- 6 x 19 x 17in. (15 x 48 x 43cm.) This model closelyresembles the example sold at Christies, South Kensington 7thOctober 1993, lot 277.Estimate: £500.00 - £800.00

Lot: 251AA FINELY-REALISED 1:64 SCALE MODEL OF THE SIXTHRATE UNICORN (1776) with planked and pinned hull, theplanks omitted to expose ribs amidships on port side, ebonywales, open gun ports with red-painted lids, painted anddecorated bulwarks, finely carved unicorn and warriorfigurehead, caryatid and taffrail carvings, semi-planked decksrevealing 'tween decks and great cabin, gratings, guns incarriages, helm, capstand, belfry, masts with standing andrunning rigging with blocks, chain plates and deadeyes andmasthead streamers, mounted on a planked wooden displaybase within brass-bound glazed cover. The model -- 23 x33in.(58.5 x 84cm.); The case -- 26 x 37Â¾ x 16in. (66 x 96 x40.5cm.) A typically active ship of the American War ofIndependence,Unicorn was built by John Randall & Co ofRotherhithe for a fitted and coppered cost of Â£8,524.7.1d.Commissioned in April 1776, she sailed from Plymouth underCaptain John Ford in July for North America to serve as a troopconvoy escort, and within a few months had taken six Americanprivateers, and together with the Experiment also took the 32-gun U.S.S. Raleigh. After a refit in England, she returned toAmerican waters and took the Hope before she herself wascaptured by the French L'Andromaque in September 1780, butwas re-captured in April 1781 in the West Indies by theResource and renamed Unicorn Prize. Refitted at Portsmouthfor over Â£6,500, she served in the Channel and Irish Sea but by1786 was worn out and, paid off at Deptford, was broken upthere in August 1787. Estimate: £2,500.00 - £3,500.00

Lot: 252PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. TOMPERKINS REMOVED FROM PLUMPTON PLACE, EASTSUSSEX -- LOTS 252 - 254 A FINE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY,POSSIBLY DOCKYARD, WOOD AND METAL MODEL FOR ATOPSAIL SCHOONER the hull planked with square-headedcopper pins, ebonised main wale and top sides, scroll-formhead piece, carved and glazed stern, gallery and quarter lights,planked and pinned deck with details including anchor winchwith working ratchet, bitts, metal anchor with wooden stock,gratings, deck rings, raised companionway with glazed sides,sliding top revealing painted interior, wood and brass helminscribed DEXTER, twin raked masts with ebonised yards, withstun's'l booms, standing rigging with ebonised locks secured tochain pates, running rigging with sheathed locks etc.Measurements overall - 43 x 62in. (109 x 157.5cm.); wall-

