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A FINE GEORGE II/III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER WITH LARGE SCALE THERMOMETERJOHN BENNETT, LONDON, MID 18th CENTURYThe break-arch case with central brass Classical bust finial over cavetto cornice and hinged brass-framed arch glazed door enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to right hand side opposing the usual observations to the left beneath signature Bennett, LONDON to upper section, the caddy moulded trunk applied with a tall shaped-top silvered Fahrenheit Scale alcohol thermometer incorporating drilled brass shield to the bulb and with annotations ranging from Extreme Cold to Extreme Hot, over rounded base applied with a hemispherical cistern cover and incorporating level adjustment screw to underside.101cm (39.5ins) high overall 16.5cm (6.5ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Sotheby's, London sale of Important Clocks, Watches & Wristwatches 14th December 2006 (lot 7) for £4,322.50. John Bennett (III) is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1733, and working from Hatton Wall, London, until 1746, when he relocated to Old Bailey before finally moving to Fleet Street in 1751. Nicholas Goodison in ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 notes that John Bennett worked up until 1768 and illustrates an undated trade card indicating that he was located at 'The Globe, Crown Court, between St. Ann's, Soho, and Golden Square'. Bennett was a fine maker who held warrants to three members of the Royal Family and most likely had a working relationship with the eminent scientific instrument maker Jonathan Sisson. 

A SCOTTISH GEORGE III CHEVRON-EDGED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER BALTHAZAR KNIE, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1800The onion-top chevron-edged case with visible tube and inset with an arched silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right, opposing the usual observations to the left, beneath banner issuing floral sprays signed KNIE, EDIN'R to the arch, the base with oval lozenge-shaped cistern cover.99cm (39ins) high, 10cm (4ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased from The Old Malthouse Antiques, Hungerford, 14th January 1989 for £1,500. Balthazar Knie is recorded in Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 and Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Cork, Ireland from 1773 before moving to Edinburgh in 1776 where he remained until his death in 1817. He was born in Germany and spent several years travelling around Europe demonstrating his skills as a glass blower and barometer maker before finally settling in Edinburgh. He gained a considerable local reputation as a maker and repairer of barometers (and sand glasses including for maritime use). Knie was a notably inventive maker who is perhaps best known for developing a form of angle tube barometer which, by introducing a second acute angle bend into the tube, resulted in a more compact design (see Goodison, page 171, Plate 107); a very similar instrument to the present is illustrated by Goodison on page 175 (plates 112-13). 

