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

Date of the auction: 17.05.2007

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Opening price Lot title
30 50 80
1 2 3
Opening price Lot title
Image
Lot number 1
A fine Georgian shagreen and lacquered-brass 3-inch reflecti...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$7,932 - US$11,898
Price realised:
£7,800
ca. US$15,467
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Image
Lot number 2
A good Georgian lacquered-brass and fishskin-covered 2¼-inch...
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
ca. US$3,569 - US$4,362
Price realised:
£1,800
ca. US$3,569
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Image
Lot number 4
A George III lacquered-brass 4¼-inch reflecting telescope, ...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,983 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£2,160
ca. US$4,283
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Image
Lot number 5
A George III lacquered-brass 2¾-inch telescope
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$3,966
Price realised:
£1,440
ca. US$2,855
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Image
Lot number 10
A George III lacquered-brass Cuff-type monocular compound mi...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$3,966
Price realised:
£1,440
ca. US$2,855
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Image
Lot number 11
A George III English lacquered-brass Jones' Most Improved-ty...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,966 - US$5,949
Price realised:
£2,160
ca. US$4,283
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Image
Lot number 12
A good Victorian lacquered-brass compound binocular microsco...
Estimate
£700 - £900
ca. US$1,388 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,736
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Image
Lot number 13
An Austrian lacquered-brass monocular compound microscope, ...
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£120
ca. US$237
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Image
Lot number 14
A compound monocular black enamel 'Routine' microscope
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£180
ca. US$356
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Image
Lot number 16
A pair of rare English leather nose/bow spectacles
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£1,980
ca. US$3,926
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Image
Lot number 17
A rare pair of Nuremberg nose spectacles
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,586 - US$2,379
Price realised:
£840
ca. US$1,665
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Image
Lot number 18
Five pairs of English Martin's Margins
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£900
ca. US$1,784
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Image
Lot number 19
Five pairs of English Martin's Margins
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,586 - US$2,379
Price realised:
£1,680
ca. US$3,331
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Image
Lot number 20
An unusual pair of Georgian silver spectacles with large rou...
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£480
ca. US$951
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Image
Lot number 22
Thirteen tortoiseshell spectacles
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$2,379 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$2,022
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Image
Lot number 25
Four pairs of Georgian silver spectacles with shagreen-cover...
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,586 - US$1,983
Price realised:
£720
ca. US$1,427
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Image
Lot number 26
Eight pairs of silver spectacles with round lenses
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£600
ca. US$1,189
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Image
Lot number 28
Five pairs of Georgian silver spectacles with oval lenses, ...
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£360
ca. US$713
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Image
Lot number 29
Eleven English steel spectacles
Estimate
£700 - £900
ca. US$1,388 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£720
ca. US$1,427
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Details 
Image
Lot number 30
Ten assorted brass spectacles
Estimate
£150 - £250
ca. US$297 - US$495
Price realised:
£216
ca. US$428
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Image
Lot number 32
A miscellaneous collection of fifteen steel and silver spect...
Estimate
£150 - £200
ca. US$297 - US$396
Price realised:
£120
ca. US$237
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Image
Lot number 33
An assorted collection of eyewear and magnifiers
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$198 - US$396
Price realised:
£264
ca. US$523
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Image
Lot number 34
Seven Georgian scissors/Adams-type spectacles
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,586 - US$2,379
Price realised:
£1,080
ca. US$2,141
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Image
Lot number 35
A variety of short-handled lorgnettes
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$991 - US$1,388
Price realised:
£660
ca. US$1,308
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Details 
Image
Lot number 36
Ten assorted lorgnettes
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$991 - US$1,388
Price realised:
£660
ca. US$1,308
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Image
Lot number 37
Six long-handled lorgnettes
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£780
ca. US$1,546
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Details 
Image
Lot number 38
A miscelleanous collection of pince-nez and cases
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$198 - US$396
Price realised:
£60
ca. US$118
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Image
Lot number 39
Three English steel spectacle cases
Estimate
£150 - £200
ca. US$297 - US$396
Price realised:
£120
ca. US$237
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 40
Eight attractive spectacle cases
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$594 - US$991
Price realised:
£300
ca. US$594
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Details 
Image
Lot number 41
Five attractive English spectacle cases
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£300
ca. US$594
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Details 
Image
Lot number 42
Seven attractive spectacle cases
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£420
ca. US$832
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Details 
Image
Lot number 43
A pair of English silver spectacles with hinged temples and ...
