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31 October 2017 | starting at 13:00 GMT
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A RARE PAIR OF VINCENZO CORONELLI 18 1/2-INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES on stands, ITALIAN, PUBLISHED 1696, (2)A RARE PAIR OF VINCENZO CORONELLI 18 1/2-INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES on stands, ITALIAN, PUBLISHED 1696, (2). Sold for £149,000 inc. premium
A magnificent Richard Glynne gilt and silvered brass horizontal sundial, English, circa 1725,A magnificent Richard Glynne gilt and silvered brass horizontal sundial, English, circa 1725,. Sold for £27,500 inc. premium
A rare Baird Televisor, English, circa 1930,A rare Baird Televisor, English, circa 1930,. Sold for £21,250 inc. premium
A Walter Hayes brass universal equinoctial ring dial combined with a surveying plate, English, third quarter of the 17th century,A Walter Hayes brass universal equinoctial ring dial combined with a surveying plate, English, third quarter of the 17th century,. Sold for £12,500 inc. premium

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A Tate's improved arithmometer, English, Early 20th century,
A rare Baird Televisor, English, circa 1930,
A Charles Wheatstone Cryptograph, English, mid 19th century,
A three-rotor Model 1 Enigma cipher machine, German, 1933,
A rare twelve-plate Wimshurst electrostatic generator, English, circa 1885,
A collection of approximately 200 artificial glass eyes, English, Late 19th Century (4 boxes)
A collection of approximately 200 artificial glass eyes, English, Late 19th Century, (4 boxes)
A collection of approximately 200 artificial glass eyes, English, Late 19th Century, (4 boxes)
A collection of approximately 181 artificial glass eyes, English, Late 19th Century (4 boxes)
A Thompson & Capper homeopathic chest, English, mid 19th century,
Two medicine chests, English, circa 1830,
Three painted plaster models of a sectioned human brain, French, second quarter of the 19th century, (3)
An rare small-size Jesse Ramsden brass sextant, English, circa 1792,
A brass universal equinoctial ring dial, English, early 18th century,
An Edmund Culpeper brass universal equinoctial ring dial, English early 18th century,
A W Watson & Sons Van Heurck "The Grand Model" compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1910,
A Moritz Pillischer compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1860,
A Henry Crouch compound binocular microscope, English, late 19th century,
A FINE G F BRANDER MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM, GERMAN, MID 18TH CENTURY,
A W & S Jones "Most Improved" simple and compound microscope, English, early 18th century,
A rare Benjamin Martin type compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1780,
A Smith & Beck compound binocular microscope, English, mid 19th century,
A Negretti & Zambra brass compound binocular microscope, English, late 19th century,
A Thomas Morton 6-inch Gregorian reflecting telescope on stand, Scottish, mid 19th century,
A large pair of Nikon polished steel and brass binoculars on stand, Japanese, mid 20th century,
A 2-inch brass reflecting telescope on stand, English, late 18th century,
A 3 1/2-inch brass refracting telescope on stand, English, third quarter of the 19th century,
A George Adams trade label,
Four George Adams spy glasses, English, circa 1770, (4)
Three George Adams spy glasses, English, mid 18th century, (3)
Three George Adams spy glasses, English, circa 1760,
Three George Adams spy glasses, English, circa 1770, (3)
Three George Adams spy glasses, English, circa 1770, (3)
A George Adams 1 1/2 inch brass refracting telescope, English, Mid 18th century,
A George Adams Horary quadrant, English, Mid 18th century,
A George Adams 1 inch silver plated refracting telescope, English, circa 1760,
A George Adams brass marine station pointer, English, Mid-18th century,
A large important George Adams bronze horizontal sundial, English, 1750,
A George Adams bronze horizontal sundial, English, Mid 18th century,
ADAMS (GEORGE) Micrographia illustrata, or, The Knowledge of the Microscope Explain'd, the Author, 1747
ADAMS (GEORGE) A Treatise describing the Construction, Examining and Use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes, 8vo (4)
ADAMS (GEORGE) Essays on the Microscope, 2 vol. including Plates vol., the Author, 1787; and another by Adams (3)
A complex George Adams waywiser dial, English, circa 1750,
An unusual George Adams surveying level, English, circa 1770,
A rare George Adams carriage waywiser, English, circa 1750,
A set of George Adams silver drawing instruments, English, circa 1770,
An unusual George Adams Miner's dial, English, circa 1770,
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