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Auction House:
Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** A brass and mercury gimble and stick marine barometer, Portuguese 19th century made by R.N Desterro, Lisbon, 90.5 cm high ***
*** Two pocket compasses, English, mid 19th century, one brass Troughton & Simms, London; gun metal, F Cox, Newgate street, London, largest measuring 7.5 cm diameter ***
*** A set of covered ceramic apothecary jars, Italian, 20th century, the three jars labelled 'Arnica' 'Mirtillo' and 'Tiglio' with applied grape details, blue underglaze borders and floral decorations, Bc mark in blue to bases, 30 cm high ***
*** A Trilobite fossil, probably Cambrian period, the anthropod specimen with finely preserved and delineated features embedded in a matrix, trilobite: 4 cm long, 6.5 cm wide; rock matrix: 11.5 cm high, 11 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep, $800-1,200 ***
*** A rosewood stick barometer by J. Gibb, 35 Nicholas Street, Scarborough, circa 1840, with ivory scales, 95 cm high ***
*** A small cased lawn bowl orrery by George Gyori, with compass finial, 13 cm high ***
*** A cased vintage barograph by F. Darton & Co., London, circa 1900, complete with seven bellows, drum with paper and a recording arm, additional paper to the single drawer, maker's cartouche to the interior, the case 20 cm high, 35 cm wide, 16 cm deep ***
*** A Victorian brass ship's gimballed barometer and thermometer, J. Hicks London, second half 19th century, with Vernier scale to front and attached to a wooden board, 101 cm high (with backboard), 14 cm wide ***
*** A rare brass watchmaker's gear cutting engine, mid 19th century, polished brass dividing plate, with conforming brass handles, standing on cast iron legs, 19.5 cm high ***
*** A brass watchmaker's topping tool with a partial set of cutters, with an ebonised handle, the wood base with in built drawer, 36 cm high ***
*** A boxed brass equinoctial sundial by F. L. West of London, 13 cm high ***
*** A Victorian oak cased barograph by short & Mason, London, 19th century and later, with bone inset makers plaque, patent number to barrel mechanism, the single drawer containing charts and spare needles by Taylor instrument Companies Australia, the case 24… ***
*** A collection of brass and nickel mounted telescopes, early 20th century, including Adie & Son, Edinburgh and Adams's new patient portable telescope, No.6 Fleet Street London and two by Dollond, London, comprising six pieces, the largest measuring 45 cm ***
*** A brass and wood watchmaker's mandrel lathe, 31 cm high ***
*** A taxidermied Odocoileus Virginianus (white tail deer) shoulder mount, 120 cm high ***
*** A brass surveyors level by O. Boettger, Adelaide, late 19th century, together with a brass scope, no. 3 by Troughton & Simms, London, each with fitted cases, the scope 66 cm long ***
*** A set of three graduated terrestrial desk globes by Philips & Replogle, 20th century, each mounted on later ebonised wooden stands, the largest 30 cm high ***
*** A brass telescope on stand, English, 19th century, the lens 41 cm long, the stand 31 cm high ***
*** A large polished ammonite fossil, 24 cm wide ***
*** A terrestrial globe by Philips Challenge globes, London, part of the 'Cartes Tarides' series originally made for the French market, on a marble base with a chromed arm, 40 cm high ***
*** A diorama taxidermy of a Great Crested Grebe, (Podiceps cristatus), the specimen depicted in natural grassy setting and housed in a wood case, 49 cm high, 45 cm wide, 20 cm deep ***
*** A gimbaled brass ships compass by Geomar, Madrid & Hamburg, circa 1940, the dial 27 cm diameter ***
*** Two deep sea natural clam shells, the largest 43 cm long ***
*** A taxidermied Ovis dalli (mountain sheep), Northwestern America, 91 cm high ***
*** A Bate's patent Saccharometer, no. 1306, J.D. Potter, London, 19th century, together with a thermometer by F. Barker & Son, London. E.C., the case 5 cm high, 21 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep ***
*** A large brass and steel watchmakers depthing tool by Compas, French, late 20th century, with original leather bound and velvet lined fitted case, embossed to lid of case 'Compas 19 C/6', 9.5 cm high ***
*** A traversing theodolite and lens, by Troughton & Simms of London for Henry Husbands of Melbourne, both in fitted cedar cases, the scope case with original paper trade label, the lens 51 cm long, the base 29 cm high ***
*** An Admiral Fitzroy's barometer, with Ellery's indications, 97 cm high, 22 cm wide, 5.5 cm deep ***
*** Four brass mounted telescopes, including a leather bound telescope by Negretti & Zambra, London, late 19th century, the largest 54 cm long ***
*** A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 