mounting brackets This model will be available for viewing atImperial Road Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 253PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. TOMPERKINS REMOVED FROM PLUMPTON PLACE, EASTSUSSEX -- LOTS 252 - 254 A 19TH-CENTURY WOOD ANDMETAL MODEL 18-GUN FRIGATE with planked and pinnedhull, carved and gilt scroll-form figure piece, stern and quarterlights, planked and pinned deck with details including winch,carved wooden anchors with bound stocks, bitts, deck hatches,deck rings, twelve brass cannon in rigged trucks with sliders,suite of fitted ship's boats and dinghies, capstan, wood andmetal helm, companionway etc., three raked bound masts withyards, stun's'l booms, bow sprit with metal dolphin striker,standing and running rigging, with ebonised dead-eyes andwooden blocks -- overall measurements 44 x 58in. (112 x147cm.); wall-mounting brackets This model will be availablefor viewing at Imperial Road Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 254PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. TOMPERKINS REMOVED FROM PLUMPTON PLACE, EASTSUSSEX -- LOTS 252 - 254 A LATE 19TH-CENTURY WOODAND METAL MODEL FOR A 28-GUN FRIGATE with green-painted hull carved from the solid, ebonised main wale, gunports with wooden barrels, Royal Navy-type carved full lengthfigurehead of an officer in bicorn hat, glazed stern and quarterlights, planked and pinned deck with details including cannonsin sliders, bitts, well deck with fitted boats over,companionways, capstan, double helm, deck lights, with threebound masts, white-painted to the first stage yards, stun's'lbooms, bow sprit with double dolphin striker, standing andrunning rigging, blocks and tackle -- overall measurements 47 x62in. (119.5 x 157.5cm.); wall-mounting brackets This modelwill be available for viewing at Imperial Road Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 255Various Properties A 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND METALMODEL OF A 12-GUN CUTTER with planked and pinned hullwith lead-weighted keel, scored deck with details includingworking mahogany anchor, winch, deck hatches, gratings, decklight, guns and carriages and tillers, with single gaff, riggedraked mast with suit of stitched linen sails, standing and runningrigging -- overall measurements 53 x 52ins. (134.5 x 132cm.);stand It has been suggested that this model may in fact be asmall dockyard-pattern model which was converted with a leadkeel in the latter part of the 19th-Century. Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 256AN ATTRACTIVE 19TH-CENTURY PICTUREMODEL/SHADOW BOX OF A THREE-MAST MERCHANTSHIP depicted with carved hull, carved wooden sails andrigging, sailing on port reach on a calm sea with blue cloudy skybehind, contained within a marquetry frame with demi lunecartouche of a similar vessel over -- overall measurements 22 x33in. (56 x 84cm.) Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

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Lot: 257A 19TH-CENTURY PICTURE HALF-MODEL OF THE WHITBYCOBLE MEG the 20in. hull carved from the solid with clinkerplanking, seats and mast, and mounted on a canvas laid onboard in oils, with a colourful harbour scene with cliffs behind --overall measurements including frame 22Â½ x 35Â½in. (57 x89.5cm.) Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 258A REMARKABLE 1:96 SCALE MODEL DIORAMA OF THEVICTORY PREPARING TO SAIL, ANCHORED OFFAGINCOURT SOUND, SARDINIA, AT 3.45PM ON THE 19THJANUARY 1805 WITH THE CAPTAINS OF THE ACTIVE ANDSEAHORSE APPROACHING TO REPORT modelled andpresented from his own exhaustive researches by T. Davies;the Victory fully modelled in fruit and box woods with plankedhull copper sheathed below the waterline, contrasting black andyellow hull with open gun ports on upper two decks with gunsfitted with red tompions run out forward, the latter ports glazed,finely carved head-piece, glazed stern and quarter gallerieswith internal fittings visible, planked decks and bound mastswith standing and running rigging of correct weight, yards andstun's'l booms, flying the signal to 'unmoor' from the mizzenmast, the decks crowded with numerous crew and officersundertaking tasks including furling sails, stowing anchor ropes,preparing to raise an approaching pinnace, with a company ofmarines being drilled, the poop deck with Nelson pointing andHardy watching as Pascoe stows signal flags, the wholemounted in a 6in. deep rippled green glass sea with paintedwhite flecking, a pinnace with ten oarsmen, two officers and amarine approaching, contained in a bespoke glazed case withbackdrop and stern views painted by Geoff Hunt showing theheadland and rest of squadron, internal electric lighting, dusttrap and legend to front, mounted on tapering legs.Measurements overall -- 75 x 53Â½ x 26in. (190.5 x 136 x 66cm.);framed charts of location and description of activities; servicetable (5) Born of a frustration with the inadequacies of somemodels to show the Victory accurately enough and to put it intoan interesting moment of history, this model evolved into whatis possibly the most complex and detailed presentation of thisfamous ship yet undertaken. Log books and site visits wereused to determine Victory's precise anchorage at this date,from which photographs and period pictures were used byrenowned marine artist Geoff Hunt to provide the backdropcanvases; detailed discussions with historians and the curatorof H.M.S. Victory were undertaken to extraordinary degrees toestablish precisely the arrangement of the vessel at this date -there was a small refit before the Battle of Trafalgar whichprovided additional challenges. Three years of trials were takenwith the sea to get it realistic. It is uniquely poured around thehull to conform to the modeller's wishes to create the correctlight refraction, so the hull and anchor cable look as they didwhen Nelson gave the order to set sail. The success of thevignettes on the deck, in the rigging and the pinnace is a rareachievement with very few models so successfully employingthis detail. To preserve the model for posterity, the modellerdesigned an airtight case with temperature-controlled climateand a dust trap on top, however should anything ever comeastray, full instructions on how to access it are provided alongwith a table of the right height to slide the model on. Estimate: £20,000.00 - £30,000.00