Y A FINE GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY BOWFRONTED 'FLAT-TO-THE-WALL' MERCURY STICK BAROMETERRAMSDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1795With ebonised shouldered urn finial to the concave-sided upstand and cavetto cornice, over rectangular bow-glazed silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right hand side opposing the usual observations to the left, the lower left corner signed Ramsden, London, the trunk of the same bowed profile incorporating Vernier setting square beneath the cavetto throat moulding over fine figured veneers line-edged in ebony, the base with turned ebonised half vase cistern cover flanked by canted angles inlaid with ebony 'flutes' over cavetto moulded underside.103cm (43ins) high, 11cm (4.25ins) wide.  Jesse Ramsden is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from several addresses in London 1762 until his death in 1800, however by 1782 both his workshop and principal retail outlet were on Piccadilly. He was one of the finest instrument makers of the period being particularly well known for his invention of a dividing engine and subsequent equatorial telescope stands.  Condition Report: Tube is filled with no apparent airlocks (mercury column will rise all the way to the top of the tube when instrument is tilted). The silvering is in fine condition with nice even colour and the Vernier slide is in working condition. The case is generally in fine condition with faults very much limited to very minor age-related wear. There is no setting key for the Vernier/cistern level included with the instrument. Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CASED STORM GLASST.W. WATSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1880The shallow arch white-opaque glass panel applied with a central cylindrical glass cannister filled with fluid, the upper margin inscribed T.W. WATSON, 4. PALL MALL, London over Storm, Glass and two columns of various INDICATIONS titled FOR FINE WEATHER opposing FOR RAIN, then HIGH WINDS, OR STORM and finally additional appearances for various polar currents to lower section, the bottom margin inscribed REGISTERED, 351867 set with a shallow-arched cross-grain moulded mahogany surround.52cm (20.5ins) high, 20.5cm (8ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Dickens Fine Art Auctioneers, Middle Claydon, sale of the THE RICHARD COOKSON COLLECTION 20th April 2008 (lot 78) for £440 hammer. Thomas William Watson is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as an optical, philosophical and mathematical instrument maker working from 4 Pall Mall, London 1878-84. The origins of this type of Storm Glass are unknown with Admiral Fitzroy in his 1863 publication The Weather Book noting that 'the inventor is now uncertain; but they were sold on old London Bridge, at the sign of the Goat and Compasses'. He studied them as curiosities and suggested that they served to indicate what he termed 'electrical tension' in the wind, hence were potentially useful as meteorological instruments. Edwin Banfield in BAROMETERS, Stick or Cistern Tube adds that such instruments are really an irregular form of thermometric barometer, and goes on to list the recipe for the contents of the tube which contains water, alcohol, ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate and camphor. The solution, once prepared, would then exhibit changes in the form of cloudiness, crystal formation etc. signifying atmospheric conditions as per the indications listed on the panel. Condition Report: Tube is filled with fluid. The glass panel has an edge chip at the centre of the lower margin otherwise is in fine condition with overall light wear to the annotations only. The case is in fine original condition with faults limited to slight shrinkage and other age-related blemishes; the rear panel has replacement securing screws.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN SCOTTISH MAHOGANY BOWFRONTED MERCURY STICK BAROMETERADIE AND SON, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1835With domed gadroon carved domed caddy surmount over concave cornice and glazed rectangular silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to right hand side opposing the usual observations to the left beneath signature Adie & Son, Edinburgh to upper margin, with straight bowfronted trunk beneath terminating in an conforming inverted reeded caddy cistern cover with stepped ogee top mouldings and leafy bud pendant incorporating a level adjustment disc to underside.107cm (42ins) high, 10cm (4ins) wide. Alexander Adie is recorded in Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 as born 1774 and apprenticed to his uncle, the eminent Scottish instrument maker John Miller, in 1789. In 1804 his uncle took him into partnership under the name of Miller and Adie which continued until after Miller's death in 1815. Adie was particularly interested in meteorological instruments and is perhaps best known as the inventor of the Sympiesometer in 1818. In recognition of his work he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He was appointed optician to William IV and later Queen Victoria and took one of his sons, John, into partnership in 1835. Two of his other sons set up businesses; Robert in Liverpool and Patrick in London. Unfortunately John Adie was prone to 'fits of despondency' which resulted in him shooting himself in 1857, Alexander Adie died the following year - no doubt expediated by the stress of his son's demise. Condition Report: Instrument is generally in very fine condition. The tube is filled with no apparent airlocks however the mercury column will almost reach the top of the tube when the instrument is reclined slightly suggesting the presence of a very small amount of air. The scale is in fine condition with nice slightly mellowed colour to the silvering; the Vernier slide is in working order. The case is in very fine condition with the only notable fault being some edge wear to the small section of cavetto moulding applied to the left-hand upper edge of the cistern assembly. The finial is probably a replacement; faults are otherwise very much limited to very light age related wear and blemishes. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A FINE GEORGE III EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER WITH HYGROMETERCARY, LONDON, CIRCA 1800The case with swan neck pediment over circular silvered hygrometer annotated DAMP/DRY set behind convex glazed brass bezel, over rectangular brass-framed glazed door enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to right hand side opposing the usual observations to the left beneath signature Cary, London to upper margin, the ebony-banded caddy moulded trunk applied with arch glazed silvered Fahrenheit and Reaumur scale mercury thermometer over circular convex cistern cover to the rounded base incorporating level adjustment screw to underside.108cm (42.5ins) high, 14cm (5.5ins) wide. The celebrated Cary family business of scientific instrument and globe makers was established by John Cary at Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London in 1782 moving to a new address at 'Corner of Arundel Square', Strand the following year. He was primarily an engraver of maps, charts and globes who moved again in 1783 to 188 Strand. By 1791 he had entered into what appeared to be a relatively casual partnership with his