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Instruments of Science, Technology and Mechanical Music

18 May 2016 | starting at 13:00 BST

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Auction highlights

A fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer, English, mid-18th century. Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine, manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,. Sold for £104,500 inc. premium

A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,. Sold for £37,500 inc. premium

A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand, circa 1750,. Sold for £10,000 inc. premium

A large Andrew Ross compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1855,. Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

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103 lots available

1 —
An 8 3/4 inch Troubadour disc musical box,
German, Circa 1910,

£300 - £400

2 —
A Nicole Freres key-wound overture cylinder music box,
Swiss, Mid-19th century,

Sold for £4,375 inc. premium

9 —
A good Karl Griesbaum silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box,
German, circa 1920,

£6,000 - £8,000

10 —
A silver and blue guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece,
German, circa 1930,

£5,500 - £7,500

11 —
A rare Bontems engine-turned gilt metal singing bird cigarette box,
French, mid 20th century,

£8,000 - £12,000

12^Y —
A fine Rochet tortoiseshell and enamel singing bird box,
Swiss, circa 1835,

£10,000 - £15,000

13 —
A Karl Griesbaum gilt-metal and enamelled singing bird box
German, circa 1930,

£4,000 - £6,000

14 —
A Rochet Freres gilt-brass and enamel singing bird box,
Swiss, Circa 1820

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

15 —
A very early engraved silver-gilt musical snuffbox,
Swiss, dated 1813,

£6,000 - £9,000

16^Y —
A tortoiseshell singing bird box,
French, Early 20th century,

£1,000 - £1,500

17 —
A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box,
Swiss, circa 1825,

Sold for £37,500 inc. premium

18^Y —
A tortoiseshell singing bird box,
French, Early 20th century,

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

19^Ф,Y —
A FRANCIS FRITH COSMOSCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1870,

Amended

£600 - £800

20 —
A Charles-Emille Reynaud Praxinoscope,
French, circa 1900,

£600 - £800

21 —
A Le Marsouin Brevete Camera,
circa 1990,

£500 - £700

22^* —
Leica Geovid binoculars

Sold for £162.50 inc. premium

23^* —
Canon 15 x 45 IS binoculars

Sold for £375 inc. premium

24^* —
Hasselblad X Pananoramic standard kit

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

25^* —
Leica M6

Withdrawn

Amended

£1,500 - £2,000

26^* —
Leica M6 Limited Edition Special Series

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

27^* —
Leica M6 Special Series
HM 565 001-700

Sold for £5,250 inc. premium

28 —
A set of E G Wood weighing scales and height measure, English, late 19th century,

Sold for £750 inc. premium

29 —
A Pair of Ericsson table telephones,
Early 20th century,
(2)

Sold for £562.50 inc. premium

30 —
A rare John Bower ornamental turning lathe,
circa 1840,

£8,000 - £12,000

31 —
A Curta calculator type I,
Lichtenstein, mid 20th century,

Sold for £375 inc. premium

32 —
A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine,
manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,

Sold for £104,500 inc. premium

33 —
A rare and unusual A. Redier thermograph,
1877,

£6,000 - £9,000

34 —
An attractive model live-steam single cylinder vertical steam engine,
English, Mid 19th-century,

Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

35 —
An unusually small Cuthbertston-type electrostatic generator,
English, mid 19th century,

Sold for £687.50 inc. premium

36 —
An Archimedean screw demonstration model,
English, mid 19th century,

Sold for £4,000 inc. premium

37 —
A Thomas Robinson portable transit theodolite,
English, circa 1830,

£1,000 - £1,500

38^Y —
A Mahogany Education Sample Cabinet,
English, mid 19th century,

£1,000 - £1,500

39 —
A good Galvanometer by Siemens & Halske, German, circa 1880,

Sold for £312.50 inc. premium

40 —
Two sets of brass cup weights,

(6)

Sold for £125 inc. premium

41 —
A fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer,
English, Mid-18th century,

Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

42^Ф,Y —
An Alexander Alexander stick barometer,
English, Mid-19th century,

£300 - £400

43 —
A FINE NATHANIEL HILL 2¾-INCH POCKET GLOBE ENGLISH, PUBLISHED 1754,

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

44^* —
A rare James Ferguson 3-inch terrestrial globe on stand,
English, published 1756,

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

45 —
A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand,
circa 1750,

Amended

Sold for £10,000 inc. premium

46^Ф,Y —
An combined finger tellurium and planetarium,
English, Early 19th century,

£2,000 - £3,000

47 —
A Pair of 12-inch Smith & Son terrestrial and celestial table globes,
English, published 1863,
(2)

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

48^Ф,Y —
A W & S Jones New Portable orrery,
English, Late 18th century,

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

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Instruments of Science, Technology and Mechanical Music

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — An 8 3/4 inch Troubadour disc musical box, German, Circa 1910,

2 — A Nicole Freres key-wound overture cylinder music box, Swiss, Mid-19th century,

3 — A cylinder musical box, swiss, circa 1900,

4 — A Small key wound cylinder music box Swiss, circa 1860,

5 — A hidden drums and bells cylinder musical box, Swiss, circa 1860,

6 — A 17-inch Monopol Excelsior disc musical box, German, circa 1910,

7 — A 15 1/2-inch Polyphon disc musical box, German, circa 1910, (qty)

8 — A rare symphonion 7 11/16 inch musical savings bank, German, circa 1900,

9 — A good Karl Griesbaum silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box, German, circa 1920,

10 — A silver and blue guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, German, circa 1930,

11 — A rare Bontems engine-turned gilt metal singing bird cigarette box, French, mid 20th century,

12Y — A fine Rochet tortoiseshell and enamel singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1835,

13 — A Karl Griesbaum gilt-metal and enamelled singing bird box German, circa 1930,

14 — A Rochet Freres gilt-brass and enamel singing bird box, Swiss, Circa 1820

15 — A very early engraved silver-gilt musical snuffbox, Swiss, dated 1813,

16Y — A tortoiseshell singing bird box, French, Early 20th century,

17 — A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,

18Y — A tortoiseshell singing bird box, French, Early 20th century,

19Ф,Y — A FRANCIS FRITH COSMOSCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1870,

20 — A Charles-Emille Reynaud Praxinoscope, French, circa 1900,

21 — A Le Marsouin Brevete Camera, circa 1990,

22* — Leica Geovid binoculars

23* — Canon 15 x 45 IS binoculars

24* — Hasselblad X Pananoramic standard kit

25* — Leica M6

26* — Leica M6 Limited Edition Special Series

27* — Leica M6 Special Series HM 565 001-700

28 — A set of E G Wood weighing scales and height measure, English, late 19th century,

29 — A Pair of Ericsson table telephones, Early 20th century, (2)

30 — A rare John Bower ornamental turning lathe, circa 1840,

31 — A Curta calculator type I, Lichtenstein, mid 20th century,

32 — A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine, manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,

33 — A rare and unusual A. Redier thermograph, 1877,

34 — An attractive model live-steam single cylinder vertical steam engine, English, Mid 19th-century,

35 — An unusually small Cuthbertston-type electrostatic generator, English, mid 19th century,

36 — An Archimedean screw demonstration model, English, mid 19th century,

37 — A Thomas Robinson portable transit theodolite, English, circa 1830,

38Y — A Mahogany Education Sample Cabinet, English, mid 19th century,

39 — A good Galvanometer by Siemens & Halske, German, circa 1880,

40 — Two sets of brass cup weights, (6)

41 — A fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer, English, Mid-18th century,

42Ф,Y — An Alexander Alexander stick barometer, English, Mid-19th century,

43 — A FINE NATHANIEL HILL 2¾-INCH POCKET GLOBE ENGLISH, PUBLISHED 1754,

44* — A rare James Ferguson 3-inch terrestrial globe on stand, English, published 1756,

45 — A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand, circa 1750,

46Ф,Y — An combined finger tellurium and planetarium, English, Early 19th century,

