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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Beck microscope model No.29, in original case with instruction booklet and slides, early 20th century, 31 cm high ***
*** A taxidermied bird of prey, early 20th century, 57 cm high overall ***
*** An antique pocket barometer in case, pocket sovereign scales and 'The Laurel, Ladies Boudoir Safety Razor', 19th century, the barometer 5 cm diameter, (3 items) ***
*** Apothecary bottles x 4, plus 7 interesting chemists bottles, all 19th century. (11 items) ***
*** A brass 'Dumpy Level' in a handsome mahogany case; 24 cm long, 16 cm high ***
*** A, theodolite in a leather case; 24 cm long, 16 cm high ***
*** Stanley theodolite surveyors tool c1895 in fitted mahogany box with paper label. 19th century patina. Good condition ***
*** World Globe by Philips' Challenge Globe c.1920s. Full of character this vintage piece sits on its original brown bakelite base with inset compass. The surface is crazed & has some minor damage. Great decorator item. 40 cm ***
*** Dietrich Reimers Erd Globus 10 inch globe on wooden base, circa 1929, 53 cm high ***
*** Panstwowe Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych (Warsaw, Poland) impressive 20 inch globe, detached wooden stand, dated 1959, globe 56 cm tall, stand 23 cm tall. ***
*** Philips' 13½ inch terrestrial globe on 22 cm diameter wooden base, circa late-1920s, 44 cm high including stand. ***
*** A fine pair of French enamel opera glasses with ivory fittings, in original leather case, 19th century, 11 cm across ***
*** 1908 Sniders & Abrahams 'View of the World' small format photographic stereo views. (210+) Minimal duplication; mainly fine. Cat. A£785+. ***
*** An antique English aneroid wall barometer with mercury thermometer in carved oak case, 19th century, 59 cm high ***
*** A taxidermied sea turtle, early 20th century, 51 cm long ***
*** Weights, lines & Pulleys: an accumulation of new old stock, brass weight shells, end caps, hooks, American cast iron weights, weight lines, ropes and wire. (quantity) ***
*** Troughton & Simms, London, dumpy level on compass base, all brass, 19th century. ***
*** An antique English telescope with original brown leather mounts, 19th century, 27 cm to 76 cm long ***
*** Two impressive conch shells, Pacific Islands, early 20th century, 51 cm and 54 cm long ***
*** A brass and leather bound telescope in original leather case, early 20th century, 26.5 cm expands to 80.5 cm long ***
*** Sundial, cast bronze, stamped 'W.E. 3478' on the reverse, 19th/20th century, 25 cm diameter ***
*** Three dinosaur claw fossil specimens, the largest 11 cm wide overall ***
*** Theodolite (full circle) by E.R. Watts & Sons of London, housed in original mahogany case with leather outer, early 20th century, the case 42 cm wide overall ***
*** E. Bertaux antique French table globe, 19th century, A/F, 28 cm high ***
*** Taxidermied Johnson River crocodile. Fair/Good condition. ***
*** Taxidermied brown Goshawk (Female) with rabbit. Fair/Good condition. ***
*** A mid-late 19th century brass and mahogany 3 draw telescope, in original case, 28 cm long extended ***
*** Chemist's Suppository/Pessary moulds, sizes vary, as do number of suppositories. All brass, one silver covered. All in very good condition, all parts present. Quite rare in complete working order. (5) ***
*** Clear glass display cylinder very decorative in fine condition, filled with yellow liquid. 60 cm tall ***
*** W.T.& Co. Chemist's dispensing jars all with gold leaf glass labels in good condition. (10) ***
*** Ammonite fossil, unidentified species, Jurassic period (c180 million years old) from Madagascar ***
*** Surveyor's Theodolite, made by H.E.Holst, Kobenhaven, in original wooden case, sold by Norman H.Seward, Melbourne. Together with tripod stand ***
*** A Philips' Challenge Globe on turned wooden standard base (unassociated), early 20th century, 89 cm high, 34 cm diameter. