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The Marine Sale

Auction 17843
28 Sep 2010, starting at 14:00 BST.
Sessions

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Auction highlights

Sold for £57,600 inc. premium
Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) Idle Sails
Sold for £57,600 inc. premium
Francis Holman (British, 1767-1790) The action between the fleets of Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel (later Lord) Hood and the French Comte ...
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium
Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007) The Shannon and the Chesapeake
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium
Timothy Franklin Ross Thompson (British, born 1951) America crossing the Finish Line into immortality, with Queen Victoria watching from the ...

Lots

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1 A 10in(25.5cm)radius Ebony Octant, £539
€631
US$ 815
2 A 6.5in(16.5cm)radius tri circle frame sextant, 11x10.5x6in (28x27x15cm) £479
€560
US$ 724
3 A fine 7in (18cm) radius brass sextant, English, mid 19th century, £419
€490
US$ 634
5 A 6.5in(17cm) radius micrometer sextant, 11x10.5x6in (28x27x15cm) £335
€392
US$ 507
6 An late 18th century 16in (41cm) radius Rosewood frame Octant. £1,319
€1,542
US$ 1,993
7 A pair of presentation Binoculars, £239
€280
US$ 362
8 A Ship's Bell, HM MTB 790 9in (23cm) diam. £191
€224
US$ 289
9 A Russian Ship's Bell, Cape Grozny, 1976 12in (31cm) diam. £239
€280
US$ 362
10 A Royal Navy ship's bell, HMS Desford 1954. 6.7in(17cm)diam. £311
€364
US$ 471
12 A ship's wheel from the SS Tamaroa 37in (94cm) diam. £359
€420
US$ 543
13 A 19th century Naval Cadet's sea chest, used at Jutland. 42x25x26.5in (107x64x68cm) £2,159
€2,524
US$ 3,262
14 A six bolt Diver's Helmet, 14x15x19in (36x38x48cm) £2,639
€3,085
US$ 3,986
15 A 19th century carved small boat tiller bar, 24in(61cm)long. £3,119
€3,646
US$ 4,711
16 An early 19th century carved small boat tiller bar, 22in(56cm)long. £1,679
€1,963
US$ 2,537
19 A mid 19th century mahogany cased sailor's shell work valentine £623
€729
US$ 942
20 A mid 19th century mahogany cased sailor's shell work valentine £479
€560
US$ 724
21 A double sailor's shell valentine. 8.5x8.5x2.5in (21x21x6.5cm) closed £743
€869
US$ 1,123
24 A bronze model of Nelson's Column. 43in (109cm) high £5,519
€6,450
US$ 8,336
25 A cowrie shell cameo, signed C. Wood, depicting the SS Leviathan ( SS Great Eastern) 4in (10cm) long £335
€392
US$ 507
27 A manuscript hand coloured plan, Crimea Beach 1854 2 £695
€813
US$ 1,051
28 Captain Frederick Marryat RN (1792-1848) A Code of Signals, 9.5x6in (24x15cm) £659
€771
US$ 996
29 A cased International Code of Signals training set, 13x12x2.5in (33x30x6cm) £719
€841
US$ 1,087
30 Night Order Book, HMS Sybille, January-July 1818. 9 £935
€1,093
US$ 1,413
31 RMS Carpathia a bronze commemorative medal & original box. 1.4in (3.5cm) diam. £5,999
€7,011
US$ 9,061
32 Francis Godolphin Osborne Stuart (British, 1843-1923) RMS Titanic at Southampton, original sepia tone photograph, neg.no. 11091. Sub-titled "Foundered in Mid-Atlantic by collision with an iceberg April 15th 1912, Stuart Copyright", mounted on pasteboard. 8.3x10.6in (21x27cm) £359
€420
US$ 543
33 A Mariners Certificate of Discharge book, James Easson, with signature of Captain Edward Smith, £1,199
€1,402
US$ 1,812
38 A pair of French Prisoner of War bone gaming caskets, 9x4.5x2.5in (23x11.5x6.5cm) each 2 £899
€1,051
US$ 1,359
39 A Whalebone and ivory walking stick, 34.5in (88cm) long £1,175
€1,374
US$ 1,776
40 A pair of small 19th century decorated whale's teeth, 4in (10cm) long, each. 2 £359
€420
US$ 543
43 A scrimshaw decorated oval pan bone. 6x4.5in (15x11.5cm) £299
€350
US$ 453
45 A large and well scrimshawed whaling scene panbone, mid 19th century, 8.5x14.5in (21.5x37cm) £7,199
€8,414
US$ 10,873
47 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 5.5in (14cm) long £419
€490
US$ 634
48 A 19th century decorated whale's tooth, 7in (18cm) long £479
€560
US$ 724
49 A pair of early 20thC carved whales teeth, Scottish. 5in (13cm) high each 2 £719
€841
US$ 1,087
50 A 19thC decorated whale's tooth, 4.8in (12cm) long £239
€280
US$ 362
51 A finely scrimshawed and polychromed whale's tooth, dated 1835, 8in (20cm) long. £5,999
€7,011
US$ 9,061
52 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 6in (15cm) high. £479
€560
US$ 724
53 A decorated whale's tooth, 6.5in (16.5cm) long £23
€28
US$ 36
54 An early 20th century carved whale's tooth, 6in (15cm) long £23
€28
US$ 36
56 A scrimshawed whale's tooth snuff mull, circa 1880, 6in (15cm) high. £479
€560
US$ 724
57 A pair of early 20th century carved whale's teeth, each 7in (18cm) high 2 £719