Lot: 259A WELL-PRESENTED HALF-MODEL OF THE CELEBRATED

AMERICAN TEA CLIPPER RED JACKET (1854) modelled byJ. Hayward with laminated carved hull coppered below thewaterline, carved and painted deck fittings with cut-away masts,mounted on a green baize-covered backing board withengraved brass specification plate -- 17Â¼ x 40 in. (44 x 101.6cm.)Estimate: £200.00 - £400.00

Lot: 260A WELL-PRESENTED 1:24 SCALE HALF-BLOCK MODELFOR THE G.L. WATSON-DESIGNED RACING YACHTMADGE (1879) modelled by Peter Ward, carved fromlaminated mahogany with black-painted top sides brass fittings,cutaway mast, bow sprit and boom, mounted on woodendisplay board with details -- overall measurements 10 x 38Â½in.(25.5 x 98cm.) Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 261A WELL-PRESENTED Â¼IN. TO THE FOOT SCALE HALF-MODEL OF THE 23 METRE CLASS RACING YACHTCAMBRIA (1928) modelled by Peter Ward, with carved hullfinished in red, green and white, cutaway mast with boom andbow sprit, mounted on a polished wood display board withdetails -- overall measurements 9 x 37Â½in. (23 x 95.3cm.) Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 262A FINE AND WELL-PRESENTED 1:48 SCALE STATICDISPLAY MODEL OF THE WORLD'S FIRST TURBINE-POWERED CRAFT TURBINIA DESIGNED BY SIR CHARLESPARSONS IN 1894 modelled by John R. Haynes with bespokepre-formed hull, painted deck with superstructure and fittings asappropriate and including anchor, winch, glazed wheel housewith steering wires to aft rudder shoe, deck rails with named lifebuoys, raked buff-coloured funnel, engine room companionwayand observation post, fitted dinghy with gratings, oars etc, thetwo-tone hull fitted with three propeller shafts each supportedthree brass propellers, mounted on brass columns withinwooden glazed case with maker's plate. Cased measurements -- 9Â¾ x 31 x 6in. (25 x 79 x 15cm.) Turnbinia was designed bySir Charles Parsons, inventor and builder of Parsons turbines.She was built by him in 1894 to test Parsons turbines in serviceand to demonstrate the advantages of turbine vs reciprocatingengine propulsion. Naturally, the fastest type of craft should beused for such demonstrations. It was a sad blow when,powered by one radial flow turbine, Turbinia made less than 20knots due to cavitation at the high turbine speeds of 1800-2000RPM. Parsons made many studies of cavitation. The singleturbine was removed and replaced by three Parsons parallel-flow turbines, each driving a shaft with three propellers on eachshaft as clearly seen in this model. The Royal Naval Reviewfor Queen Victoria's Jubilee took place at the Spithead in 1897.With all the ships of the Navy, guest vessels, and huge crowdslooking on, the tiny (comparatively) Turbinia ripped through therows of cumbersome naval vessels at an astonishing 35 knots.This bravado display effectively demonstrated beyond questionthe superiority of steam turbines, and in a very short timesuccessful turbine installations had been made and put inservice on coastal steamers. The Cunard Line experimentedwith turbines in the 20,000 ton Carmania, and then entrustedturbines to their Mauretania and Lusitania. Both ships becameworld famous, the former holding the transatlantic speed recordfrom 1910 to 1929. Turbinia was solely a demonstration vessel