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection ***
*** Aard-Globe' by Wagner & Debes of Leipzig, early 20th century, 40 cm high, 30 cm diameter ***
*** Fossils, mineral specimens, seahorse and coral, (8 items), the largest 25 cm wide ***
*** Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergaard K.G. (Berlin & Stuttgart) 14 inch 'Columbus' globe, W. Kaden editing cartographer, 22 cm diameter wooden base, circa 1950s, 49 cm tall including stand. ***
*** Four small taxidermy alligator heads, Louisiana, U.S.A. 20th century, the largest 16 cm long ***
*** A ship's compass in gimbaled brass mount, 44 cm diameter overall ***
*** A pair of French opera glasses, tortoiseshell and gilt metal, late 19th century, 10 cm wide ***
*** A Moroccan shell fossil specimen, 36 x 28 cm ***
*** Leitz Wetzlar No.12169 antique microscope in mahogany case, 19th century, the case 30 cm wide ***
*** An antique English pocket telescope, leather bound brass, 19th century, 42 cm long ***
*** An antique pocket compass in original leather pouch, 19th century, 8 cm diameter ***
*** Travelling thermometer, cased, pocket sized, c1870s, made by Pastorelli & Co. London, a leading maker of scientific instruments. Mercury and glass in fine condition, working, 8 cm x 2 cm. ***
*** Ammonite: Agadir(Morocco), unidentified species. Cretaceous period, approximately 100 million years old, with certificate of authenticity. ***
*** Fish Fossil, Knightia, Eocene period (c50 million years old) from Wyoming, USA. ***
*** Taxidermy: golden Crowned pheasant (Chrysolphus pictus) stuffed and mounted on mulgawood base. In very fine condition, 99 cm total length including tail ***
*** Taxidermy: red crested pheasant stuffed and mounted on mulgawood base. In fine condition. 99 cm long ***
*** Philips' 14 inch terrestrial globe, circa 1930s, 44 cm high ***
*** Philips' 13½ inch Challenge globe with compass base, circa 1930s, 52 cm high ***
*** A whalebone vertebrae, 19th century 45 cm high, 70 cm wide ***
*** Collection of fossil specimens including Otozamites Bengalensis (Apollo bay, Victoria) from early Cretaceous, Trilobites (Forbes, N.S.W.), and a starfish collected at Clonbinane in Victoria, (27 items), the largest 31 cm across ***
*** A taxidermied hawk in flight, early to mid 20th century, wingspan 80 cm ***
*** An antique taxidermy turtle, 18 cm long ***
*** Zograscope antique mahogany magnifying viewer, 19th century, 64 cm high ***
*** A pair of French opera glasses, finely enamelled in emerald green and mounted in mother of pearl on gilt metal, circa 1860, 10.5 cm across ***
*** Steky Model Iiia 16 mm subminiature camera with original ever ready leather case (c1950-1955); Minolta 16 Sub-miniature cameras (2) with one owners manual (c1957); Minolta viewer for 16 mm slides (in box). Good condit. (4 items) ***
*** Apothecary/Homeopathy: an electric shock machine 'Newely Invented For Nervous Diseases' c1860s. ***
*** Canary taxidermy display in glass dome, 19th century, 21 cm high ***
*** Philips' 13½ inch Challenge globe on Bakelite base, circa 1930, 45 cm high ***
*** Tiffany & Co: a sterling silver orb cased desk thermometer, the mechanism made by Honeywell, circa 1920, 7 cm high ***
*** A taxidermy snake in glass dome on ceramic base, 19th/20th century, 41 cm high ***
*** Mallee Root framed exhibition specimen sample, late 19th century housed in a stained kauri pine frame 44 x 53 cm ***
*** An antique English aneroid wall barometer in brass case, 19th century, 13.5 cm diameter ***
*** Five decorative fans and boxed set of opera glasses, 19th and 20th century, largest fan 35 cm high ***
*** James Gillray (English, 1765 - 1815) [William Pitt] the Minister endeavouring to eke out Dr. Pr.Ty..N's Bisho-prick', [R. Phillips, Southwark, 1787], etching, 33 24 cm. Pitt holds up the dome of St. Paul's which he is to place over Lincoln Cathedral. He… ***
*** An impressive pair of Texas longhorn steer horns, the longest 78 cm ***
*** An antique ceramic apothecary jar labelled, Sacch Cryst. 