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Office, Workshop & Farm — Philips Auctions Australia
Auction House:
| Philips Auctions Australia | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 32 |
| Lots with images: | 32 |
| Prices available: | 32 |
Category:
Office, Workshop & Farm
- Nautical Equipment (17)
- Railway Equipment (3)
- Tools - Woodworking (6)
- Zother (6)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A superb pair of spelter stair lights, circa 1890, fashioned each as a male and female Roman centurion mounted on disc shaped plinths, resplendent in draped and pleated tunic, breast plate armour, helmet and greaves they each hold a tall stave which… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique brass and glass shop stand, late 19th to early 20th century, the stand having a central stem with a foliate scrolled handle supporting four movable circular display plates and raised on a dual base with scroll motifs and buttress supports.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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) | *** |  |
| *** | A silver open faced Railway Goliath 45 pocket watch by Doxa, sterling silver, with oversized round case, white enamel dial, applied oversized Arabic numerals, two steel hands, sub dial. crown wind, plain polished case, case Swiss Argentan 496769, Doxa… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 brass hanging birdcage, dome shaped, with perch and feeders, height 41 cm, diameter 28 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 set of seven copper saucepans, circa 1900 the heavy gauge copper set of seven straight-sided saucepans, with rivet joined steel handles. Height 8 cm, diameter: 19 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A set of six copper saucepans, circa 1900 the heavy gauge copper set of six straight-sided saucepans, with rivet joined steel handles. Height 12 cm, diameter: 25 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A group of eighteen Chinese silver decorative objects and fittings, variously 19th/early 20th century, including two miniature ghaus, five finger nail protectors, pendants, and others, various designs and decoration including gilt and enamelled examples,… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 French mahogany inlaid marble top shop display cabinet, early 20th century, with a glazed upper section with a mirrored back and rounded edges, a concave, collar to an extended quarter veneer panelled cupboard with a large medallion, inlaid in various… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of eighteen Chinese silver decorative hair pins and accessories, variously 19th/early 20th century, of various designs and decoration including gilt and enamelled examples, some with Chinese shop marks, mounted on a felt-lined board, various sizes | *** |  |
| *** | 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) | *** |  |
| *** | A brass luggage rack, a wall luggage rack with cast initials for 'New south Wales Railway' to the side supports, height 25 cm, length 73 cm, width 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 group of six antique and later rules and rulers, various forms and materials, including two ebony ledger rules, an ebony parallel rule, and ivory examples. Length 45.5 cm, and shorter | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Dietz 'Dainty' Driving lamps, first half 20th century, the pair of mid-size American carriage or buggy driving lights, patinated brass body with top handle, with front convex clear glass and rear red lens, complete with no wick, each stamped… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian Varvill & Sons Plough Plane with fourteen cast steel tools, mid 19th century, with stamp for Varvill's Ebor works at York; also stamped G Gingell, well crafted, probably beech, with brass arm tips and other brass and steel fittings, the… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Two antique timber and brass spirit levels, early 20th century, with maker's mark for Henry Disston, Keystone Toolworks, Philadelphia, USA, other unmarked, a double vial Henry Disston spirit level, with brass facing plaque, and an unmarked smaller level… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique cast brass safe plaque, early 20th century, a safe plaque by Birmingham lock and safe makers, Phillips & Son, length 27 cm, width 17 cm. | *** |  |