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to show, as she certainly did, the advantages of turbine drive.Her weight of 44Â½ tons divided by her horsepower gave a verylow 49 pounds per horsepower, only to be surpassed five yearslater by the American Arrow which, even with reciprocatingengines, achieved a figure of 36 pounds per horsepower. Shortly after being photographed alongside the Mauretania, thefirst large, fast, turbine powered ocean liner, she was laid up onthe Tyne. Her after part was retired to exhibition in 1927 in theImperial Science Museum in London. In 1961 both halves wererejoined in Newcastle on Tyne where she can now be seen. Estimate: £2,000.00 - £3,000.00

Lot: 263AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL OF A FIRST RATE SHIPOF THE LINE with planked and pinned hull, polychromefigurehead and guns run out of ports, mounted on original woodand bone base (unrigged, missing parts, dust), together with aquantity of associated bone components, base diameter -- 8in.(20.3cm.) Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00

Lot: 264A 19TH-CENTURY IVORY DIEPPE MODEL FRIGATE withcarved hull, masts with standing and running rigging, blocksand ivory sails, mounted on ebonised base with dinghy off portside contained within a glass dome. The model -- 3 x 4in. (7.5 x10cm.); the dome -- 6Â½ x 6in. (16.5 x 15cm.)Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 265A WELL-PRESENTED FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE MINIATURE BONE MODEL FOR A 64-GUNTHIRD RATE SHIP with carved 3-inch long hull, ebony wales,guns with open gun ports, warrior-form figurehead, carved sternand quarter galleries, simple deck fittings, fully rigged masts,yards and stun's'l booms with bone blocks, mounted on a bonebase secured to ebonised case with glazed cover -- 5Â¼in.(13.3cm.) square Estimate: £600.00 - £800.00

Lot: 266A FINELY-CARVED AND DETAILED EARLY 19TH-CENTURYNAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE SHIPMODEL FOR A 74-GUN THIRD RATE SHIP OF THE LINE the13in. planked and pinned hull with fretwork and gold leaf mainwale, retractable guns with stern cords and red-painted portlids, warrior-form figurehead, balustrade stern with quartergalleries, deck details including capstan, casks, frettedhammock racks, well deck, bitts, deck lights, bound masts withyards, stun's'l booms, standing rigging with deadeyes and chainplates, running rigging with blocks and two long boats, mountedon planked bone base secured within glazed wooden case withprovenance plaque. Overall measurements -- 22 x 27Â½ x 11Â½in.(56 x 70 x 29cm.) Provenance: Princess Eugene's Collection Estimate: £12,000.00 - £18,000.00

Lot: 267A WELL-PRESENTED BONE AND BALEEN NAPOLEONICFRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR SHIP MODEL with 12in.planked and pinned hull, sprung guns operated via stern cords,

brass anchors with bone stocks, carved figurehead, stern andquarter galleries, the deck with baleen to centre, polished gunsin trucks, deck rings, casks, belfry, capstan, wooden long boats,bound masts with yards, stun's'l booms, standing and runningrigging with bone blocks and deadeyes, mounted oncontemporary parquetry bone and wood base with balustrade.Overall measurements -- 17 x 21in. (43 x 53.3cm.) Estimate: £15,000.00 - £20,000.00