19th century, 27 cm high ***
*** Large Accumulation of rock & mineral specimens, many in jars, including opal potch; also a few shell fossils. (quantity) ***
*** A pair of antique French opera glasses with blue floral enamel decoration and ivory fittings, 19th century, 11 cm wide ***
*** Amber: Fossilized Tree Sap, Pleistocene Approximately 1 million years old, Sambana area, North East Madagascar with certificate of authenticity. ***
*** Fossil Fish, Dastilbe from the late Cretaceous period, located at the Santana formation Cera, Brazil, with certificate of authenticity. ***
*** St Peters and the Vatican Stereo View Cards and Viewer, including views of the Vatican Gardens, Pope Pius X, the College of Cardinals and views of the interior of the Vatican. All in good condition in original box by Underwood and Underwood. (43) ***
*** C1900 Optometry Testing Kit, with 200+ lenses in original case, made by F.Davidson & Co, Manufacturing Opticians, 29 great Portland St, London. Unusual and scarce. ***
*** Remainder Of Apothecary And Pharmaceutical Collection, Revlon neon sign in perspex case 85 x 20 cm (must be tested), small mixing bowls (4), measuring flask tube 9 mm, assorted glass display bottle pieces. (10) ***
*** Five opal bivalve mussel fossils, Australian opal fields, Coober Pedy, the largest 4 cm long ***
*** Optical Equipment: Sighting telescope No.24B Mk VI with by Taylor Hobson 1911. Includes original brown leather case with fastening straps, good condition; Australian made World War II sighting telescope in metal case. Fair condition. (2 items) ***
*** Philips' 13½ inch terrestrial globe on black plastic stepped base, circa late 1930s, 42 cm high including stand. ***
*** Rock, Mineral And Crystal Collection including rose quartz, petrified wood, geodes, jasper, moss agate and many others. Samples are sliced and smooth but not polished. All in good condition as far as rocks go. (190+) ***
*** Ammonite Fossil, Hildoceras, Jurassic period (c180 million years old) from Whitby, Yorkshire, England. ***
*** Ammonite Fossil, Labeceras, Cretaceous period (circa 100 million years old) from Walsh River, Qld, Australia. ***
*** Pill Making machine c1860, by H. Maw Son & Thompson, London, a wooden, brass and marble pill machine. It has seen much use but still in good condition, makers stamp to brass and wood ***
*** Glass display bottle c1900, fancy glass stopper, 30 cm tall in fine condition ***
*** Chemist's scale, weights, mortar and pestles and medical oddments including a large group of brass mortar and pestles, incomplete sets of scale weights, a boxed set of weights much used, medical tools, test tube holder, syringes and medical supplies and… ***
*** Chemist's ceramic and porcelain mortar and pestle, very large, matching pestle both in good condition ***
*** An Australian cedar medicine cabinet with mirrored doors, 19th century 68 cm high, 52 cm wide, 31 cm deep ***
*** The Boys' Brigade World War II sailors hat, barometer and novelty cigar cutter in the form of a ships telegraph, 20th century, cigar cutter 15 cm high ***
*** An antique aneroid barometer in oak case, 19th century, 27 cm high. ***
*** Crams universal 10½' world globe on a tin base, ***
*** Antique pocket lorgnette, late 19th century ***
*** Surveyor's vintage measuring staff, early 20th century, 6 feet to 16 feet ***
*** Antique expanding brass and leather telescope, 83 cm expanded. ***
*** Fossilized wood specimen mounted on a timber plinth, 51 cm high ***
*** [Medicine] Vallack, Arthur styles, 'The Principles and Practice of Asepsis' [Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, London, 1905] 1st ed., red boards with gilt titles; 95pp., with dedication from the author. ***
*** Taxidermied sulphur crested cockatoo. Fair/Good condition ***
*** Vintage dental instrument trolley on wheels ***