47 — A Pair of 12-inch Smith & Son terrestrial and celestial table globes, English, published 1863, (2)

48Ф,Y — A W & S Jones New Portable orrery, English, Late 18th century,

Specialist contacts

Claire Tole-Moir

Jon Baddeley

Scientific Instruments (UK)

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1 —
An 8 3/4 inch Troubadour disc musical box,
German, Circa 1910,

2 —
A Nicole Freres key-wound overture cylinder music box,
Swiss, Mid-19th century,

3 —
A cylinder musical box,
swiss, circa 1900,

4 —
A Small key wound cylinder music box
Swiss, circa 1860,

5 —
A hidden drums and bells cylinder musical box,
Swiss, circa 1860,

6 —
A 17-inch Monopol Excelsior disc musical box,
German, circa 1910,

7 —
A 15 1/2-inch Polyphon disc musical box,
German, circa 1910,
(qty)

8 —
A rare symphonion 7 11/16 inch musical savings bank,
German, circa 1900,

9 —
A good Karl Griesbaum silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box,
German, circa 1920,

10 —
A silver and blue guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece,
German, circa 1930,

11 —
A rare Bontems engine-turned gilt metal singing bird cigarette box,
French, mid 20th century,

12^Y —
A fine Rochet tortoiseshell and enamel singing bird box,
Swiss, circa 1835,

13 —
A Karl Griesbaum gilt-metal and enamelled singing bird box
German, circa 1930,

14 —
A Rochet Freres gilt-brass and enamel singing bird box,
Swiss, Circa 1820

15 —
A very early engraved silver-gilt musical snuffbox,
Swiss, dated 1813,

16^Y —
A tortoiseshell singing bird box,
French, Early 20th century,

17 —
A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box,
Swiss, circa 1825,

18^Y —
A tortoiseshell singing bird box,
French, Early 20th century,

19^Ф,Y —
A FRANCIS FRITH COSMOSCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1870,

20 —
A Charles-Emille Reynaud Praxinoscope,
French, circa 1900,

21 —
A Le Marsouin Brevete Camera,
circa 1990,

22^* —
Leica Geovid binoculars

23^* —
Canon 15 x 45 IS binoculars

24^* —
Hasselblad X Pananoramic standard kit

25^* —
Leica M6

26^* —
Leica M6 Limited Edition Special Series

27^* —
Leica M6 Special Series
HM 565 001-700

28 —
A set of E G Wood weighing scales and height measure, English, late 19th century,

29 —
A Pair of Ericsson table telephones,
Early 20th century,
(2)

30 —
A rare John Bower ornamental turning lathe,
circa 1840,

31 —
A Curta calculator type I,
Lichtenstein, mid 20th century,

32 —
A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine,
manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,

33 —
A rare and unusual A. Redier thermograph,
1877,

34 —
An attractive model live-steam single cylinder vertical steam engine,
English, Mid 19th-century,

35 —
An unusually small Cuthbertston-type electrostatic generator,
English, mid 19th century,

36 —
An Archimedean screw demonstration model,
English, mid 19th century,

37 —
A Thomas Robinson portable transit theodolite,
English, circa 1830,

38^Y —
A Mahogany Education Sample Cabinet,
English, mid 19th century,

39 —
A good Galvanometer by Siemens & Halske, German, circa 1880,

40 —
Two sets of brass cup weights,

(6)

41 —
A fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer,
English, Mid-18th century,

42^Ф,Y —
An Alexander Alexander stick barometer,
English, Mid-19th century,

43 —
A FINE NATHANIEL HILL 2¾-INCH POCKET GLOBE ENGLISH, PUBLISHED 1754,

44^* —
A rare James Ferguson 3-inch terrestrial globe on stand,
English, published 1756,

45 —
A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand,
circa 1750,

46^Ф,Y —
An combined finger tellurium and planetarium,
English, Early 19th century,

47 —
A Pair of 12-inch Smith & Son terrestrial and celestial table globes,
English, published 1863,
(2)

48^Ф,Y —
A W & S Jones New Portable orrery,
English, Late 18th century,