Lot: 268A LARGE, FINELY-CARVED AND DETAILED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WARWOODEN SHIP MODEL OF THE HEROIC FRENCHVETERAN OF TRAFALGAR L'INTRÃ‰PIDE the planked andpinned hull with ebony main and secondary wales, three decksof retractable brass guns operated via stern cords, brassanchors with wooden stocks, finely-carved ivory warrior-formfigurehead, stern and quarter galleries, planked decks withdetails including capstan, stove pipe, water casks, two largebrass ship's bells flanking the well deck, ship's boat fitted withcross boards, thwarts and oars, gratings, companionways,helm, front of poop carved with swags of arms, deck lights,chicken coops, stern boats in davits, Jacob's ladder, brass gunsin carriages, bound masts with yards, stun's'l booms, standingand running rigging and other details, mounted in a woodencradle stand (later, cleaning, restoration to rigging). Overallmeasurements -- 29 x 36in. (74 x 91.5cm.) A 'Bold' Class 74-gun frigate launched as IntrÃ©pido in Ferrol, Spain in 1799, shewas given to France in 1800 which adapted the name. She tookpart in Villeneuve's West Indies expedition in May/June 1805,and fought at Calder's Action on her return that July. Howeverher most glorious (and final) action was at Trafalgar. Captainedby the bluff-but-experienced Louis Infernet (who had assumedcommand in August), she formed part of Vice AdmiralDumanoir's van squadron. Attempting to relieve the pressureon Villeneuve's centre, L'IntrÃ©pide was the only one of ten shipsthat sailed straight for the mÃªlÃ©e and, during two hours ofintense fighting, engaged seven or eight British ships, on oneoccasion coming under fire from four or five simultaneously.Incredibly Infernet came through unscathed, however 242 of his745 crew were casualties, and ultimately dismasted with herrudder shot away and wheel smashed they were "obliged toyield" as Infernet put it. During the severe storms that followedthe action it proved impossible to preserve all the prizes andL'IntrÃ©pide was burnt on Collingwood's orders. Six months laterInfernet returned to France as part of a prisoner exchange andwas awarded the Grande Croix LÃ©gion d'Honneur by Napoleonand is one of the few French naval officers to have his namecarved in the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. As one of the mostillustrious French vessels at Trafalgar, it is not surprising thatthe prisoner who made this model felt secure enough to nameit, as Lt. Senhouse of the Conqueror commented afterwards,she put up one of the most gallant defences I have everwitnessed and would have been a viable commercial prospectin an age when heroic gallantry counted for as much, if notmore, than the cause in which it was deployed. Estimate: £28,000.00 - £35,000.00

Lot: 269A FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY DETAILED BUILDER'SMODEL FOR THE 'A' CLASS TANKER M.V. ARIES, BUILT BYNIPPON KOKAN KK, YOKOHAMA FOR SOCIEDADTRANSOCEANIC CANOPUS, S.A., 1957 the laminated carvedhull with lowered boarding companionway, bilge keels andPlimsol marks, with green-painted deck covered in a multitude

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of gold-plated fittings, central and aft superstructure with boatsin davits, awning stanchions, liveried funnel and much otherfine detailing, mounted within brass-bound glazed case withspecification plate. Overall measurements -- 22Â½ x 71 x 15Â¾in.(57 x 180 x 40cm.) Aries was renamed Irenes Spirit ('73) andbroken at Inchon in 1976; Antares was renamed Antares II ('72)and Black Builder ('74) and was broken at Browsville in 1978;Andromeda was renamed Scapriver ('72) and Kyra-Christina('74) and broken at Bilbao in 1976. Estimate: £3,000.00 - £5,000.00

Lot: 270A BOARDROOM DISPLAY MODEL FOR THE BRITISHFERRIES SEALINK PASSENGER 'SUPERFERRY' M.V.FANTASIA the hull constructed from carved laminated woodwith metal and plastic superstructure and fittings, completedwith company livery (damage to bow section, some loose partsand wear) -- 20 x 65in. (51 x 165cm.) contained in woodentransit box with rope handles This model will be available forviewing at Imperial Road. Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00