brother, William; this partnership lasted until circa 1816 by which time William and John Cary had moved again to 181 Strand before finally settling in 86 St. James in 1820. The following year he was succeeded by his sons, John (II) and George Cary, who continued from the firm's 181 Strand address until 1851/2 when the business was acquired by Henry Gould. Condition Report: Instrument is in good original condition having been cosmetically restored at some time in the fairly recent past. The tube is filled with mercury however the column stops a little short of the top of the tube when the instrument is tilted slightly suggesting the presence of some air. The register plate has good clean even silvering and. the brass door is in sound condition however we do not have a key for the lock. The thermometer is in fine working condition. The case is generally very good. The pediment appears original but with evidence that some of the ebonised mouldings may have come loose and been re-stuck at some point. Both sides of the case at the cistern level have some slight bruising otherwise faults to the case are limited to minor bumps, scuffs shrinkage and wear commensurate with age and use.Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE GEORGE III SCOTTISH CHEVRON-EDGED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERJOHN RUSSELL, FALKIRK, CIRCA 1790The chevron banded case with swan neck pediment above arch-glazed door enclosing fine engraved silvered brass scale with arched banner titled BAROMETER over Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to the right and opposing the usual weather observations to the left, the lower margin signed Rufsell, Falkirk, the trunk applied with full-height half column enclosing the tube flanked by forty-five degree angle-grain veneers and chevron angles, over a slightly domed oval cistern cover.98cm (38.5ins) high, 15cm (6ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Bonhams, London sale of FINE CLOCKS Wednesday 7th July 2016 (lot 2) for £1,690. John Russell is recorded in Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 as settling in Falkirk in 1770 where he set up shop opposite the top of Kirk Wynd. He proved to be a very talented watchmaker who was subsequently appointed maker to the Prince of Wales in 1811. In addition to making watches and barometers he advertised as being able to supply musical clocks, organs, microscopes and thermometers. Of his barometers his best known models are a type similar to the present lot, but also fitted with a hygrometer and thermometer (following the specification of Benjamin Martin's 'weather glasses'), and his landmark 'royal' barometers - which are essentially an early design of wheel barometer with subsidiary dials allowing changes in pressure to be obtained down to increments of 0.001 of an inch. John Russell died in 1817 and was succeeded by William Dobbie who was known to have produced a few barometers to Russell's designs. Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury but has a very small amount of air as the column will stop around 5mm short of the top of the tube when the instrument is inclined slightly. The scale is in good condition with fairly bright and relatively even colouring to the silvering. The case presents very well however the pediment has been restored and there is a small veneer patch repair to glazed aperture surround. Visible faults are otherwise visible faults are otherwise limited to a small stain to the lower part of the right hand-side and a few very minor age related bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and wear.Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A REGENCY CHEVRON-BANDED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERP. CAMINADA, TAUNTON, CIRCA 1820The case with open triangular pediment above rectangular glazed mahogany door enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to right-hand side opposing spirit Fahrenheit scale thermometer to the left, beneath signature P. Caminada, FECIT to upper margin, with visible tube to the chevron banded caddy moulded trunk over domed circular cistern cover to the rounded base.96.5cm (38ins) high, 13cm (5.25ins) wide. Peter Caminada is recorded in in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Taunton circa 1820-40. Condition Report: IVORY LICENCE REF - 6MNYFDS5Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERTHOMAS HARRIS AND SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1805The case with open triangular pediment above rectangular glazed mahogany door, enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Tho's Harrs & Son, Opticians to his Majesty to the right-hand side, opposing Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the left, with Vernier adjustment square to throat and visible tube to the caddy moulded trunk over hemispherical cistern cover to the rounded base incorporating level adjustment screw to underside.99cm (39ins) high, 13cm (5ins) wide. Thomas Harris and Son are recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as a partnership between father and son, both named Thomas, formed in around 1802. Thomas Harris senior is noted as working as an optician, mathematical instrument and globe maker from 1790; and his son from 1802. Both makers are listed as worked from 140 Fleet Street, London in 1804, and then Thomas junior alone at Hyde Street, Bloomsbury in 1808 - having most likely inherited the business from his father who died in 1806. Thomas Harris junior served as a Sargeant in the Bloomsbury Volunteers and died in an unfortunate fire at Covent Garden Theatre in 1808. Condition Report: IVORY LICENCE REF - D2ZGKXV3Instrument is in fine working condition most likely having been cosmetically restored in the recent past. The tube is filled with no apparent air locks and the Vernier slide is operational. The silvering is fairly bright and even in colour. The case is in fine condition with only minor bumps, scuffs and other slight surface blemishes evident.Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A GEORGE III CHEVRON-BANDED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERSNELLING, ALTON, CIRCA 1800The case with open triangular pediment above rectangular chevron-edged glazed mahogany door incorporating concave lower corners, enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to right-hand side opposing the usual observations to the left beneath signature Snelling, ALTON to upper margin, with visible tube to the chevron banded caddy moulded trunk over domed circular cistern cover to the rounded base.96.5cm (38ins) high, 15cm (5.5ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Dickens Fine Art Auctioneers, Middle Claydon, sale of the THE RICHARD COOKSON COLLECTION 20th April 2008 (lot 59) for £1,350 hammer. James Snelling is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a clock and watchmaker and silversmith working from High Street, Alton, Hampshire, 1793-1830. Condition Report: Instrument is in fine working condition with tube filled and no apparent airlocks. The register plate has good fairly bright even silvering. The case has some historic worm train damage to the rear upper section (behind the scales) infestation has long gone. Otherwise case is in very good original condition although has been given a coat of polish resulting in a slightly muddy appearance to the surface.Condition Report Disclaimer