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$594 - US$991
Price realised:
£960
ca. US$1,903
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Details 
Image
Lot number 45
An attractive silver-mounted rayskin-covered case
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£168
ca. US$333
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Image
Lot number 46
A 19th Century German silver ex voto or votive
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$594 - US$793
Price realised:
£504
ca. US$999
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Image
Lot number 47
A polychrome-painted metal optician's shop sign
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,586 - US$2,379
Price realised:
£2,280
ca. US$4,521
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Image
Lot number 57
A demonstration model to study equilbrium on an inclined pla...
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£1,920
ca. US$3,807
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Image
Lot number 58
A demonstration model of a manual fire pump
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£780
ca. US$1,546
Bookmark
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Image
Lot number 59
A Georgian vacuum pump
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£480
ca. US$951
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Details 
Image
Lot number 61
A Leyden jar
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$198 - US$396
Price realised:
£60
ca. US$118
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Details 
Image
Lot number 62
Two Crooke's tubes with turned hardwood bases
Estimate
£700 - £900
ca. US$1,388 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£600
ca. US$1,189
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Image
Lot number 64
A Geissler tube rotator with cased set of Geissler tubes
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$2,379 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$2,379
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 66
A Crooke's tube
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£228
ca. US$452
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Details 
Image
Lot number 67
A collection of x-ray tubes
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$991 - US$1,586
Price realised:
£660
ca. US$1,308
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Details 
Image
Lot number 68
A cased set of instruments for magnetic experiments
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$594 - US$793
Price realised:
£720
ca. US$1,427
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Details 
Image
Lot number 69
A "Kelvin" Vertical Electrostatic voltmeter
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$198 - US$396
Price realised:
£456
ca. US$904
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Details 
Image
Lot number 70
A mahogany and brass bound cased water finder
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$198 - US$396
Price realised:
£360
ca. US$713
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Details 
Image
Lot number 71
A late Victorian lacquered-brass transit theodolite
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£300
ca. US$594
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Details 
Image
Lot number 73
An English lacquered-brass range finder
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$594 - US$793
Price realised:
£228
ca. US$452
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Details 
Image
Lot number 77
A brass-bound birch folding 12-inch clinometer rule
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£384
ca. US$761
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Image
Lot number 78
A French lacquered-brass folding brass rule hinged to form a...
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$396 - US$594
Price realised:
£384
ca. US$761
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Details 
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
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Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
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Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 83
A French table-standing aneroid barometer
Estimate
£150 - £250
ca. US$297 - US$495
Price realised:
£216
ca. US$428
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 85
A large barograph
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$793 - US$1,189
Price realised:
£360
ca. US$713
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 87
An English 'Micro-Barograph'
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£180
ca. US$356
Bookmark
Details 
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
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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
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Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 96
A (?) French mahogany-cased compass sundial
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£240
ca. US$475
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 100
After Thomas Gibson
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$396 - US$793
Price realised:
£600
ca. US$1,189
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 101
J Simon (mid 18th Century)
Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$495 - US$694
Price realised:
£312
ca. US$618
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
Image
Lot number 104
An English mahogany cased compass sundial
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$594 - US$991
Price realised:
£504
ca. US$999
Bookmark
Details 
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
Bookmark
Details 
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
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Details 
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
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Details 
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
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Details 
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
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Details 
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
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