37 x 45.5 cm image ***
*** An antique brass scientists monocular field microscope, possibly English, in a mahogany fitted box with extra lens' and fittings, including six bone specimen slides, with original paper label 'W E Toose practical Optician, Sydney' to interior, the… ***
*** A Victorian oak cased barometer, by Samuel Dunn of Melbourne, 116 cm high ***
*** A vintage brass mounted black metal magic lantern style slide viewer, circa 1880, 32 cm high, 33 cm wide, 18 cm deep ***
*** A large collection of vintage brass telescope and theodolite tubes, 19th century and later, including part of a brass miners theodolite engraved on the outer scale 'Underlie in a Fathom', the largest 51 cm long ***
*** A large citrine cave, 46 cm high ***
*** A taxidermied shoulder mounted Taurotragus Oryx (Livingstone Eland) 130 cm high ***
*** Two antique barometer/thermometers, 19th century, a wall hung barometer with calibrated measures housed in a wood frame, the other, an 'improved pocket barometer', by J. Cooke of York, housed in a hinged carry case, 60 cm high, wall barometer ***
*** A brass telescope by Jas Parkes & Sons, Sheffield, 19th century, 79 cm long ***
*** A brass watchmaker's topping tool, 19th century, mounted to a mahogany base with an ebonised handle, 21 cm high ***
*** English, circa 1900 a mahogany cased dip circle on stand, circa 1900, a precision scientific instrument for measuring the angle between the horizon and the Earth's magnetic field; mark of maker, W & J George Ltd, Birmingham, England, to base plate, 28 cm… ***
*** A large brass watchmaker's depthing tool, Swiss, 19th century, in original tooled red leather box inscribed Compas 7 Pouces, 11 cm high, 30 cm wide, 10 cm deep ***
*** A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 24 cm high, 31.5 cm wide, unframed image ***
*** A miners dial by Dollond of London together with a compass, 19th century, the dial 13 cm diameter ***
*** A brass surveyor's alidade by Henri Galopin, Melbourne, in a cedar trapezoid case, with paper trade label to lid, 22 cm high ***
*** An Orthoceras fossil plaque, orthoceras was an ancient mollusc, 400 million years old, 44 x 48 cm ***
*** A large ammonite fossil, 28 cm across ***
*** An oak cased farmers barometer thermometer, by Negretti & Zambra, circa 1865, with porcelain scales and a wet and dry bulb hygrometer, 96 cm high, Notes, see similar in Edwin Banfield, Barometers stick or Cistern Tube, Baros books, 1985, 1996, pp 132-133 ***
*** A large natural giant clam shell, 62 cm wide ***
*** A brass mahogany desk ornament orrery, 20th century in the form of a brass mounted lawn bowling ball, the screw top enclosing a fully functional brass orrery with handle winder 11.5 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter ***
*** A brass watchmaker's vibrating tool, Swiss, 19th century, in original leather fitted cylinder case, the box 12 cm high ***
*** A natural giant clam shell (Tridacna Gigas), 73 cm long ***
*** A polished brass kaleidoscope on stand, the adjustable instrument on a tripod base with petite casters, 39 cm high ***
*** A mahogany cased barograph by Richard Freres, French, 19th century, enclosed in case with brass carrying handle, inside mounted brass plate bears stamp 'Made in France', monogrammed Rf enclosed by trademark/patent, along with key, 17 cm high, 28.5 cm wide… ***
*** An antique oak cased optometrist's set, 19th/early 20th century, housing a comprehensive and complete suite of trial lenses, the drawer containing nine boxes of lenses, measuring instruments and metal trial frames, 28 cm high, 40 cm wide, 12 cm deep ***
*** Barograph by F. Robson & Co., Newcastle on Tyne, English, early 20th century a mahogany cased barograph, F. Robson & Co., Newcastle on Tyne, English, early 20th century, with bevelled glass panels, hinged lid and drawer, 21 cm high, 36 cm wide, 23.5 cm… ***
*** A cased mercury trough type artificial horizon by John Crichton, London, circa 1851, the mahogany box with brass hook and eye fasteners, metal and glass instrument, boxwood bottle with bone threaded funnel, label affixed inside lid reads 'John Crichton… ***
*** A brass binocular microscope by Baker, English, 19th century, the 'Y' shaped foot with twin trunnions supporting the body of the microscope, mechanical stage with X and Y motions, large plano-concave mirror, substage condenser, binocular tubes with rack… ***
*** An interesting collection of antique surgeon's tools, late 19th/20th century, stainless steel tools including a bullet probe, angle stitcher, angle hanger, forceps, bivalve specula, angle hanger, and a fabric tourniquet ***
*** A brass surveyor's theolodite by Jean Francois Richer, Paris, 18th century, in a varnished walnut case with brass fixings, the