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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 vintage microscope by Spencer, Buffalo USA and a binocular microscope by W. Watson & Sons, London, early 20th century, of black finish with brass trims, the Spencer microscope on a horseshoe base, with a tubular pillar and mirror on a swinging bar, with… ***
*** A collection of various precision watchmaker's tools including a Jacot tool in original box, comprising five pieces, the largest box 3.5 cm high, 24.5 cm wide, 12 cm deep ***
*** An Admiral Fitzroy's oak case barometer, retailed by T.C Gaunt Melbourne, late 19th century, adapted to the Southern Hemisphere, with thermometer, 115 cm high, 32.5 cm wide, 11 cm deep ***
*** A mahogany banjo barometer, English, 19th century, 98 cm high ***
*** Two antique whale vertebrae on stands 49 cm high ***
*** A taxidermied kangaroo paw bottle opener, 34 cm long. ***
*** A brass watchmaker's topping tool, with ebonised handle, mounted on a varnished blackwood base, 30 cm high ***
*** A silver cased pocket barometer/thermometer, with original carry case, circa 1900, dial signed Dolland & Aitchison, London, 55 mm case diameter. Provenance: Property from the collection of George Gyori, Melbourne ***
*** A half circle theodolite, No.13, by S. Swan for Kilpatrick & Co of Melbourne, with fitted cedar case and brass pendulum, original paper trade label to lid, 25 cm high ***
*** An early Victorian mahogany cased mercury barometer, I. Marsh, 22 Tysoe Street, London, 1840s, featuring a silvered and engraved dial, with barometer, hydrometer, scale, and level, 109 cm high, 30 cm wide ***
*** A shell cameo by R. Rajola, Sydney, featuring the finely carved profile of a lady, signed R.R to verso, measures 6 x 4.5 cm. Comes in original fitted box from R. Ragola, Sydney. ***
*** A black Gorgonia fan coral specimen, housed in a box frame, 50 cm x 41.5 cm ***
*** A brass military telescope, W.G. Pye & Co, Cambridge, 1918, together with a vintage tripod stand, an achromatic G.S x 8 telescope numbered 2783 for use as a gun-sighting instrument, stamped to the tube, and; a brass mounted hardwood tripod, 49 cm long… ***
*** An antique walnut cased aneroid barometer, 19th/20th century, the porcelain dial with Ellery's Indications within a carved rope twist case, 22.5 cm diameter ***
*** An Australian oak mounted steel stick barometer, circa 1960, manufactured by R.W Skoglund Instrument Service, Northcote, Melbourne, 102 cm high ***
*** A German brass equinoctial universal inclining sundial compass, 19th century the circular compass within an inscribed octagonal case with hinged brass axis and pin 8.5 x 8.5 cm ***
*** A taxidermied African bird diorama under dome, with four colourful and exotic birds, 44 cm high ***
*** An antique French brass vineyard setters compass, circa 1890s, together with two brass and black metal scientific and surveying instruments, late 19th century, one raised on a wooden stand marked Cary, London, the largest 20 cm high ***
*** A wood and brass hand operated orrery, after the antique, demonstrating the position of the earth in relation to the sun, with a celestial map, on a turned wood base, 20 cm high, 22 cm diameter ***
*** An antique cased urethral sounds surgeon's set, 19th century, twelve instruments including eleven by Walter Lawley of London and one by Perris & Co., Bristol circa 1850, the largest sound 28.5 cm long ***
*** A brass surveyors level, no. 448 for Kilpatrick & Co, by Troughton & Simms, London, with incription reading 'Made for Kilpatrick & Co, London No.488', 43 cm long ***
*** A rare giant specimen of Melo amphora, 40 cm long ***
*** A brass and ivory magnifying glass,19th century, the curved handle carved with a dogs head, 20 cm long ***
*** A vintage surveyor's theodolite and tripod stand, first half 20th century, black painted metal finish within a fitted wooden case, the case 24 cm high, 50 cm wide, 29 cm deep ***
*** A mahogany cased barograph by Short & Mason, 20th century, the case glazed to three sides, with brass barrel and paper, recording arm, 13 bellows, trademark and maker's name to the brass base plate, with a single drawer to the short end, with key, 29 cm… ***
*** A rare Breguet instrument set, by Negretti & Zambra., Hatton Garden, London, circa 1890, a portable barometer with two mercury tubes and pieces for assembly housed in a silk lined wooden case, the brass base plate marked Negretti & Zambra, Hatton Garden,… ***
*** A vintage brass telescope, the