Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science

English, dated from the Beck records as purchased on 2nd September 1853 by F. H. Wenham, signed to the foot ‘Smith & Beck 6 Coleman St. London 759...

English, dated 1861, engraved 1 1/2in Ross LONDON to one side and PRESENTED TO F. H. WENHAM ESQR By THOMAS ROSS March 1861 to the other sideNote: ...

London, H. Bailliere Publisher, 1848. 8vo (22.0 x 14.2 cm) 464 pp., with frontispiece and eight further engraved plates, 241 woodcuts in the text,...

English, c.1770, signed to the solar microscope plate MARTIN LONDON' and to the microscope foot B. MARTIN Invt. LONDON N.16, The large sharkskin c...

English, dated 1843, signed in script to the top of the bar-limb ‘Powell & Lealand, Makers, London’, of standard No.3 construction, standing on a ...

German, from the Zeiss records dated 1852, signed 172 C. Zeiss Jena on a circular brass foot with single side support plano-concave mirror in arti...

English, c.1880, unsigned, constructed of lacquered brass with two fold out legs, plano-concave mirror, simple sliding stage, stage bulls-eye cond...

English, c.1880, signed in script to the limb J Parkes & Son, Birmingham standing on two splayed legs and a column to the rear that holds the larg...

English, c.1900, signed to the rear of the foot, 'J Swift & Son, 81 Tottenham Court Rd, London', standing on a black oxidised stand with the 'Wale...

A Swift Student Petrological Microscope, c.1900, English, signed to foot Swift & Son, London, supported on a black enamel foot with plano-concave ...

English, c.1890, signed to the rear of the foot ROSS LONDON, microscope on 'Y' shaped foot with upright supporting the body on trunnions, plano-co...

English, dated 1844, signed to top of the limb 'Powell & Lealand, Makers, London', standing on typical Powell & Lealand tripod with large trunnion...

English, c. 1900, signed to the body tube J. Swift & Son, London No.574, standing on a folding tripod base with a plano-concave mirror in a gimbal...

English, c.1900, signed Davon, lacquered black oxidised brass body with stitched pig skin, with folding tripod and lenses to be set up as a telesc...

European, c.1880, unsigned, with unusual compound lens, adjustable arm with forceps in fitted blue velvet and silk lined leather covered case, cas...

English, c.1870, case stamped C. W. Dixey, Optician to the Queen, 3 New Bond St, London, rectangular magnifying glass in horn frame, in red Morocc...

English, c.1770, unsigned, objectives fit the thread of lot 2 the Benjamin Martin microscope, objectives engraved 2, 3, 4 & 5, with a secondary st...

English, c.1750, unsigned but identical to the one on page 36 of G L'E Turners Great Age of the Microscope, with 10 apertures for specimens (missi...

English, 3/4 19th Century, plaque to inside of door reads W Watson & Son 313 High Holborn, London, constructed of French polished mahogany on plin...

with cased examples by Moller showing arranged groups in squares and circles, four slides by E Thum, Leipzig, x8 ...[more]

Austrian, c.1860, by Josef Hyrtl, contained in a French polished mahogany slip case with a leather label with gold lettering to the top of the lid...

Austrian, c.1860, by Josef Hyrtl, contained in a French polished mahogany slip case with a leather label with gold lettering to the top of the lid...

Austrian, c.1860, by Josef Hyrtl, contained in a French polished mahogany slip case with a leather label with gold lettering to the top of the lid...

Austrian, c.1860, by Josef Hyrtl, contained in a French polished mahogany slip case with hand written label to the top of the inside of the case, ...

English, C.1760, unsigned but attributed to John Coventry, with each micrometer glass slide held in a brass frame engraved with the dividing of an...

English, c. 1850, unsigned, micrometer in a brass frame engraved 5000, 10,000 and 20,000, in a tooled leather case, case length 9cm

English, c.1900, most slides labelled LEONARD SANDALL, Preparer, Lingfield, card slide case containing a very good collection of dry mounted miner...

English, c.1880, flip front case containing mostly entomological specimens by W Watson & Norman, with some impressive whole insects and dry mounte...

English, c.1900, by Lomax, showing a section of coral from the Isle of Man under a coverglass, with original flyer for the sale held in 1958, slid...

