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Auction 15.04.1999

Christie's, London, South Kensington

Date of the auction: 15.04.1999

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Lot number 1
A rare mid 18th-Century brass simple microscope
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,438 - US$9,658
Price realised:
£14,950
ca. US$24,064
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Lot number 2
An early 18th-Century brass and stained ivory Culpeper-pattern screw-barrel...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,658 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£6,325
ca. US$10,181
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Lot number 3
An early 18th-Century ivory screw-barrel microscope
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,658 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£9,200
ca. US$14,809
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Lot number 6
A late 18th-Century lacquered-brass compound monocular Adams-pattern...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$12,877 - US$19,316
Price realised:
£8,625
ca. US$13,883
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Lot number 7
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound monocular horizontal microscope
Estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
ca. US$11,267 - US$14,487
Price realised:
£9,775
ca. US$15,734
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Lot number 8
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound monocular microscope
Estimate
£5,000 - £6,000
ca. US$8,048 - US$9,658
Price realised:
£5,520
ca. US$8,885
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Lot number 9
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound binocular microscope
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,024 - US$5,633
Price realised:
£2,875
ca. US$4,627
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Lot number 11
An important 19th-Century lacquered-brass 2.5/8in. transit telescope
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,024 - US$5,633
Price realised:
£3,680
ca. US$5,923
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Lot number 12
A 19th-Century 5in. (13.5cm.) refracting telescope
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,048 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£7,475
ca. US$12,032
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Lot number 13
A rare 19th-Century lacquered-brass 4-inch refracting telescope
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$12,877 - US$19,316
Price realised:
£56,500
ca. US$90,947
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Lot number 14
An 18th-Century monocular
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,287 - US$1,931
Price realised:
£1,092
ca. US$1,757
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Lot number 19
An extremely fine and very highly detailed 1:192 scale museum display...
Estimate
£4,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,438 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£9,200
ca. US$14,809
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Lot number 20
An extremely fine and very highly detailed museum display quality 1:192...
Estimate
£4,500 - £8,000
ca. US$7,243 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£6,900
ca. US$11,106
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Lot number 21
An extremely fine and very detailed museum display quality 1:192 scale...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,658 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£6,900
ca. US$11,106
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Lot number 22
A fine and extremely well detailed museum display quality 1:192 scale model...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,048 - US$12,877
Price realised:
£5,750
ca. US$9,255
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Lot number 23
A novelty ship-strike mantle clock by Allien of New York
Estimate
£7,500 - £8,500
ca. US$12,072 - US$13,682
Price realised:
£7,475
ca. US$12,032
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Lot number 24
A rare 18th-Century French brass horizontal and inclining compass sundial
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,438 - US$9,658
Price realised:
£4,370
ca. US$7,034
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Lot number 27
A 16th-Century German ivory diptych dial
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,438 - US$9,658
Price realised:
£4,600
ca. US$7,404
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Lot number 30
An 18th-Century brass universal equinoctial ring dial
Estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
ca. US$2,414 - US$2,897
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,702
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Lot number 33
A rare 17th-Century gilt brass and silver nocturnal and calendar
Estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
ca. US$28,974 - US$38,632
Price realised:
£17,250
ca. US$27,767
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Lot number 34
A late 18th-Century lacquered and silvered brass equinoctial compass sundial
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,000
ca. US$2,897 - US$3,219
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,702
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Lot number 36
An 18th-Century French brass Butterfield-pattern inclining compass sundial
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,414 - US$3,219
Price realised:
£2,645
ca. US$4,257
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Lot number 37
A 19th-Century Italian wood polychrome decorated polyhedral sundial
Estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
ca. US$3,219 - US$6,438
Price realised:
£4,370
ca. US$7,034
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Lot number 38
Sutton-type Astrolabe quadrant, printed paper on wood
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,024 - US$5,633
Price realised:
£2,530
ca. US$4,072
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Lot number 43
A universal astronomical ring dial, unsigned, undated , Louvain, circa 1550
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,096 - US$24,145
Price realised:
£20,700
ca. US$33,320
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Lot number 44
A rare 17th-Century four double-bulb sand glass
Estimate
£5,500 - £7,000
ca. US$8,853 - US$11,267
Price realised:
£9,200
ca. US$14,809
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Lot number 45
A rare 17th-Century five-bulb brass-cased sand glass
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,219 - US$4,829
Price realised:
£6,325
ca. US$10,181
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Lot number 46
A rare late 17th-Century five-bulb hour glass
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,829 - US$8,048
Price realised:
£8,050
ca. US$12,958
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Lot number 47
An 18th-Century brass and silvered-brass universal equinoctial ring dial
Estimate
£16,000 - £20,000
ca. US$25,755 - US$32,193
Price realised:
£15,100
ca. US$24,306
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Lot number 49
A fine Persian astrolabe, decorated by the celebrated astrolabe-maker...
Estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
ca. US$16,096 - US$19,316
Price realised:
£12,650
ca. US$20,362
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