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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:17
Lots with images:17
Prices available:17
Category:
Nautical Equipment
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A Jones of London brass and ebony Octant, circa 1820, the T-shaped frame with scale and vernier, mirror, telescopic sights set in original mahogany box. Length 28 cm ***
*** A fine pair of vintage Alderson & Gyde copper ship lights, 1944, Birmingham, the quarter round lanterns, one marked with a brass plate, bow port Patt 23, the other bow Starboard Patt 24, each with intact and original fresnel glass, also stamped 1944, with… ***
*** A cased brass sextant, 20th century, by N.V. Observator, Rotterdam, the brass body with carved wooden handle and multiple lenses, length 26 cm ***
*** A novelty sterling silver and glass ship's lantern table lighter, 1908 London, with maker's mark for Samuel Jacob, the quarter circle 'Lantern' with a red glass window, bearing a banner, reading 'Port', having a hinged flip top enclosing the wick, and two… ***
*** A boxed English Nautical sextant, 1885, with maker's mark for Henry Barrow & Co., London, in the original box with all instrument specifications to a brass plaque to the interior of the lid. Height 11.5 cm. Width 20.5 cm. Depth 19 cm. (box) ***
*** An antique copper Ship lantern by Seahorse, early 20th century, number 34508, a cylindrical lantern with a hinged copper lid and copper base, with protective brass bars, carry handle, and clear 360 degree fresnel glass, with manufacturer's 'Seahorse' and… ***
*** A ship's bulkhead clock, early 20th century with silvered Roman dial within brass frame and oak circular backing, unmarked, with key. Height 9.5 cm, diameter 16 cm ***
*** A copper Mast-head ship's lantern, first half 20th century, of typical form with 'Masthead' label and other fittings in brass (lacking light fittings). Height 68 cm ***
*** An antique cast iron hay harpoon, A.J. Nellis & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last quarter 19th century. Length 100 cm ***
*** A German brass 'Ships Bell' clock and barometer, schatz, circa 1950, the desktop patinated brass nautical clock with 8-day 7 jewels striking mechanism on bell, and barometer, mounted on wooden board, with key. Height 12 cm, length 39 cm, width 13 cm ***
*** A World War II Aircraft bubble sextant, circa 1940, the mark IX Air Ministry sextant made for determining the altitude of the sun, with photocopied instruction booklet by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd. Length 21 cm ***
*** A copper Masthead ship's lamps, maker's mark T.W. 20th century, the polished copper masthead lantern with clear glass Fresnel lens, loop handle, complete with internal reflector, wired for electricity, in good original condition height 28 cm ***
*** A pair of brass ships cabin lanterns, Eli Griffiths & Son Ltd., Birmingham (1870-1963), circa 1915 the pair of oil lanterns of traditional shape with three panes of glass, one hinged for access, each with Bulpitt type burner, wooden carrying handle,… ***
*** A group of match cases and other objects, variously early to mid-20th century, four match cases of various shapes and materials; two match-box holders, including one in brass with the Rising Sun badge of the Australian Commonwealth military Forces;… ***
*** A mahogany-cased Sikes's Hydrometer, Dring and Fage, London, numbered 14362, 19th century, comprising the float, rule, and ten graduated weights (thermometer lacking), fitted in the original mahogany case. Height 5.5 cm. Width 20 cm. Depth 7 cm. (case) ***
*** An antique ship's wheel, early 20th century, from Shandong china, a traditional spoke wheel in timber and iron, with the original distressed tan painted finish. Diameter 80 cm ***
*** A boxed brass model sextant, later 20th century, with the appearance of a ship's navigation instrument, and housed in a hinged and brass trimmed timber box; unmarked. Height 9 cm. Width 19 cm. Depth 19 cm ***