Lot: 271A BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THESINGLE SCREW CARGO STEAMERS CROWN OF TOLEDOAND CROWN OF SEVILLE, BUILT BY RUSSELL, GLASGOW,FOR THE CROWN STEAMSHIP CO., 1912 the laminated andcarved hull with gold-plated fittings, line deck andsuperstructure, cut-away funnel and masts and fruitwood boatsin derricks, mounted on a front-silvered mirror within originalmahogany case with builder's plate (mirror fractured). Overallmeasurements -- 22Â½ x 135 x 11Â¾in. (57 x 343 x 32.5cm.) Launched in November 1911 and August 1912, the Toledo wasregistered at 5806 - 520 tons heavier than her sister. Both weresold in 1920 to the Charente Steam Ship Co. and renamedCraftsman and Collegian respectively. They were both brokenup by different Scottish firms in 1933. This lot may be viewedat Imperial Rd. Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 272Sold on behalf of the The Wellesley Nautical School Charity AFINE MIRROR-BACKED BUILDER'S HALF MODEL OF THECARGO SHIPS DALMORE & DALVEEN, BUILT ANDENGINED BY SCOTTS' OF GREENOCK FOR CAMPBELLBROS & CO., 1927 with laminated and carved hull, loweredcompanionway, silvered fittings as appropriate, lined andlacquered fruitwood decks, hatches and fitted, glazed bridge,painted superstructure with stayed funnel, two boats in davits,steering gear with chains etc. and much other fine detailing,mounted on original front-silvered mirror with angled endmirrors and ivorine builder's plate below within original glass-fronted mahogany case. Measurements overall -- 19Â¼ x 64Â¾ x7Â¾in. (49 x 164.5 x 19.6cm.) Provenance: H.M. Training ShipWellesley and thence to the Wellesley Nautical School Charity This pair of large cargo steamers registered 5,193 tons.Dalveen was bombed and sunk by German aircraft on 28thSeptember, 1940 on a voyage from Montreal to Hull. Eleven ofher crew of 43 were killed; Dalmore fared better and, survivingthe War, was sold and renamed Ingerto (1946), Tassos (1960)and Claire (1961) under which name she was broken up at LaSpezia in July 1969. Estimate: £2,500.00 - £3,500.00

Lot: 273Other properties AN 19TH-CENTURY BUILDER'S HALF-MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP EGLINTON, BUILT BYHUGH McINTYRE, PAISLEY, 1877 the laminated carved hullwith black-painted topsides, lined decks and superstructure, giltfittings, cut-away masts and funnel, mounted on a satinwooddisplay board with builder's plate within dome-fronted glazeddisplay case. Overall measurements -- 10 x 38in. (25.5 x96.5cm.) Launched in April 1877, no career history has beenfound for this 186 ton vessel at the present time. Estimate: £2,500.00 - £3,500.00

Lot: 274A BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE TUG IRANDE, BUILT FORTHE THAMES STEAM TUG & LIGHTERAGE CO. LTD. BYJOHN I. THORNEYCROFT & CO. LTD, SOUTHAMPTON,1929-30 the carved hull fully painted with gold-plated fittingsincluding anchor davit and winch, foremast with navigationlamps, air intake, bell, wheel house with helm, telegraphs,klaxon, life buoys, counter-weighted collapsible funnel withcompany colours, ventilators, navigation lamps on brackets,engine room hatch covers, tow hook etc, mounted on turnedwooden fittings within glazed wooden case and ivorine builder'splate (detached). Cased measurements -- 14 x 29Â½ x 13Â½in.(35.5 x 75 x 34.5cm.) No 'Irande' is listed in the companyinventory compiled by K.C. Barnaby in his history ofThorneycroft, however, two motor tugs numbered 1084-5 werebuilt in 1929-30 for the Thames Steam Tug & Lighterage Co.The single name listed is Wortha which has the same overalllength noted on the model's plate, the next deliveries to thiscompany were for diesel electric tugs in 1935 and 1937. WhatWortha's sister was called, or their fates, remains unknown. Estimate: £2,500.00 - £4,000.00

Lot: 275A BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK MIRROR-BACK MODEL FORTHE STEAM TRAWLER BIRCH, BUILT BY COOK, WELTON& GEMMELL LTD, 1912 with laminated and carved hull, blacktop side, lined and shaded superstructure with silvered fittingsas appropriate, mounted on a front-silvered mirror withinmahogany display case with plush lined base and ivorinebuilder's plate, overall measurements -- 16 x 39Â½in. (40.5 x100.3cm.) Birch was mined off Yarmouth on 23rd August,1916. Provenance: Sotheby's, 1st April 1998, lot 463Estimate: £1,500.00 - £2,000.00