telescope mounted on a tripod base, the tube 95 cm, the stand 145 cm high ***
*** Diplomystus Dentatus, reputedly Eocene Period, fossilized fish specimens, sourced Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA, 31 cm high, 67 cm wide (irregular), Provenance, Crystal World, Melbourne ***
*** Two fossilised Diplomystus, the largest 7.5 x 12 cm ***
*** A taxidermied African bird diorama under dome, with three colourful and exotic birds, the dome 54 cm high ***
*** A pine cased Admiral Fitzroy's barometer, thermometer, circa 1880, with a later paper scale and thermometer marked, 'T. Gaunt, maker, Melbourne', 95 cm high ***
*** A rosewood stick barometer and thermometer, Gardner & Co, 21 Buchan Street, Glasgow, 1850s, 91 cm high ***
*** A boxed brass elliptical drawing gauge by W. F. Stanley, London accompanied by a boxed compass, early 20th century, largest box 35.5 cm long ***
*** A brass half circle theodolite by Troughton & Simms, London, in a cedar case, with interior paper trade label for 'O. Bobardt of Melbourne', 26 cm high ***
*** A compass with sundial together with another compass and a black lacquered brass protractor by Gebruder Fromme, Wien, 19th century, 21 cm (variable dimensions) ***
*** A small novelty taxidermy tortoise and toad, 15 cm high ***
*** A small globe on turned mahogany stand by Geographica, Fleet St. London, 40 cm high ***
*** A brass watchmaker's lathe, the large crank wheel with an ebony handle, mounted on solid wood base, 25 cm high ***
*** A terrestial globe on chrome and wooden stand, by Michard, Paris, French circa 1950 ***
*** A diorama of a bar-tailed godwit bird surrounded by quails in glass case, 19th century 34 cm high, 47 cm wide, 28 cm deep ***
*** Fossilised fish specimens, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 23 cm x 34 cm image ***
*** A large unmounted red deer buck skull and attached antlers 76 cm long ***
*** Y, A framed Hawksbill turtle shell, 44 x 40 cm ***
*** An Arts & Crafts oak cased Admiral Fitzroy's barometer, thermometer, late 19th century, marked Lennie, 46 Princes Street Edinburgh, 105 cm high, Note, Lennie was a family of opticians and instrument makers who had a premises at this address from 1857… ***
*** A taxidermied Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill sea turtle), late 19th century, 25 cm long ***
*** A ships Surgeon's bone and cork medicine bottle, goldfields origin incised and decorated with a cresting of crowned heart with emanating flags and inscribed N. Merryck, ships Surgeon, H.M.S Temeraire 6 cm high ***
*** An Equus quagga (zebra) skin rug 226 cm high, 136 cm wide. Other Notes: this item will require a CITES certificate for export and cannot be shipped to the USA or Territories. Please visit www.cites.org for further information ***
*** A brass miner's dial by E. Kraft & Sohn, Vienna, no. 318, late 19th century, together with a brass surveyors compass, the boxed compass 6 cm high, 27 cm wide, 19 cm deep ***
*** Brass pocket barometers, early 20th century two pocket barometers, early 20th century, the larger barometer by Flavelle Brothers & Co. Of Sydney, 50 mm diameter ***
*** An American beaver skull with intact incisors, 10.5 cm high ***
*** A boxed set of biology specimen microscope slides, each slide 8 x 2.5 cm ***
*** An antique Dolland of London cased telescope, early 20th century, a four draw signalling telescope in a leather case with an additional eyepiece, 26 cm long when retracted ***
*** An antique brass telescope on a tripod stand, 19th/20th century, of adjustable height, unmarked, the brass stand with serpentine legs, 62 cm high (unextended), 70 cm, unextended length of scope ***
*** Three polished turbo marmoratus (green Turban) shells, the largest 10.5 cm high ***
*** French gilt and enamel opera glasses, 20th century a pair of gilt and enamel opera glasses, French, 19th century, 8.5 cm high, 9 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep ***
*** A pair of mother of pearl and brass opera glasses, 19th century 10 cm wide ***
*** A Mercator terrestrial globe, French, mid 20th century, on wood stand, 42 cm high, 33 cm diameter ***
*** A portable brass compass and sundial, by J.H. Steward, Strand London, housed in a leather box, 12 cm diameter ***
*** A Bennett's patent school-room Orrery, first half 20th century 26 cm high, 48 cm wide ***
*** A 19th century conch shell and a small collection of sea shells, the conch 14.5 cm ***
*** A fossilised stone encased trilobite, 30 cm across ***
*** An unusual