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Auction 27.11.1997

Christie's, London, South Kensington

Date of the auction: 27.11.1997

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Lot number 2
A gilt-brass cased pocket aneroid barometer
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$506 - US$675
Price realised:
£483
ca. US$815
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Lot number 3
An 18th-Century stick barometer
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,532 - US$3,376
Price realised:
£1,840
ca. US$3,106
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Lot number 4
An unusual lacquered-brass gyroscope
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$844 - US$1,350
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,329
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Lot number 5
A rare late 19th-Century Storer's patent Perpetual Fountain
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,012 - US$1,350
Price realised:
£2,990
ca. US$5,047
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Lot number 6
An Enigma machine
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,752 - US$10,128
Price realised:
£13,800
ca. US$23,295
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Lot number 7
A 19th-Century barrel electro-magnetic induction machine
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$5,064 - US$6,752
Price realised:
£3,680
ca. US$6,212
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Lot number 9
A Boyle's patent air pump ventilator
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$506 - US$844
Price realised:
£288
ca. US$486
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Lot number 10
A mahogany box of solids (2)
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,350 - US$2,025
Price realised:
£4,140
ca. US$6,988
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Lot number 13
A well modelled engine-turned ivory hydrostatic float gauge
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$506 - US$675
Price realised:
£322
ca. US$543
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Lot number 15
A set of copper and brass Litre Check Pump Measures
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,350 - US$2,025
Price realised:
£1,035
ca. US$1,747
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Lot number 16
A 19th-Century German 1 7/8-inch diameter four-draw brass telescope
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$675 - US$1,012
Price realised:
£437
ca. US$737
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Lot number 19
A rare 19th-Century 5 1/8-inch (13cm.) brass-bodied astronomical telescope
Estimate
£15,000 - £18,000
ca. US$25,321 - US$30,385
Price realised:
£34,500
ca. US$58,239
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Lot number 22
A rare English late 18th/early 19th-Century polygonal-section mahogany...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,688 - US$2,532
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,329
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Lot number 23
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass 3½-inch refracting telescope
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$2,025 - US$2,532
Price realised:
£1,725
ca. US$2,911
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Lot number 24
A late 19th-Century 2½-inch refracting telescope
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,752 - US$10,128
Price realised:
£4,600
ca. US$7,765
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Lot number 25
A rare 19th-Century lacquered brass refracting binocular telescope
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,064 - US$8,440
Price realised:
£3,220
ca. US$5,435
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Lot number 26
A five-draw gilt-brass 1 1/8-inch monocular
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$506 - US$675
Price realised:
£345
ca. US$582
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Lot number 29
An eight-draw gilt-brass 2¾-inch monocular
Estimate
£250 - £300
ca. US$422 - US$506
Price realised:
£288
ca. US$486
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Lot number 30
A late 18th-Century gilt-brass and shagreen 1¾-inch monocular, the...
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$844 - US$1,350
Price realised:
£1,092
ca. US$1,843
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Lot number 31
A four-draw gilt-brass and bright-cut steel 1-inch monocular
Estimate
£220 - £300
ca. US$371 - US$506
Price realised:
£218
ca. US$368
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Lot number 32
A rare pair of late 19th-Century gilt-brass and ivory telescopic field glasses
Estimate
£250 - £300
ca. US$422 - US$506
Price realised:
£253
ca. US$427
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Lot number 34
A pair of gilt-brass and ivory lorgnette opera glasses
Estimate
£400 - £500
ca. US$675 - US$844
Price realised:
£632
ca. US$1,066
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Lot number 37
A pair of gilt-brass and tortoiseshell lorgnette opera glasses
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$422 - US$590
Price realised:
£230
ca. US$388
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Lot number 38
A pair of gilt-brass and enamel opera glasses
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$506 - US$675
Price realised:
£322
ca. US$543
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Lot number 39
A pair of brass, aluminium and enamel opera glasses
Estimate
£230 - £350
ca. US$388 - US$590
Price realised:
£253
ca. US$427
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Lot number 40
A rare pair of late 19th-Century telescopic and pantographic opera glasses
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$506 - US$675
Price realised:
£288
ca. US$486
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Lot number 45
A 1½-inch six-draw gilt-Sheffield monocular
Estimate
£270 - £330
ca. US$455 - US$557
Price realised:
£259
ca. US$437
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Lot number 46
A 1-inch single-draw Sheffield-plate, painted and vellum monocular
Estimate
£300 - £450
ca. US$506 - US$759
Price realised:
£322
ca. US$543
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Lot number 47
A pair of gilt-brass, mother-of-pearl and enamelled opera glasses
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$506 - US$844
Price realised:
£322
ca. US$543
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Lot number 48
An unusual pair of gilt-brass, mother-of-pearl and enamelled prismatic...
Estimate
£250 - £300
ca. US$422 - US$506
Price realised:
£345
ca. US$582
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