Lot: 276A HALF-BACKED BUILDER'S MODEL OF A PADDLESTEAMER, FIRST HALF 19TH-CENTURY the laminatedcarved hull with painted black topside and paddle box, hatchcovers, four cut-away masts and two raked cutaway funnels,mounted on wooden display board -- 15 x 118in. (38 x 300cm.) It has been suggested that this model was built by Elders ofGlasgow, circa 1830.Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00

Lot: 277A RARE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FORTHE FIRTH PASSENGER PADDLE STEAMER TANTALLONCASTLE, BUILT FOR THE GALLOWAY SALOON STEAMPACKET COMPANY BY J. SCOTT, KINGHORN, 1899 thelaminated carved hull painted pink below the waterline and

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lavender grey over, decorated paddle box with featheringwheel, lined deck and superstructure complete with silveredfittings and twin raked stayed funnels in company livery,mounted on a front-silvered mirror with angled end mirrors anddetails plaque within mahogany display case for wall hanging --23 x 68Â½ x 11in. (58.5 x 174 x 28cm.) Launched 6 May 1899 byScott of Kinghorn -- a yard noted for launching ships ready tosail, with steam up,Tantallon Castle was GSSP's largeststeamer at 393 tons and a length of 190ft. A "wet" steamer, shedidn't remain with her first owners long -- even after her funnelswere lengthened to improve her steam, which possibly explainsher frequent changes of owner. By 1901 she was located inBrighton as the Sussex Belle under the ownership of CaptainLee; in 1904 she was sold for service in North Wales andrenamed Rhos Colwyn. A year later the emerging BarryRailway Company purchased her in 1905, and she wasrenamed again as the Westonia where she operated mainly onthe Cardiff-Weston ferry. She remained with the railwaycompany until 1910 until her sale to P & A Campbell at the endof 1911 who reboilered her. Emerging with one funnel insteadof two and now renamed Tintern, she only worked for the 1912season in the Campbell fleet before being sold for use inPortugal, changing name one last time to Alentejo, survivingthere until broken up in 1924. Estimate: £6,000.00 - £8,000.00

Lot: 278A BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THESTEEL SCHOONER-RIGGED STEAM YACHT VENETIA,BUILT BY HAWTHORNE & CO. TO DESIGNS BY COX &KING, 1903 the laminated and carved hull with glazedportholes, silvered fittings including anchor with studded cableand winch, deck lights, companionways, masts, binnacle,superstructure with over bridge with binnacle, helm, telegraph,ventilators, cutaway funnel, aft helm and binnacle, capstan andother details, mounted on a front-silvered mirror within glazedwooden case with details plate, overall measurements -- 27Â½ x74Â½in. (70 x 189.5cm.) Owned by several well-knownyachtsmen over the years, Venetia served out of Gibraltarduring World War I where, with the assistance of the U.S. Coast& Geodetic Survey vessel Surveyor, she was credited withdamaging U-39 so severely, the submarine was forced to seekinternship with Spain. Her later years were spent in Canada onthe Great Lakes, and she disappeared from Lloyds' List in1968. Estimate: £8,000.00 - £10,000.00

Lot: 279A FINE BUILDER'S MODEL FOR A THREE-MASTEDSCHOONER-RIGGED STEAM YACHT, PROBABLY BARROWSHIPBUILDING CO. LTD. C.1873 the hull carved in laminatedfruitwoods with ebonised topsides, brass glazed portholes,finely carved figurehead, lined and planked decks with linedand painted superstructure, brass and silvered fittings includingfour boats in davits, open bridge with telegraph, binnacle andhelm, raked stayed funnel, engine room lights, gratings, saloon,benches etc., three raked two-stage masts with standing andrunning rigging, mounted on brass columns within woodendisplay case with access door to stern. Cased measurements --24 x 37 x 14in. (61 x 94 x 35.5cm.) Provenance: LangfordsMarine Antiques. Although un-named, this model bears astriking resemblance to one sold by Messrs Christie's, SouthKensington in sale 9855 (24 May 2004, lot 324) and which wasknown to be the S.Y. Aries built for Sir James Ramsden in1873. That model also bore no name, but her unique propeller

arrangement and lines gave ample means of confirming theidentity suggested by a later plaque. It seems reasonable tosuggest therefore that this model is not a proposal model butanother yacht of similar vintage whose identity has yet to berevealed. Estimate: £8,000.00 - £12,000.00