brass mounted donkey skin and resin ice bucket by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1960's, with original mechanical ice claw, makers label to wood base, 26 cm high ***
*** A collection of fossilised teeth, mineralised mammoth tusk and mammoth ivory, the largest piece 6 cm long ***
*** A Victorian rosewood barometer/thermometer, English, 19th century, the banjo barometer with an engraved brushed dial, the case adorned with restrained carved details, mark of retailer, J.J. Winsler, Islington to the dial, 101 cm high ***
*** A set of brass mounted ivory opera glasses, 19th century, in a fitted blue velvet case, 4 cm high, 9 cm wide, 6 cm deep ***
*** A brass aneroid barometric thermometer, 12.5 cm diameter ***
*** A brass surveying dial compass, no. 1750 by E Kraft & Sohn, Vienna, circa 1860, 12.5 cm high, 12.5 cm wide, 2 cm deep ***
*** A collection of watchmaker's tools, including two small depthing tools, 19th century, comprising five pieces, the largest box 3 cm high, 13 cm wide, 8 cm deep ***
*** Two antique cased optician's sets, 19th century, with sets of lenses and trial metal frame glasses, 6 cm high 30 cm wide, 20 cm deep ***
*** A pair of lady's brass and silver plate field binoculars, circa 1900, featuring cupids amongst floral sprays upon a hammered ground, unmarked but in the manner of Sportiere of Paris, housed in a stitched and strapped brown leather carry case, 7.5 cm long ***
*** Miniature Austrian surveyors level, circa 1880, 22 cm wide (box) ***
*** A polished wood fold-out specimen box, 19th century, fitted with twelve trays for glass microscope slides, the prepared slides including some specimens from 1865, of the John Dancer type and some from the university of Bristol, 9.5 cm high, 20.5 cm wide,… ***
*** Large European mount deer skull with antlers a European mount deer skull with antlers with near symmetrical antlers 76 cm high ***
*** European mount large a large European mount deer skull with antlers with near symmetrical antlers 80 cm high ***
*** A mother-of-pearl ammonite fossil, bearing evidence of dinosaur teeth marks, 26 cm x 22 cm, 6 cm deep ***
*** A three power microscope by G. A. Christmas, late 19th century, brass housed in original box, 20 cm high, 18 cm wide,15 cm deep ***
*** Set of mounted red deer antlers a red deer skull mounted with antlers 110 cm high ***
*** A group of eclectic accessories, comprising a watch knife, a folding ruler, a miniature microscope, a sovereign case, a lawn bowl measure and a skull form sovereign case, the knife 16 cm long ***
*** A red deer skull and antlers, 84 cm long, 65 cm wide ***
*** An unmounted Sambar deer buck skull and antlers 68 cm long ***
*** A pair of tortoiseshell and ivory opera glasses, French 19th century with leather case 8 cm long extended ***
*** A European mount deer skull with antlers with one asymmetrical antler 73 cm high ***
*** A brass cased field compass retailled by Otto Boettger, Adelaide with a silvered dial and gun metal hands, fitted case 10.5 cm diameter ***
*** A large branching coral specimen (Acropora Florida), 17 cm high, 27 cm x 27 cm ***
*** A bronze watchmaker's topping tool, circa 1880, 28 cm high, 26 cm wide, 20 cm deep ***
*** A collection of four various leather and snake skin women's belts ***
*** A mahogany cased stick barometer by L. Casella London, circa 1850s, with a paper scale, 87 cm high ***
*** An unmounted deer skull and antlers 57 cm long ***
*** A Neoclassical Revival giltwood framed barometer by Dunscombe, Bristol, 40 x 23 cm ***
*** A silky oak mounted stick barometer by Slc, circa 1930s, with paper scale and brass and copper fittings, 90 cm long ***
*** Two cased watchmakers tools including a French Jacot tool, 'Tour a Pivoter' and a brass spring gauge plate, the largest box 3 cm high, 22.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep ***
*** A brass boxed microscope by swift & Son, London, 19th century, 15 cm high, 30 cm wide, 19 cm deep ***
*** A cased brass surveyors instrument incised Thomas Jones & Sons, 62 Charing cross London the box inscribed W Murray Ce Licensed Surveyor the case 7 cm high, 54 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep ***
*** A gunmetal cased compass retailed by Kilpatrick & Co., Melbourne 6.5 cm diameter ***
*** An antique mounted brass compass together with a compass, 19th century, the largest 12 cm high, 9.5 cm wide ***
*** Three brass and metal surveyor's tools including a Mauch Inclinometer, German, 19th century, the largest 47 cm long ***