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Industry Science & Technology — Sotheby's Australia

$36,000
A Pair of Gold and Enamel Lorgnettes, Russian, 19th Century, of …
$30,000
A limited edition grand orrery, George Gyori, recent, mounted on…
$26,400
An industrial revolution boiler clock, French, circa 1890, 8-day…
$15,600
A Pair Of Newton's Globes On Mahogany Stands First Half Of 19th …








Auction House: Sotheby's Australia
Number of lots recorded: 38
Lots with images: 38
Prices available: 38
Category: Industry Science & Technology




Lot Description Price Image
*** A Pair of Gold and Enamel Lorgnettes, Russian, 19th Century, of typical form, maker mark Henrik WigstromQuantity: 2, 14 cm long ***
*** A limited edition grand orrery, George Gyori, recent, mounted on a wooden ebonised base, separated by brass and wooden columns, engraved with signs of the zodiac, months of the year and the four seasons, the central column projecting upwards holding six rings each with a projecting arm with mounted globe and planets, brass handle to side of drum which, when turned, moves the projecting arms and therefore the planets and also the movement of the lunarium ***
*** An industrial revolution boiler clock, French, circa 1890, 8-day, time only movement with barometer and thermometer dials, dial signed Marcks & Co. Ltd., Bombay & Poona, Made in France, Roman numerals, the boiler raised on a red marble plinth ***
*** A Pair Of Newton's Globes On Mahogany Stands First Half Of 19th Century Newton was one of the most important names in English globe manufacturing during the first half of the 19th century. The business was established by John Newton (1759-1844) in around 1783. He published the first globe in partnership with map engraver William Palmer which was a pocket globe of 2in. diameter, re-issued from Nathaniel Hill's copper plates of 1754. ***
*** A large refracting telescope, English, Dollond & Co., London, late Victorian, the tube with rack and pinion focusing starfinder mounted in parallel, large wooden tripod legs, mahogany case with additional lenses, bronze base ***
*** A nickelled brass ideal codigraph, French, Baveaux Freres, St. Nicolas D'alieremont Seine Inferieure, serial no.… ***
*** An Orrery, German, Circa 1850 cast iron base candle armature with terrestrial globe and moon ***
*** An orrery, German, circa 1850, cast iron base, candle armature with terrestrial globe and moon 45 cm high ***
*** A celadon jade carving of an Artemisia leaf, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, carved with veins radiating from the centre, and tied around the widest part with a trailing ribbon, either edge with scrolling clouds rising in pierced relief, the stone with areas of the russet skin on the reverse, wood stand (2) 15.5 cm ***
*** An orrery, English, George Philip & Sons Ltd., 32 Fleet Street, London, E.C., 19th century, the cast iron base candle armature with terrestrial globe and moon ***
*** A brass and ebony watchmaker's gear cutting engine, swiss, circa 1880, cast iron legs, ebony crank handle, brass dividing plate, mounted on a mahogany base ***
*** A Regency Mahogany Stick Barometer, Maker Anthony Gatty, Reading, Uk, Circa 1820, the mahogany case with broken pediment and acorn finial surmount, the glazed door protecting silvered scale with vernier and mercury thermometer, the edges of casing has ebony and boxwood feather banding, turned cistern cover, 97 cm high ***
*** A brass and ebony watchmaker's gear cutting engine, mid-size, swiss, circa 1880, cast iron legs, ebony crank handle, brass dividing plate, mounted on a mahogany base ***
*** A brass Culpeper-type microscope, English, 19th century, the brass body with rack and pinion focusing, mounted on an outer sleeve with three scroll legs mounted to a circular stage projecting a further three scroll legs on a wooden square base with fitted plano-concave mirror, drawer containing accessories, mahogany pyramidal case 35 cm high ***
*** A brass Watchmaker's gear Cutting engine, Swiss, circa 1880, with ebony winding handle, brass dividing plate, mounted on cast iron legs 31 cm high ***
*** A mahogany display cabinet of watchmaker's tools, circa 1890, including calipers, jacot tool, movement holder, hand screw head polished poising tool, depthing tool, main spring gauges etc. ***

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