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Click here to subscribeIn the manner of Jean Prouvé for Vitra - Compas Direction - a vintage oak-ply & metal compass office table desk. The desk having a rectangular top with metal studs to longer sides. All raised on compass-like supports. The underside of the desk lined in aluminium sheet. Measures approx. 71cm x 120cm x 64cm.
A WWII Omega G.S.T.P pocket watch, another with black dial, unsigned, a Dennison military issue pocket compass dated 1918, a brass pocket compass, another pocket watch the white enamel dial signed J. C. Vickery. and an Ingersoll pocket watch with protective case.(6)Condition Report: Omega ; crack to dial, heavy wear to case. Ticks when wound.Vickery ; Heavy wear to case, ticks when wound.Ingersoll ; Plastic face is detached, case in good condition. Does not tick when wound.G.S.T.P. Heavy wear to face, hands and case. Ticks when wound.
A Bulova Masonic wristwatch featuring a stainless steel case and bracelet, presented in an elegant wooden display box. The black dial is adorned with a gold-tone Masonic square and compass emblem, gold-tone dot hour markers, and a rectangular case design. The case back is engraved with "Bulova," "SHS," "Lodge #1127," and "0047," indicating a possible personalized or commemorative piece. The watch's sleek stainless steel bracelet complements its classic design, making it a distinguished timepiece for collectors or Masonic members.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 9"LCountry of Origin: SwitzerlandCondition: Age related wear.
This exquisite timepiece is a Dudley Masonic Pocket Watch, renowned for its unique incorporation of Masonic symbols within its movement design. Crafted circa 1925 by the Dudley Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this watch is a Model No. 2, featuring a 12-size, 19-jewel movement. The movement's bridge plates are artistically shaped into various Masonic symbols, including the slipper, plumb, trowel, level, square, compass, the letter "G," and a Bible, reflecting the deep Masonic heritage associated with these watches. The watch is encased in a 14K white gold-filled open-face case, measuring approximately 45mm in diameter. The silvered dial showcases Arabic numerals with a subsidiary seconds dial, maintaining the classic aesthetic of the period. This Dudley Masonic Pocket Watch is elegantly presented in a glass dome display with a wooden base, manufactured by the Dueber Watch Co. The glass dome, suspended by a brass finial, offers a sophisticated presentation, making it an excellent addition to any horological collection or Masonic memorabilia.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 5.5"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
VICTORIAN TELLURIAN, MAKER J.L. & CIE (LEBEGUE), PARIS the signed rotating globe above a metal geared movement on the end of a turned arm with scroll support to the papered Zodiac disc showing compass directions, days of the Zodiac with pictures, candle holder to centre with polished reflector, fruitwood turning handle raised on a cast-iron column and stepped base with beaded borderNote: J.L. & Cie was founded in 1814 by Alphonse Lebeque in Brussels, as a maker of globes. Since circa 1850 as J. Lebegue & Cie based in Paris 58cm long
A Victorian novelty silver and Shibayama vesta case, of rounded rectangular form, the exterior ensuite with a compass, and inlaid with six stylised Shibayama bugs, in differing hues of carved hardstone, complete with incised antennae and legs, the base with integral striker, with rounded hinged cover and suspensory loop, William Neale, Chester 1900, length 4.4cm, weight 32g/1.02ozt all-in approx
A Victorian 9ct Gold Compass Pendant, (damages), of circular form with applied figaro chain link style surround, together with an Edwardian style mourning brooch, freshwater pearl bead set surround with vacant glaze centre panel, an Art Deco style '9ct Front & Back' engine turned buckle bangle, stamped "Fidelity" and numbered "771773" inner, initialled seal fob, decorative maltese cross pendant (damages). (5)
Giovanni Gariboldi (Milanese, 1908-1977) for Richard Ginori Manifattura, Italy. Ceramic glazed earthenware art tile titled "L'Architetto (Architect)" depicting the titular figure drafting on paper with a compass and set square ruler, ca. 1930s. Impressed "R G M 339" along the target-form verso; ink numbered "M. 77 / D.373T".Tile; height: 5 3/4 in x width: 5 3/4 in. Framed; height: 7 1/4 in x width: 7 1/4 in x depth: 1/2 in.Condition: There is a crack with two small chips at the edges (not visible when framed) to the lower left corner. Some areas of discoloration or scuffs to the recto. Soiling to the verso. Heavy wear to the frame.
Group of three cameos in gold filigree frames including:One 14k white gold shell cameo with filigree frame, locking c clasp closure and hidden bale. Marked 14k along the clasp.One 10k yellow gold shell cameo with filigree frame with compass point accents, locking c clasp closure and hidden bale. Marked 10k along the clasp.One 10k yellow gold shell cameo depicting Artemis/Diana in filigree frame with locking c clasp closure. Marked 10k along the claspLength ranges from 29.09 mm to 44.17 mm; width ranges from 24.96 mm to 34.15 mm; depth ranges from 8.91 mm to 14.18 mm. Gross weight: 21.4 g.Condition: Pen inscription to the reverse of one, clasps working well, all filigree intact.
