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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 set of George Adams drawing instruments and scales English, circa 1770,
A fine George Adams combined barometer, thermometer and hydrometer, English, circa 1780,
A rare George Adams surveyor's compass from The James Watt Collection, English, circa 1760,
A George Adams brass circumferentor English, circa 1770,
A rare set of George Adams drawing and gunner's instruments, English, circa 1770,
An extraordinarily rare privately commissioned George Adams silver quill cutter, English, circa 1760,
A George Adams brass gunner's caliper, English, mid 18th century,
A George Adams gunner's brass inclinometer, English, circa 1770,
A rare George Adams brass gunner's rule, English, circa 1770,
A large pair of George Adams brass gunner's calipers, English, mid 18th century,
A George Adams brass pantograph, English, mid 18th century,
A George Adams brass Culpeper type microscope, English, late 18th century,
A GEORGE ADAMS BRASS AND STEEL PERPENDICULAR, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1760,
A rare George Adams Henley's Electronometer, English, circa 1775,
A matched pair of 12 inch Delamarche terrestrial and celestial globes in stands, French, 19th century,
A Newton's 3-inch pocket globe, English, published 1817,
An impressive and rare Benjamin Martin tellarium / planetarium, English, circa 1765-70,
A RARE PAIR OF VINCENZO CORONELLI 18 1/2-INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES on stands, ITALIAN, PUBLISHED 1696, (2)
A Newton & Co finger orrery or planetarium/tellarium, English, mid 19th century,
A Walter Hayes brass universal equinoctial ring dial combined with a surveying plate, English, third quarter of the 17th century,
An early Andrew Ross compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1850,
A Bernard Davis combined telescope and microscope, English, Mid 19th century,
A magnetic compass, Italian, 18th century,
A rare 3-inch Thomas Morton brass reflecting telescope on stand, Scottish, mid 19th century,
A magnificent Richard Glynne gilt and silvered brass horizontal sundial, English, circa 1725,
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