Ash and elm Windsor chair, 19th century, with hoop frame, vascular splat and stick back, on turned supports, 98cm high.

Two African tribal baton sticks, both having incised markings, Swane & Adeney riding crop with antler grip, silver collar and braided shaft, another riding crop, an antler-handled stick, and a military-related tooled baton with white metal collar and engraved 'Major R Stirling-Stewart, Scots Guard from the Home Guard', largest 85cm long.  (6)

15ct gold safety pin brooch, 3g, a 9ct gold safety pin brooch, 2g, and a pearl-mounted stick pin.  (3)

Pair of Japanese cast metal vases of baluster form, Meiji 1868 - 1912, on tripod table supports and with open basket tops, bird and flower decoration, as stick stands, 67.5cm high.  (2)

Anglo-Indian bone walking stick with horn mounts, detachable top section, 91.5cm long.

Two Oriental Bamboo Walking Canes, Two Lacrosse Sticks and a Hockey Stick

Miners lamp, brass and copper including pair of candlesticks, jam pan, kettles, stick stand and sticks, prints, etc.

Collection of seven mostly gold stick pins and brooches.

Collection of nine mostly gold stick pins including thistle and Masonic.

Joseph Sankey Art Nouveau Jug, large copper plaque, Salter No 50T scales, brass jam pan, brass oil lamp, pricket stick table lamp, boot pulls, riding helmet, etc.

Collection of seven mostly gold stick pins including 15 carat gold rope twist with ruby.

Five stick pins including eagle claw with pearl and mourning.

A Victorian mahogany, horn and antler hall stand, second half of the 19th century, with a shield-shaped crest set with a pair of stag antlers, above a pierced and panelled central section centred with a mirror plate surrounded by hooks, above a stick or umbrella stand, with column supports and raised on bun feet, 147cm wide 49cm deep 268cm highCondition ReportGeneral knocks, scratches, splits, marks, and wear throughout consistent with age and use. Some looseness in the joints of the hooks, but all seem to be easily rectified by tightening bolts and screws. Some fading and discolouration in places, wear and modelling to glass plate. General knocks and wear to supports, drip tray slightly misshapen with expected tarnish, discolouration, and wear. The whole piece wobbles slightly due to its slender construction and top-heavy nature, but overall the joints are sound and solid, and it appears to be in reasonably good order and ready for use.

A carved olivewood walking stick, 19th century, Greek, the handle modelled as a horse's head and bearded man, 10.5cm wide77cm long,together with a another silver-mounted walking stick, 20th century, the handle in the form of a bulldog with glass inset eyes and bone teeth, the silver collar initialled 'WF' and dated 'July 19th 1940', 3cm wide94cm long (2)Condition ReportThe bulldog example cruely silver mounted, the head and cane possible assoicated, one tooth missing. General knocks associated with age present. The horse example with a few knocks and scuffs

A George III vernacular oak and ash armchair, late 18th century, with a panelled back and slab seat, raised on stick legs,57cm wide59cm deep99cm highProvenance: York's Tenement, Yoxford, Suffolk.Condition ReportSeat 35cm high. General knocks, splits and wear commensurate with age and use. Cleaned and refinished, but with remnants of historic patina in places throughout. Splits to the seats and legs, with cuts, scratches and scuffs throughout. Old rot and woodworm damage to legs, which has been treated, stabilised and refinished. Joints are sound and solid. Overall appears in good structural and cosmetic condition with sympathetic restorations. Ready to place.

