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Auction 08.04.1998

Christie's, London, South Kensington

Date of the auction: 08.04.1998

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Lot number 3
A rare, mid 19th-century lacquered-brass compound monocular microscope
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£6,325
ca. US$10,574
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Lot number 4
An exceptional French compound microscope
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$50,153 - US$83,589
Price realised:
£45,500
ca. US$76,066
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Lot number 5
A rare 19th-Century 2.3/8in. (6cm.) refracting telescope
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£5,980
ca. US$9,997
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Lot number 6
A rare mid 19th-Century 4¼in. (10.8cm.) brass reflecting telescope
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,015 - US$8,359
Price realised:
£3,450
ca. US$5,767
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Lot number 7
A late 18th-Century 4½-inch (11.5cm.) brass reflecting telescope
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,717 - US$25,076
Price realised:
£25,300
ca. US$42,296
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Lot number 8
A complete stony Meteorite
Estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
ca. US$16,717 - US$20,061
Price realised:
£25,300
ca. US$42,296
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Lot number 9
An exquisite mid 19th-Century miniature brass and ferrous metal model of a...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,179 - US$5,851
Price realised:
£4,025
ca. US$6,728
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Lot number 10
An exquisite mid 19th-Century silver- and gold-plated brass, instrument...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£4,370
ca. US$7,305
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Lot number 11
An exquisite and delicately built, early 19th-Century brass and ferrous...
Estimate
£30,000 - £35,000
ca. US$50,153 - US$58,512
Price realised:
£38,900
ca. US$65,032
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Lot number 12
An unusual, probably late 18th-Century, silver but unhallmarked model of a...
Estimate
£2,200 - £2,800
ca. US$3,677 - US$4,681
Price realised:
£4,140
ca. US$6,921
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Lot number 14
A fine early 19th-Century brass and wrought iron model of a reversing six...
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
ca. US$5,851 - US$7,523
Price realised:
£3,680
ca. US$6,152
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Lot number 15
A fine, mainly brass, early 19th-Century model single cylinder, six pillar...
Estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
ca. US$3,343 - US$4,179
Price realised:
£5,060
ca. US$8,459
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Lot number 16
A finely engineered, exhibition-standard, late 19th-Century model twin...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£3,450
ca. US$5,767
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Lot number 17
An unusual late 19th-Century French timepiece with aneroid barometer and...
Estimate
£17,000 - £20,000
ca. US$28,420 - US$33,435
Price realised:
£15,525
ca. US$25,954
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Lot number 18
A fine and rare 17th-Century Ptolemaic armillary sphere
Estimate
£200,000 - £250,000
ca. US$334,359 - US$417,949
Price realised:
£265,500
ca. US$443,862
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Lot number 19
An extremely rare 16th-Century gilt-brass universal rectilinear dial, or...
Estimate
£200,000 - £350,000
ca. US$334,359 - US$585,129
Price realised:
£221,500
ca. US$370,303
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Lot number 20
A fine 16th-Century German gilt brass compass sundial, the right hand...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$66,871 - US$100,307
Price realised:
£45,500
ca. US$76,066
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Lot number 21
A 16th-Century German gilt metal and silver diptych dial
Estimate
£15,000 - £18,000
ca. US$25,076 - US$30,092
Price realised:
£13,800
ca. US$23,070
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Lot number 22
A 16th-Century gilt astronomical compendium
Estimate
£15,000 - £18,000
ca. US$25,076 - US$30,092
Price realised:
£17,250
ca. US$28,838
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Lot number 23
A rare 16th-Century German ivory diptych book dial
Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$13,374 - US$16,717
Price realised:
£9,200
ca. US$15,380
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Lot number 24
An early 17th-Century German ivory diptych dial
Estimate
£15,000 - £18,000
ca. US$25,076 - US$30,092
Price realised:
£19,550
ca. US$32,683
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Lot number 25
A rare early 17th-Century German oval ivory diptych dial
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,687 - US$10,030
Price realised:
£7,475
ca. US$12,496
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Lot number 26
An early 18th Century gilt brass universal equinoctial ring dial
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
ca. US$3,009 - US$3,677
Price realised:
£1,150
ca. US$1,922
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Lot number 27
An early 18th-Century English brass universal equinoctial ring dial
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£4,600
ca. US$7,690
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Lot number 28
A 16th-Century [?]German gold finger-sized ring dial
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,359 - US$13,374
Price realised:
£14,950
ca. US$24,993
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Lot number 29
A late 17th/early 18th-Century German silver equinoctial compass sundial
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,507 - US$3,343
Price realised:
£4,830
ca. US$8,074
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Lot number 30
A late 17th/early 18th-Century silver and gilt equinoctial compass sundial
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,507 - US$3,343
Price realised:
£1,495
ca. US$2,499
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Lot number 31
A late 17th/early 18th-Century silver and gilt equinoctial compass sundial
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£1,265
ca. US$2,114
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Lot number 32
An early 18th-Century German silver and gilt self-erecting equinoctial...
Estimate
£5,500 - £8,000
ca. US$9,194 - US$13,374
Price realised:
£5,175
ca. US$8,651
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Lot number 33
An early 18th-Century German silver and gilt equinoctial compass sundial
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,687 - US$10,030
Price realised:
£4,600
ca. US$7,690
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