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Christie's, 17 May 2007, London, South Kensington

Date of the auction: 17.05.2007

Image
Lot number 79
A german lacquered-brass one litre grain beam balance
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£180
ca. US$356
Image
Lot number 80
A German lacquered-brass steelyard density balance
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£456
ca. US$904
Image
Lot number 81
A Victorian turned ivory thermometer in the form of a tower,...
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£456
ca. US$904
Image
Lot number 82
An early 20th Century travelling barometer, compass and ther...
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£660
ca. US$1,308
Image
Lot number 83
A French table-standing aneroid barometer
Estimate
£150 - £250
ca. US$297 - US$495
Price realised:
£216
ca. US$428
Image
Lot number 85
A large barograph
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£360
ca. US$713
Image
Lot number 86
A French barograph
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,586 - US$1,983
Price realised:
£960
ca. US$1,903
Image
Lot number 87
An English 'Micro-Barograph'
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£180
ca. US$356
Image
Lot number 88
A fine astrolabe by Muhammad Muqim, the celebrated astrolabi...
Estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
ca. US$49,575 - US$59,490
Price realised:
£72,000
ca. US$142,776
Image
Lot number 89
An unsigned astrolabe from Marrakesh
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$19,830 - US$29,745
Price realised:
£13,200
ca. US$26,175
Image
Lot number 90
An Indian astrolabic plate with inscriptions in Sanskrit
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,957
Price realised:
£2,880
ca. US$5,711
Image
Lot number 91
A fine English gilt-brass inclining compass sundial
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$7,932 - US$11,898
Price realised:
£6,600
ca. US$13,087
Image
Lot number 92
A fine Augsburg gilt-brass and silvered universal equinoctia...
Estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
ca. US$13,881 - US$17,847
Price realised:
£9,600
ca. US$19,036
Image
Lot number 93
A good gilt-brass and silver Augsburg compass sundial
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,957 - US$6,940
Price realised:
£5,040
ca. US$9,994
Image
Lot number 94
A good [?]Czechoslovakian lacquered-brass mechanical equinoc...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,949 - US$9,915
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$5,949
Image
Lot number 95
A fine George II silver Butterfield-type compass sundial
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,966 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£10,800
ca. US$21,416
Image
Lot number 96
A (?) French mahogany-cased compass sundial
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£240
ca. US$475
Image
Lot number 97
A German wood and polychrome paper diptych dial
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£216
ca. US$428
Image
Lot number 99
A fine bronze limited edition miniature of the Greenwich 'Do...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,966 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£1,800
ca. US$3,569
Image
Lot number 100
After Thomas Gibson
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£600
ca. US$1,189
Image
Lot number 101
J Simon (mid 18th Century)
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£312
ca. US$618
Image
Lot number 102
A good small French silver Butterfield compass sundial
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
ca. US$3,569 - US$4,362
Price realised:
£3,120
ca. US$6,186
Image
Lot number 103
An unusual Victorian compass sundial on black marble circula...
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$594 - US$991
Price realised:
£1,320
ca. US$2,617
Image
Lot number 104
An English mahogany cased compass sundial
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$594 - US$991
Price realised:
£504
ca. US$999
Image
Lot number 105
An English lacquered-brass and silvered portable compass sun...
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£420
ca. US$832
Image
Lot number 108
A lacquered-brass universal equinoctial sundial
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£576
ca. US$1,142
Image
Lot number 109
A large English portable mahogany-cased compass
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$594 - US$793
Price realised:
£432
ca. US$856
Image
Lot number 120
An English 3-inch table globe
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$5,949 - US$7,932
Price realised:
£4,800
ca. US$9,518
Image
Lot number 121
A Regency 3-inch pocket globe in fishskin case
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,957 - US$6,940
Price realised:
£3,840
ca. US$7,614
Image
Lot number 122
A George III 3-inch pocket globe in fishskin case
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,966 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£4,800
ca. US$9,518
Image
Lot number 125
An unusual German 12½-inch terrestrial globe with moon globe...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$4,957 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$5,949
Image
Lot number 126
An English 13-inch terrestrial library globe
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,966 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£3,360
ca. US$6,662
Image
Lot number 127
A Regency 15-inch celestial library globe
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$11,898 - US$15,864
Price realised:
£10,200
ca. US$20,226
Image
Lot number 128
A Victorian 18-inch terrestrial library globe
Estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
ca. US$19,830 - US$23,796
Price realised:
£10,800
ca. US$21,416
Image
Lot number 129
A facsimille copy of the American 33-inch terrestrial globe ...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,949 - US$9,915
Price realised:
£4,560
ca. US$9,042
Image
Lot number 130
A pair of Regency mahogany globe stands
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£2,280
ca. US$4,521
Image
Lot number 131
Four damaged globes
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£360
ca. US$713
Image
Lot number 132
An American six-inch terullic indicator
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,949 - US$9,915
Price realised:
£7,200
ca. US$14,277
Image
Lot number 133
An unusual [?]Austrian tellurion
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,586 - US$2,379
Price realised:
£480
ca. US$951
Image
Lot number 134
A French tellurian
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,949 - US$9,915
Price realised:
£2,760
ca. US$5,473
Image
Lot number 135
AN AUSTRIAN BIEDERMEIER CHERRYWOOD ORRERY WITH TIMEPIECE
Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$15,864 - US$19,830
Price realised:
£9,600
ca. US$19,036
Image
Lot number 136
An Austrian lacquered-brass armillary sphere
Estimate
£2,800 - £3,000
ca. US$5,552 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$4,759
Image
Lot number 137
A reproduction lacquered-brass Italian heliocentric armillar...
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$2,379 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,800
ca. US$3,569
Image
Lot number 138
A Continental walnut domestic medicine chest with iron strap...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,983 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,560
ca. US$3,093
Image
Lot number 139
A George III mahogany domestic medicine chest
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£264
ca. US$523
Image
Lot number 140
A portable leather medicine case with tooled-decoration
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$198 - US$396
Price realised:
£216
ca. US$428
Image
Lot number 141
A Victorian mahogany homoeopathic medicine chest
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£480
ca. US$951
Image
Lot number 142
A Victorian walnut and burr walnut homoeopathic medicine che...
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£480
ca. US$951
Image
Lot number 143
A good mid-Victorian presentation dental instrument case
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£1,320
ca. US$2,617
Image
Lot number 144
A late Victorian dental set in mahogany case
Estimate
£150 - £250
ca. US$297 - US$495
Price realised:
£384
ca. US$761
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