A nickel and painted 'Jumbo Ophelia' lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, in the Louis XVI taste, with pineapple finials and ribbon-and-stick detail, decorated with Farrow & Ball 'Berrington Blue No.14', with six lights, 100cm diameter 195cm highProvenance: Charles Edwards, London.Condition Report Overall appears in good structural and cosmetic condition with minor wear. Panels are plastic not glass, with light wear. 80kg in weight. Joints are sound and solid, requires professional electrical attention for installation

A Louis XVI carved giltwood pier mirror, late 18th/early 19th century, French, with a ribbon-and-stick moulded frame with beaded detail, enclosing a split mercury glass plate,72cm wide 116cm highProvenance: The collection of Charles Edwards and Julia Boston, Tile Barn, Northamptonshire.

A baroque rosewood and ebonised cabinet on stand, late 17th/early 18th century and later, North Italian, with a pierced brass gallery set with flaming torch finials, above an arrangement of ivory, bone and tortoiseshell-inlaid drawers flanking a cupboard door enclosing further drawers, decorated all over with figures and mythical scenes, raised on claw and ball feet and a stand with turned supports terminating in peg feet, 119cm wide 38cm deep 170.5cm high (2) IMPORTANT NOTE: This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Condition ReportKEY PRESENT. General surface wear, scratches, small chips, splits, and knocks commensurate with age and use, evidence of some previous cosmetic repair and restoration including small replacement sections to moulding and veneers, some splits, wear, small losses, hand repairs to inlaid decoration with some staining, marks, and discolouration to drawer fronts, some drawers stick a little but generally run smoothly, door hinges functional, general wear to drawer liners commensurate with age and use, the stand is possibly later with splits, scratches, and a small amount of lifting to the surface, general knocks and wear to supports and stretchers. A small amount of apparent active woodworm beneath the stand and the cabinet which does not appear particularly extensive but would require professional examination and treatment. However, overall the joints are sound and solid and the piece presents in relatively good structural and cosmetic condition.

An Edwardian yellow gold peridot and seed pearl pendant, set with two pear cut peridots, approximately 3.3cm long, stamped '9ct', gross weight approximately 2.1g, an Edwardian 15ct yellow gold and peridot bar brooch, approximately 5cm long, gross weight approximately 2.9g, an Edwardian bar brooch applied with a cast model of a dog, the bar stamped '9ct', approximately 5cm long, gross weight approximately 7g and a yellow metal stick pin with faux pearl terminalGood condition, wear commensurate with age

ANTLER HANDLED WALKING STICK, 109cms (l), and a wooden handled shepherd's crook, 136cms (l)Provenance: private collection Ynys Môn

VICTORIAN SILVER CHRISTENING MUG with floral and scroll embossed decoration, Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1894, 6.5cms (h); George V silver purse with engine turned decoration, monogrammed 'R.W.' and dated 4th June 1919 in cartouche, leather lined interior, chain and suspension ring, Trevitt & Sons, Chester 1917; Victorian silver mustard pot with hinged cover and blue glass liner, London 1890; small plated chamber stick and sugar nipsProvenance: private collection Conwy

A group of pewter tankards, chamber stick, etc.

A painted metal stick stand, height 60 cm.

A Dutch carving of a man with walking stick, height 38 cm.