A George III Masonic Past Master’s silver jewel, in the form of a sun in splendour and a set square between the arms of a compass, inscribed ‘CORINTHIAN LODGE NO. 524’ , by Thomas Harper, London 1822, with suspensory loop, length approximately 11.8cm. £500-£800 --- Condition Report The sun silver-gilt. Length given including suspensory loop. Good condition, some light tarnish and surface wear. Weight 63.5gm.
A George III Masonic Past Master’s silver jewel, a gilt-metal sun in splendour, set square, pentagram and Solomonic arch within a compass, maker T R (probably Thomas Richards), London 1815, with suspensory loop, length approximately 13cm. £400-£600 --- Condition Report Good condition. Weight 79.3gm.
An Indian Masonic gold jewel, Provincial (Scottish) Grand Lodge of Western India: Rajpootana, lodge (No 526), a set square and compass, with rope and crossed batons, crudely stamped ‘22ct’ and maker’s initials R (?) D, the green ribbon with gilt metal lodge name and number, and a shield-shaped presentation with plaque inscription: ‘Presented to R. W. Bro. Major J. A. Hamilton P. M. C. D. C. G. L. A. S. F. I., as a token of appreciation of most valuable services rendered to the lodge, 1910’, length approximately 45mm. £500-£700 --- Condition Report Good condition. Jewel itself approximately 12gm. The jewel testing as 21ct fineness, the inscribed shield as 18ct. Gross weight including ribbon 20.9gm.
WW2 Period 2 x Luftwaffe Aircrew Wrist Compass Two good clean examples with clear dial, liquid filled. The underside with issue stamps. No leather straps. (2 items) GC. Offered as an historical item only; the instrument’s accuracy is neither warranted or implied. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
WW2 Period Luftwaffe Aircrew Wrist Compass with Original Strap. A good example with clear dial, liquid filled. Complete with original leather strap. The underside with issue stamps. GC. Offered as an historical item only; the instrument’s accuracy is neither warranted or implied. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Ordnance WW2 Plymouth etc Incendiary bomb parts including aircraft release mechanism together with a WW2 German aircrew compass.6cm DiameterThe incendiary is said to have been dropped on Plymouth in 1941Together with a collection of incendiary and anti aircraft nosecone fragments, inert bullets a piece of schrapnel, etc. Additional images have been added to lot
Full hunter pocket watch, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary dial and minute track, unsigned mechanical movement, case marked with Swiss marks for 18 ct, and a bi coloured fancy link Albert chain stamped 9 ct, with swivel, t-bar and bolt ring clasps and a compass fob with masonic insignia stamped 15 ctCondition Report: pocket watch gross weight 101.7 gramsAlbert chain 7.5 gramscompass 4.7 gramspocket watch case has scratches to surface and and a few small dents to front of case, pocket watch bow also has worn and winder is made of base metalPlease note that the movement has not been tested for the accuracy of time and may need a service at the buyer's expense.Ewbanks does not guarantee the future working of the movement and we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts
A COLLECTION OF MODERN HASBRO ACTION MAN FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES, all in playworn condition, to include three boxed sets, contents not checked, boxes damaged, seven loose Action Man figures, Dog figure, two foot lockers containing assorted clothing, weapons and accessories, child's Action Man Backpack containing Binoculars, Notebook, Compass etc. (2 boxes)
A WWI First World War RFC Royal Flying Corps pilot's leg map / chart holder board, the wooden chart with inset gauge and compass to top. The bottom edge designated as a rule, and the rear with leather strap for use around a leg, together with a R.F.C wooden slide box by Thornton Pickard. (2)
An antique wooden cased surveyor compass by Keuffel & Esser, New-York, 4 cardinal points (fleur-de-lis for North) on polished brass plate with an outer raised ring, the mahogany box stamped 'D 22 B' to hinged cover and one side, the other side stamped '1669', the inner lid inscribed 'G. L. Felix 32", 7.7cm. square, together with another compass. (2) * The Keuffel and Esser Co., also known as K&E, was an American drafting instrument and supplies company founded in 1867 by German immigrants Wilhelm J. D. Keuffel and Hermann Esser. It was the first U.S. company to specialize in these products.