case 9.5 cm high, 21.5 cm wide, 13 cm deep ***
*** A pair of French brass and enamel opera glasses, with mother of pearl eye pieces and original case, 6.3 x 10.4 cm ***
*** A large brass sector, 19th century engraved with linear scales, fitted cedar case 70 cm ***
*** Y a vintage taxidermied tortoiseshell converted lamp base, the shell 60.5 cm high, 83 cm high to the top of finial ***
*** A mahogany and ivory stick barometer thermometer by Smith Wisbeach, circa 1850, 93 cm high ***
*** A brass watchmaker's precision mandrel lathe, 19th century, bolted to varnished wood base with ebonized handles, 28 cm high ***
*** A brass watchmaker's topping tool, 19th century, with a wooden spindle and ebonized handle, mounted on a mahogany base, 26 cm high ***
*** An assortment of cased watchmakers tools including pivoting, depthing, precision tools and a bow mill, the bow mill German, with an ebonized handle, comprising six pieces, the largest box 3 cm high, 13.5 cm wide, 8 cm deep ***
*** A barometer by W Dunkling of Melbourne, 16.5 cm diameter ***
*** A brass precision barometer by A.B.L.M. Ericsson, Stockholm, circa 1940, in a moulded leather case, 12 cm diameter ***
*** A calculagraph, model 6, no. 43980, USA, circa 1920, in original travel case with manual, the case 28 cm high, 31 cm wide, 31 cm deep ***
*** A collection of ivory etched rulers and calibration instruments, comprising of eleven pieces, the largest measuring 20 cm ***
*** A watchmakers mini lorch topping tool together with a depthing tool, the mahogany case 11 cm high, 15 cm wide, 12 cm deep ***
*** A large cased 3 inch brass astronomical telescope by J. Brown of Glasgow and an associated mahogany tripod stand, with three additional eye pieces, a smaller painted cast iron stand, and attachments, housed in a pine case, stand 148 cm high, smaller stand… ***
*** A pair of mother of pearl opera glasses by J.R. Rowland, Melbourne, 9.2 x 10.4 cm ***
*** A shield mounted kudu skull with horns, 82 cm high ***
*** A carved oak cased aneroid banjo barometer by Negretti & Zambra, London, circa 1910, numbered 28143, 94 cm high ***
*** A boxed compass together with an equinoctial sundial, 19th century, the largest 7 cm square ***
*** A brass and liquid mercury surveyor's level No.10656z, by W. F. Stanley & Co Ltd., London circa 1907, the inlaid brass label on case reading 'H T Tudsberry', with original paper trade label to lid of case, 17.5 cm high ***
*** A watchmakers staking set together with two boxed depthing tools, 19th century, the dome 22 cm high ***
*** A brass full circle theodolite by Troughton & Simms, London, with fitted cedar case, 41 cm high ***
*** A brass kerosene magnifier, 19th century, 27.5 cm high ***
*** A full circle theodolite by Troughton & Simms, manufactured by Henri Galopin, Melbourne, in fitted cedar case, with original trade label numbered '14', 31 cm high ***
*** A fossilised fish, Diplomystus, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 23 cm x 29 cm image ***
*** 400Three large clam shells three large clam shells, the largest 48 cm long ***
*** A carved Continental wood pocket sundial and compass, dated 1764, with precision carved numbers and a small stringline, dated to the lid interior, 1.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep ***
*** A vintage globe with compass stand, early 20th century, 43.5 cm high ***
*** A watchmaker's truing tool, circa 1880, mounted on wooden base, 18 cm high ***
*** A panthera pardus (leopard skin), 19th/20th century with a fully taxidermied head, together with a taxidermied lion head the leopard skin 145 cm long ***
*** A medium watchmakers topping tool, late early 19th century, with an ebony handle, brass and steel components, mounted on a mahogany base, 19.5 cm high, 34 cm wide, 19 cm deep ***
*** A surveyors level in a shagreen case, circa 1780, 26 cm long ***
*** A steel stick gimballed ship's barometer, 1962, retailed by A.L Franklin Pty Ltd, Sydney, marked marine barometer Mk 2 96 cm high ***
*** A cast iron night pocket watch stand with magnifying glass and kerosene lamp, 19th century, along with a ladies pocket watch by Stauffer Cx de Fonds, 15 cm high, 17.5 cm wide, 10 cm deep ***
*** A large globe in a timber framed floor stand, with a brass meridian and housed in an octagonal stand on turned legs, 96 cm high, 70 cm wide, 70 cm deep ***
*** A gold lorgnette, featuring machine-turned detail; 15ct gold. Weight 25.8g. ***
*** A taxidermied bird diorama, 19th century, composed of waterbirds and sparrows in a stylised landscape, 35 cm high, 40 cm wide, 10 cm deep ***
*** Two pocket cased brass barometers, both in moulded leather cases, the largest 7 cm diameter ***
*** A taxidermy shoulder mounted goat, 80 cm high, 95 cm wide from the tip of each horn ***