A 19th century hand fan, possibly American, the feathers hand-painted with a harbour scene, bone guards and sticks, box with hand-written inscription Wedding Present From Lady Nicholson to Sophia Eliza Levett Feby 19th 1829; an Hypolito Bach hand fan, hand-painted paper depicting a courting couple, signed H Bach, mother-of-pearl guards and sticks, boxed; another hand fan, hand-painted paper depicting a scene with classical maidens to one side and figures in a landscape on the other, pierced mother-of-pearl guards and sticks with bi-colour highlights; another hand fan with hand-painted drawing room scenes, bone guards and sticks; other fans; penknives; bone letter opener; a tortoiseshell and white metal razor; and a carved shell cameo, male profile facing right, gilt metal rop border, in an oval frame.Qty: 1 boxFootnote:Sophia Eliza Levett (nee Kennedy) was a descendant of the Schuyler, Van Cortlandt, DeLancey, Watts and Macomb families of New York and a distant cousin of Elizabeth Schuyler, wife of Alexander Hamilton. Her paternal grandfather was the Hon. Robert Kennedy, son of Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's North American Station and owner of what is now Liberty Island.Condition report:Fan 1 - End stick repaired with a white metal plate.Fan 2 - End stick broken, tears to the paper.Fan 3 - PRINTED with painted highlights. End stick broken. Tears to paper seams.Fan 4 - LITHO-PRINTED with painted highlights. Three broken sticks and tears to paper.Two other fans are in this lot - photos will be uploaded.

A Regency rosewood sofa table with boxwood stringing and two frieze drawers on downswept legs, fitted brass caps and castors, 95cm wide, 62cm deep, 73cm high Good restored condition with just some very light surface scuffing to the top, flaps slightly stick outwards and do not drop straight down, original locks with a working key, slight minor wear to the lower legs.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

An antique yew and elm wheelback Windsor elbow chair, to/w a single stick back side chair (2)

A collection of gentleman's acoutrements including cufflinks, stick pins, studs etc; various shoe and other buckles including Continental enamel and paste set, one cameo earring, Victorian carved bog oak cameo, two lighters etc

Two pairs of 9ct chain linked cufflinks, 6.8g to/w a cased set of dress buttons, a fob with compass to one side and cornelian to verso, a micro mosaic stick pin, and various studs, pins etc

D. Ketterer, a white metal hunter cased key wind pocket watch, the white enamelled dial with roman numerals and secondary seconds to/w a ladies silver cased key wind fob watch, a silver vesta case and two tie stick pins (5)

A pair of German WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Art Nouveau plated on copper candlesticks, 'Ostrich' mark (1903-1910), 27cm high some wear to plate; no losses, Very slight lean to one stick, wax pan loose on same

Braham of Bath, a 19th century golden oak stick storm barometer, 95 cm h

A Victorian cast iron 'Lord Nelson' stick stand, with scallop shell drip pan, twice marked Rd 114928, the design registered in 1888 by Jones & Campbell, Stirlingshire, 78 cm h o/all

An antique elm cricket table, the deep circular top raised on three stick legs, 46 cm dia. x 50 cm hOld signs of worm. Wobble to one leg. Surface scratches commensurate with use, marks where legs have been attached to seat  seen on the top

A Papua New Guinea Sepik River tribal headdress, the plaited cord mounted with boars' tusks, cowries and feathers, 45cm approx, to/w a gourd water carrier set with cowrie shells and a carved and sharpened stick (3)

Bristol Modern Design - A set of six spindle back dining chairs in the manner of Ercol. Featuring a stick back rest with central flat splat, saddle seats, all being raised on tapering turned supports.

Late 19th / early 20th century farm house oak windsor chair. Featuring a stick back rest with joining arm rest and saddle seat raised on four turned legs connected with turned stretchers. Measures approx: 80x55x80cm

Victorian 19th century solid brass stick umbrella stand. Having four finial to corners, sectional top with four brass column supports. Water drip tray base with four circular feet.63 x 41 x 24

Holbro Teleform - A 20th Century vintage Holbro Teleform surveyors measuring stick within case. Together with another later example also within case. Having red metal branded plaque.154cm approx

A Georgian mahogany and marquetry inlaid wheel barometer by Cetti & Co. London along with an early 19th century mahogany stick barometer by Francis Saltery & Co.

