GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

Natural History - Geology - an interesting collection British and European sand samples, each mounted on card and comprehensively annotated

Natural History - Geology - a substantial collection of fossil fragments, including ammonite section, etc., Whitby Jurassic Coast, Yorkshire

Natural History -Paleontology - a fossilized ammonite, 9cm wide, mounted for display

Taxidermy - a small tortoise, naturalistically stuffed four square, blue eyes, 18cm long

Taxidermy - a Victorian domestic ornithological arrangement of birds, comprising grouse, chaffinch and other indigenous species, naturalistically ...

A 19th century alabaster Burmese Buddha, standing on a lotus, 45cm high

A 19th century tribal bark and hide quiver containing bone and iron tipped grass arrows

A museum composition copy, of a Mangbetu tribal twin-figural vessel, after an example collected from the Congo and now in the collection of the Am...

A museum-type bronze votive, of Osiris, after the Ancient Egyptian, 17.5cm long, early 20th century

A Roman glass ovoid vase, 7.5cm high, c.4th century

A South American gourd shaped vessel, in the typical Pre-Columbian taste, crested by a head with hair in curls, flanked by a pair of spouts, scrol...

A South American terracotta ovoid vase, banded in white with a geometrical pattern, within a stylised black scrolls, 21cm high

A South East Asian celadon kendi-form water dropper, moulded with a temple lion, rat and lotus, 14cm high, two character mark

A South/Central American hide flask, lofty pierced and carved hardwood cresting, applied with a textile netted mount, 42cm long

A Tongan type club, carved with a geometrical pattern, 62cm long Condition Report: Found in garden in Codnor ...[more]

A Turkish Samian ware type two-handled vessel, pierced cover and inner, incised with bands of anthemion, 22cm high

An African silver coloured metal mounted and treen snuff bottle, the cover with safety chain, 11.5cm high, 19th century

An interesting 19th century rectangular collector's box, hinged cover enclsoing an arrangement of compartments housing lamps, and alabaster bowl, ...

Antiquities - an Ancient Middle Eastern bronze bangle, possibly Lustrian, centred by a lug, the band chased with traces of geometric motifs, eleme...

Antiquities - an Eastern Mediterranean or Levantine terracotta vessel, flattened ogee shape pierced with two handles, traces of pigment to body, 2...

Antiquities - an Egyptian turquoise faience ushabti, 11cm long; another, 16.5cm long (2)

Antiquities - an Indian stone stele or architectural fragment, carved with deities within a niche, 28cm high, 19cm wide, c.11th century

Tribal - an early 20th century African (possibly Masai Mara) gourd, applied with cowie shells and coloured beads, 43cm high; a ceremonial metal a...

Tribal Art - a Dogon figure, seated, holding an object, 23cm long, Mali, West Africa

Tribal Art - a Makonde helmet mask, 28cm high, Tanzania/Mozambique

Tribal Art - a Maori 'house panel', carved with a Tiki and geometric motifs, inlaid with abalone shell, 15cm wide, New Zealand

Tribal Art - a pair of Losso figures, typical broad flat stylised heads, each stands with arms down to the sides, 20.5cm high, Northern Togo, Wesr...

Tribal Art - a Tuareg tent peg, the broad central section shaped and carved in horizontal bands, domed pommel, 81cm high, North/North-Western Afri...

Tribal Art - a Tuareg tent peg, the broad central section shaped, pierced and carved with roundels and geometric motifs, domed pommel, 75cm high, ...

Tribal Art - a Tuareg tent peg, the narrow central section notched and carved with roundels and geometric motifs, 101cm long, North/North-Western ...

Tribal Art - an African carved hardwood mask, probably Yoruba, Congo, 24cm high

Tribal Art - an African ovoid cooking vessel, slightly everted rim above a broad incised band, 23.5cm high; another (2)

Tribal Art - an African status or dance staff, carved with stylised male and female figures, 66cm long

Tribal Art - an unusual African hardwood double-sided pipe, two bowls and brass banded stems, 52.5cm long overall

Tribal Art - a Zulu spear head, hide and beadwork sheaf, 63cm long; others, similar, South Africa

Tribal Art - a North African camel saddle carpet, woven in tones of red, mauve, orange and black with pinstripes, tassel fringe, 71cm long, 125cm ...

Tribal Art - a North African camel saddle carpet, woven in tones of claret, 73.5cm long, 120cm wide; others, similar, including geometric (2); cot...

A 19th century travelling medical kit, the folding case with thirteen cylindrical bottles, some with contents, 21cm wide, the case stamped Parke, ...

Dr. Raison's Spannerless Hypdermic Syringe, boxed; a Universal Dental tool kit, cased (2)

A 19th century Chemistry Blow Pipe Spectrometer, wooden base

Three wooden printing blocks - steam engine; A G Gamell, Thisk plough; another (3)

An early 20th century Scottish X-Ray slide, of a foot, showing bones and outline of flesh, Dr McKenzie, Aberdeen, 8cm

The Darlinton New Cabinet of Objects , a museum for school purposes cabinet, the interior with four lift-out trays, each with an object, butterfly...

A 20th century onyx and piera dura rectangular box, banded with specimen stones, 18cm wide

A 19th century boxwood and brass Lovering's 'Joosi' Distance Finder, by R. Nicholl, Maker, London, concertina action, protractor scale, 45cm wide,...

A 19th century oak rectangular apothecary box, the interior fitted with various bottles, some with contents, the lid with label, drawer to base, 2...

A 19th century brass telescope, by Bailey, Birmingham, 85cm barrel, tripod stand, 109cm long overall

A 19th century brass three-draw telescope, sliding aperture shutter to eyepiece, push-fitting lens cap, cord bound grip, extending to 75.5cm long

A 19th century French travelling thermometer, coiled mercury tube, Farenheit scale, 5cm diam, associated case

A 19th century gilt brass pocket barometer, 4.5cm circular silvered register inscribed A&N C.S.L, Westminster, curved mercury thermometer, 7cm ove...

A 19th century Lambrecht's Polymeter, 7.5cm silvered register, 24cm long overall

A 19th century mahogany travelling pocket compass, 5.5cm register, the blued steel indicator locking in place for transit, hinged cover, 6.5cm wide

A 19th/early 20th century lacquered brass ammeter, by Johnson & Phillips, London, N.C.S. Patent No. 20139, 15cm silvered register, mahogany mount,...

A lacquered brass marine timepiece, 14cm painted dial inscribed Sestrel, Roman numerals, 20.5cm diam,

A late 19th century lacquered brass table-top adjustable specimen lens, levered magnifying glass threaded to a columnar support, circular base, 11...

A leather bound brass three-draw telescope, by J T Coppock Ltd, London, extending to 44.5cm long

A pair of 18th century steel spectacles, folding arms with loop terminals, 12cm wide; another pair, similar, (2)

A pair of 19th/early 20th century brass inspection lamps, turned ebonised swing handles, each glazed door enclosing a Barton's Patent burner, 23cm...

A ship's black-painted brass gimbal compass, 20cm register, inscribed Cap. * erlot, Ostend Stores, 24cm diam overall, boxed

A Victorian leather surgeon's pocket case, by S. Maw, Son & Thompson, London, the engraved gilt-brass clasp enclosing an arrangement of instrument...