Lot: 280A FINE BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE S.S. PENCARROW,BUILT BY IRVINE SHIPBUILDING, WEST HARTLEPOOL FORR.B. CHELLEW, 1921 the laminated and carved hull with linedgrey-painted decks with detailed silver-plated fittings, white-painted superstructure, stayed liveried funnel, davits with fittedboats, masts with derricks and rigging, contained within glazedmahogany display case with ivorine builder's plates on glazeddisplay base and stand (later). Measurements including stand --58Â½ x 84 x 17Â½in. (148.5 x 213.5 x 44.5cm.) Registered at 4,841tons, the Pencarrow enjoyed a long career. Surviving the War,she was sold to A. Jurgenthal and renamed Avon. Sold again in1955 to S.G. Embiricos and renamed Staras, she was brokenup under that name at Hirao in July 1959. This lot may beviewed at Imperial Road Estimate: £8,000.00 - £10,000.00

Lot: 281A FINE BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE M.S. VANCOUVERCITY, BUILT BY W. DOXFORD & SONS FOR REARDONSMITH & SONS, 1930 the laminated and carved hull with linedlacquered boxwood decks with detailed gold-plated fittings,white-painted superstructure, stayed liveried funnel, davits withfitted boats, masts with derricks and rigging, contained withinglazed mahogany display case with ivorine builder's plates onglazed display base and stand (later). Measurements includingstand -- 56 x 73 x 20in. (142 x 185.5 x 51cm.) The VancouverCity (a large vessel of nearly 5,000 tons) was on passage fromSuva bound for the United Kingdom with a cargo of sugarwhen, on 14th September 1939 (eleven days after War hadbeen declared), she was torpedoed and sunk at position 53.23N, 7.03 W with the loss of three lives. This lot may be viewedat Imperial RoadEstimate: £8,000.00 - £10,000.00

Lot: 282Sold on behalf of the The Wellesley Nautical School Charity AFINE 1:48 SCALE BUILDER'S DISPLAY MODEL OF THEROYAL NAVY 'LIGHTFOOT' CLASS FLOTILLA LEADERTORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER H.M.S MARKSMAN, BUILTBY R. & W. HAWTHORN, LESLIE & CO. LTD, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, 1915 with laminated and carved hull finished in lightgrey with pink underside, the cream-coloured deck completewith silvered fittings and armament as appropriate, four stayedraked funnels, three fitted wooden boats in davits, and muchother fine detailing, mounted on sliding base with builder's platewithin original mahogany glazed display case with lockable endpanels. Measurements overall -- 36Â½ x 95 x 19in. (92.7 x 241.3x 48.3cm.) Provenance: H.M. Training Ship Wellesley andthence to the Wellesley Nautical School Charity One oforiginally two flotilla leaders laid down as a result of theemergency 1914/15 naval estimates, the 'Lightfoot' classultimately totalled seven. Each was named beginning with thedesignation letter of each flotilla it was to lead. Displacing 1,440tons (significantly larger than ordinary destroyers), her three-shaft Browne-Curtis turbines developed a very respectable 34Â½knots. Armed with four 4in. quick-firing and other smaller guns,

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and four 12in. deck-mounted torpedo tubes, she was mannedby 104 crew and, with her enlarged administration space belowdeck proved to be a great success. Commissioned on the 18thNovember 1915, by when she was urgently needed for the Wareffort, she saw service at Jutland where she was commandedby Commander Norton Sulivan as part of the 12th DestroyerFlotilla. She was broken up in November 1921. Estimate: £15,000.00 - £25,000.00

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