€841
US$ 1,087
60 A whalebone busk scrimshawed with whaling scene, mid 19th century, 13.5in (34cm) long. £1,319
€1,542
US$ 1,993
61 A scrimshawed whalebone stay busk, 19th century. 15in (38cm) long. £1,199
€1,402
US$ 1,812
62 A scrimshawed and polychromed whalebone stay busk, circa 1830. 14in (36cm) long £239
€280
US$ 362
63 A finely scrimshawed whale's tooth, circa 1830, 5.75in (14.5cm) long £2,399
€2,804
US$ 3,624
66 A collection of bone and ivory scrimshaw, 7 £335
€392
US$ 507
67 A large scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 8.5in (22cm) long £3,119
€3,646
US$ 4,711
71 A balleen stay busk, 14in (36cm) long £335
€392
US$ 507
72 An early 20th century carved whales tooth, 4.5in (11.5cm) high £191
€224
US$ 289
73 A large whale's tooth scrimshawed with whaling scene, mid 19th century, 8.5in (22cm) long £3,119
€3,646
US$ 4,711
80 A large scrimshawed whale's tooth, 19th century, 8.5in (25cm) long £719
€841
US$ 1,087
85 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 6.5in (16.5cm) long £1,079
€1,262
US$ 1,631
86 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 19th century, 4.75in (12cm) long £959
€1,121
US$ 1,449
88 A collection of whalebone implements, 11 £323
€378
US$ 489
90 A small seam rubber, 4.25in (11cm) long £35
€42
US$ 54
91 A whalebone and tortoiseshell seam rubber, 19th century, 4.5in (11.5cm) long. £599
€701
US$ 906
92 92A whalebone seam rubber, 19th century, 4.5in (11.5cm) long £1,079
€1,262
US$ 1,631
93 A whalebone seam rubber, early 19th century, 5.25in (13.5cm) long. £743
€869
US$ 1,123
95 A well scrimshawed whalebone seam rubber, early 19th century, 5.75in (13.5cm) long. £959
€1,121
US$ 1,449
96 A whalebone fid, dated 1937, 11in (28cm) long £623
€729
US$ 942
100 A pair of scrimshawed whale's teeth, mid 19th century, 5in (13cm) high, weight 750 gms 2 £2,039
€2,384
US$ 3,080
101 A collection of five whale's teeth egg cups. 2in (5cm) high each 5 £107
€126
US$ 163
102 A large scrimshawed whale's tooth, 7.5in (19cm) long £479
€560
US$ 724
103 A whalebone sailmaker's seam rubber, 2 £479
€560
US$ 724
109 109A Prisoner of War miniature Domino set, 2x1.5x2in (5x4x5cm) £59
€70
US$ 90
111 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 6.3in(16cm)long. £779
€911
US$ 1,177
115 A collection of Inuit bone Harpoon heads, Between 7-14in (18-36cm) long 3 £239
€280
US$ 362
116 An iron harpoon head, 18in (46cm) long £71
€84
US$ 108
118 A collection of four whale Flensing knives, 19th Century Between 10-12in (25-31cm) long 4 £599
€701
US$ 906
120 A collection of whaling and other items, 7 £59
€70
US$ 90
124 A stout mariner's penknife, 5in (13cm) long £203
€238
US$ 308
126 An extremely large scrimshawed and polychromed panbone of the whaler Argus, mid 19th century, 9.25x17in (23.5x43cm) £8,399
€9,816
US$ 12,685
127 A massive scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 7.5in (19cm) long. £4,799
€5,609
US$ 7,249
128 A partially polychromed and scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 8in (20cm) long. £7,439
€8,694
US$ 11,236
129 A mirror backed Builder's half model of the SS Yoseric 1908. 61x8x13.5in (155x20x34cm) £4,799
€5,609
US$ 7,249
130 A mirror backed Builder's half model, SS Leonatus 1903. 81x9.5x20in (206x24x51cm) case £3,239
€3,786
US$ 4,893
131 A Builder's half model of the Steam Trawler Vale of Leven 36x8.5x4in (91x22x10cm) £3,119
€3,646
US$ 4,711
132 A gaff rigged straight line pond yacht. 52x5.5x62in (132x14x158cm) £359
€420
US$ 543
133 A contemporary model of a pair oar racing shell. 35in (89cm) long £167
€196
US$ 253
134 A static concept model of the yacht Rose of Porthleven 1932, 36x8x40in (92x20x102cm) £1,319
€1,542
US$ 1,993
135 An early schooner rigged pond yacht hull. 43.5x11x10in (110x28x25cm) £335
€392
US$ 507
136 Alan Verner (Sam) Smith (British 1908-1983) 9in(23cm)long. £539
€631
US$ 815
137 An early schooner rigged pond yacht hull 43.5x11.5x10.5in (110x29x27cm) £899
€1,051
US$ 1,359
139 A diorama waterline model of the Barque Lizzie. £899
€1,051
US$ 1,359
140 A waterline diorama model of the three masted ship Rosina 30.5x21x6.5in (77x53x16.5cm) £335
€392
US$ 507
141 A large contemporary model of HMS Vengeance, 1824 91.5x31x85.7in (233x79x218cm) Model 72x22x54in (183x56x137cm) £3,599
€4,207
US$ 5,436
142 A model of a Dutch Cromster merchant sloop. 35x15x34.5in (89x38x88cm) £299
€350
US$ 453
143 A diorama waterline model of a four masted Barque. 17.5x28x4in (44x71x10cm) £239
€280
US$ 362
144 A model of the Arctic yacht Kara 1882. 32x25x11in (82x63x28cm) £1,319
€1,542
US$ 1,993
145 A model of the Thames Barge Pandora of Maldon. 40x11x32in (102x28x81cm) £599
€701
US$ 906
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