English, c.1900, by Lomax and Hemmingway, slides showing a sections of coal and of coral, largest slide - 15.5cm x 7.7cm Provenance: These slides ...

English, c.1840 uncovered specimens of coral? each finely produced on large oversized slides, slides 8.2cm x 8.2cm.Provenance: From the original s...

English, c.1840, from the mineral collection of Robert Furguson, two uncovered slides on crude pieces of glass, one diamond engraved 'Craigleith, ...

English, c.1880, unsigned, constructed of French polished mahogany on plinth base with glazed double doors opening to reveal 12 drawers, each draw...

second edition, 4to, London, Dillion and Keating, 1789, 32 engraved plates, mostly folding, first published in 1787, but here with both the text a...

R. Dodsley, London, 1769, fifth edition, 8vo., hardcover, bound in original leather, With 14 engraved copperplates, a very fine copy, stamp for M....

English, late 19th Century, unsigned, constructed of oxidised lacquered brass, microscope stage dovetail to underside, with double geared rotation...

English, late 19th century, unsigned French polished mahogany frame contains 6 pointed selenite star in balm, a cork mounted mica specimen, a petr...

A large collection of 19th-century shop stock from the firm of Gregory Bottley & Co, Mineralogists, these bottles and vials hold samples that were...

A large collection of 19th century shop stock from the firm of Gregory Bottley & Co, Mineralogists, these bottles and vials hold samples that were...

A large collection of 19th century shop stock from the firm of Gregory Bottley & Co, Mineralogists, these bottles and vials hold samples that were...

A large collection of 19th century shop stock from the firm of Gregory Bottley & Co, Mineralogists, these bottles and vials hold samples that were...

French(?), mid 19th century, hand-blown bottle with pontil mark and cork stopper with handwritten label that states 'Petroleum auvergne, Dr. Leeso...

English, c.1900, unsigned, showing landscape in relief with geological strata marked in bands with hand written notation, showing quarry and sand ...

19th Century, unmarked, double six sided pyramid constructed of finely cut polished mahogany, crystal 8.5cm longProvenance: According to the vendo...

19th Century, unmarked, cut from various 19th century mineralogical and crystallography texts, each mounted in cornflower blue card mounts, mounts...

19th Century, unmarked, pressed glass model on mahogany plinth under glass domeProvenance: According to the vendor, this formed part of the stock ...

German, late 19th early 20th century, replica set of Historical Diamonds, the set is contained in a leather covered wooden case which contains the...

English, c.1880, signed in script Elliot Bros, London, standing on a massive 'Y' shaped base with leveling screw feet, tall column supports divide...

German, c.1900, signed 'Max Kohl, Chemnitz, D. R. G. M. No.189710', constructed of lacquered brass with engraved graduated geared wheel to front, ...

English, dated 1903, signed on the barrel SPINTHARISCOPE W. CROOKES 1903 and to the rear W. WATSON & SONS, LONDON lacquered brass body with glass ...

English, c.1880, signed to an ivorine plaque 'Baird & Tatlock, London & Glasgow' frame constructed of French polished mahogany, Leyden jars made o...

Late 19th century, unmarked, blown mold glass with carbon and zinc electrodes, height 26cm, with a large spherical brass conductor on an insulatin...

German, c.1910, unmarked, hand blown bulb with nickel plated electrode covers, length 27cm

German, c.1900, unmarked, with phosphorescent painted mica vanes

French. C.1860, signed Duboscq, and engraved U.B.C.G on the body and stand, constructed of lacquered brass on a large adjustable stand, with heavy...

including a poly-prism on a stand a black glass mirror and other items

From the estate of Adolf Isenthal, an early and unusual form, possibly a prototype, of what appears to be a loose coupler from a crystal radio, co...

German, c.1910, unsigned but probably by Emil Gundelach or Müller-Uri, large hand-blown globe with large synthetic ruby sample held on glass claw,...

English, c. 1880, signed on a plaque to the base F. J. Cox, 26 Ludgate Hill, London, standing on a French polished circular base with lacquered br...

English, c.1890, unsigned, originally for spinning Geissler tubes, with four terminals, two to power the motor and the other two to supply the hig...