Y A VICTORIAN CASED SET OF GILT BRASS ANEROID POCKET BAROMETER WITH A COMPASS AND A THERMOMETERNEGRETTI AND ZAMBRA, LONDON, LATE 19th CENTURYThe 1.75 inch circular silvered register inscribed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, 19510 beneath Compensated and with blued steel pointer to centre within concentric scale calibrated for barometric inches 25-31 divided down to twentieths of an inch and with the usual observations, within outer 0-6,000 altimeter scale divided into fifty foot intervals, the frosted gilt brass case with recording pointer applied to the inside of the knurled rotating glazed bezel beneath suspension post fitted with a ring, set beside a conforming compass with engraved rose and signed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON to the recessed centre divided N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW within a raised outer scale divided for degrees numbered for every ten, beneath needle-locking plunger to the suspension post, the green velvet-lined D-ended folding case also inset with an ivory scale mercury tube Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale thermometer inscribed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA to lid incorporating embossed gilt crown trademark to the velvet, the exterior covered in iron-red Morocco leather gilt inscribed E.E.P. to the domed lid within a tooled border.The compass and barometer each 4.8cm (1.875ins) diameter; the leather case 13.5cm (5.25ins) wide, 9cm (3.5ins) deep, 3.5cm (1.375ins) high closed. Provenance: Gifted by Elizabeth Palmer (Huntley and Palmer) to the vendor. The firm of Negretti & Zambra are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as being established in 1850 when a partnership between Enrico Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra was formed. The firm became one of the most prolific makers of scientific instruments and continued trading well into the 20th century. Condition Report: IVORY LICENCE REF - ZTP65TZ9Barometer needle did move when bag tested suggesting the vacuum chamber is sound however the reading provided does not reflect barometric pressure hence attention to mechanism is required. The silvering is in fine condition with negligeable discolouration. Barometer case retains original finish albeit with notable discolouration to circumference band, a spot to the rear cover and the suspension post/ring. Compass is working and scales are in good condition with almost no discolouration. Gilt brass case has similar patchy discolouration/tarnishing as the barometer. Thermometer is in fine condition. Travelling case has wear and overall aging/discolouration to the exterior surface and the interior of the lid around the clasp hook. The velvet lining is in fine condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
A FRENCH GILT AND SILVERED BRASS NOVELTY 'QUARTERDECK' MANTEL CLOCKGUILMET, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURYThe eight-day gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by compound pendulum with upper crossed spring suspension for the figural bob and stamped GLT, BREVETTE, S.G.D.G. trademark over serial number 1742 to backplate, the circular gilt Roman numeral dial with steel spade hands and canted bezel set into the cabin elevation of the case modelled as the stern of a ship with upper poop deck applied with binnacle compass before a figure cast as a sailor at the helm rocking from side-to-side with the motion of the pendulum, with curved balustrading behind terminating with lantern posts to sides over lower deck accessed via a ladder to the left and with another figure of a mariner gathering rope from a coil to the right, on moulded gilt base applied onto stepped black marble plinth with gilt block feet.30cm (11.5ins) high, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, 22cm (8.75ins) deep. Andre Romain Guilmet was born on the 10th of December 1827 in La Ferte-Gaucher, France. He was a credited as a watchmaker and inventor who specialised in producing novelty and mystery clocks for which he applied for a number of patents for designs. Amongst his other Patents was that for a bicycle where the driving chain was set below the seat. He is best known for his 'mysterieuse' figural clock with glass pendulum, this takes the form of a woman holding pendulum in her outstretched hand and arm over a marble base containing the clock below. The pendulum is impulsed by the mechanism underneath her that moves the figure imperceptibly from side to side. Guilmet's industrial series of clocks, which includes the current lot, features automated clocks in the form of windmills, lighthouses, automobiles, boats, steam hammers, boilers, etc. A Guilmet 'quarterdeck' clock is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery Novelty and Fantasy Clocks on page 225 (figs. 22-2 a-d); and another (number 1653) was sold in these rooms on 6th September 2022 (lot 92) for £9,500 hammer.
Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI, Scottish 1917-1998 - Man with doves and moon, 1980; pastel on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Morocco 80', 34 x 27 cm (ARR) Provenance: private collection and thence by descent Note: one of the most important Scottish artists of the mid-20th century, this is a brilliant example of his mature work, with its depth of colour and semi-surreal subject matter. A similar work 'Boys at a Bathing Place, 1963' is now in the collection of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. Many of his works are in public collections across the UK and he exhibited at important galleries and museums, including Compass Gallery, Dundee Art Gallery in 1981, and The Scottish Gallery.
Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW RP RGI, Scottish 1917-1998 - Clown with Dove and Watermelon, 1996; oil on panel, signed and dated top left 'Morocco 96', 45 x 47 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Thackeray Gallery, London (according to the inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection, purchased from the above on the 6th October 2005 and thence by descent Note: one of the most important Scottish artists of the mid-20th century, this is a brilliant example of his mature work, with its depth of colour and semi-surreal subject matter. Similar works are now in public collections, utilising the same innovative approach to composition and unusual objects, such as 'The Studio with Lay Figure, 1993' (Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture) and 'Still Life at Basiluzzo, 1988' (Herriot Watt University). Many of his works are in public collections across the UK and he exhibited at important galleries and museums, including Compass Gallery, Dundee Art Gallery in 1981, and The Scottish Gallery.