A 22CT FLORAL WEDDING BANDMeasuring 7.2mm, with floral engraving to the outside of the band, hallmarked London, 1966, gross weight 8.5 gramsCONDITION REPORTRing size Q½, the decoration looks hand engraved, condition is good.Ring sits right between the Q and R markers on the ring stick 

A 9CT GOLD, AMETHYST AND CULTURED PEARL BROOCH AND A QUANTITY OF FURTHER JEWELLERY (QTY)To include a pair of seed pearl floral earrings, cultured pearl earstuds, earring fittings, a stick pin fitting, a turquoise top of a stick pin, a small group of silver jewellery and further items

A DIAMOND AND CAT'S EYE STICK PINDesigned as a horse shoe, claw set with a quartz cats eye to the centre in a surround of nine cushion shaped diamonds, with a gold plated security fitting

LEATHER BOOTS STICK STAND - 47.5 CMS (H) APPROX

BRONZE ABSTRACT STICK MAN FIGURE - 44.5 CMS (H) APPROX

A set of ten dining chairs, c.1880, attributed to Thomas Jeckyll, by Holland & Sons The mahogany frames with ebony inlay and later velvet overstuffed seats, raised on tapering legs.Originally from the billiard room of 1 Holland Park, Home of the Ionides family. The standard chairs 49cm widex 89cm high. The carvers 59cm wide x 90.5cm high. Qty: 10 From the Ionides family by descent. Thought to be supplied by Thomas Jeckyll to Alecco Ionides for the billiard room at 1 Holland Park. Jeckyll undertook the design, decoration and furnishing of the first extension to the house in 1870. The chairs appear in the billiard room in photographs taken by Bedford Lemere & Co. in 1898. The original photos are housed at the V&A.1 Holland Park, the residence of the Ionides family between 1864 and 1898, housed one of London's finest collections of art, crafts, and design. Phillip Webb, William Morris, Thomas Jeckyll and Walter Crane were commissioned to design and furnish the house at various stages.The Ionides family moved in the highest artistic circles of Victorian Britain, mixing with Whistler, Burne-Jones, Rossetti, and G. F. Watts, the works of whom hung on the walls of the house. Paintings and furniture from the now demolished house appear in museums across the world, including the V&A, the Ashmolean, the Fitzwilliam, and the Detroit Institute of Arts.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259810860_The_Ionides_Family_and_1_Holland_ParkCatherine Arbuthnott, Susan Weber, Thomas Jeckyll: Architect and Designer, 1827-1881, (New York: Bard Graduate Center, 2003)Day. Lewis. F.,'A Kensington Interior', Art Journal (May 1893), pp.139-44. In overall good condition, with minor dents, nicks, scuffs, and scratches commensurate with age and use.The first carver with signs of repair to the top rail. Minor losses to the veneer. The right arm appears to have been later reattached to the back. Further minor losses to the veneer on the arm supports. Signs of patches to the veneer and the ebony in the right arm. The back right leg with notable repairs at the joint to the seat. Further signs of later repair at the join of the right arm to the seat at the front. Replacement patches down the legs. The front legs with dents, nicks, and scratches commensurate with age and use. The third stick-back from the left is somewhat loose at the join to the bottom rail of the frame of the back. Minor cracking in the other two joins. The second carver with a minor repair to the join of the left arm to the back and minor repair to the front right arm support at the join to the seat. The first standard with a glued repair to the top rail and the bottom rail at the back. The back left leg with signs of repair. The second standard with slight losses to the inlay on the back, notable at the join of the stick backs to the bottom rail of the back. The third standard in generally good condition. The fourth standard with signs of repair to the bottom rail at the back and replacement to the inlay. Further losses to the inlay at the join of the sticks to the frame. A minor gauge in the top left of the back. A notable loss to the veneer down the right-hand front leg, approximately 2 inches long. The fifth standard with notable repair to the join of the back to the seat on the right. Some minor losses to the inlay on the bottom rail. Further signs of repair to the join of the top rail to the back on the right. Further minor losses to the veneer throughout. The sixth standard with minor repair to the join of the bottom rail at the back to the frame. The seventh standard with minor losses to the inlay, notable in the top left of the back. The eighth standard with signs of repair to the joins of the bottom rail of the back to the frame. Minor losses to the veneer.

An elm-topped cream-painted side table The Oka table with a decorative frieze, three drawers, and an undertier uniting the fluted legs.145cm wide x 45.5cm deep x 74cm highQty: 1Some scuffs, dents, nicks, and scratches, throughout. The drawers stick, particularly the right-hand side. Slight loss to the moulding beneath the lefthand drawer. Ring marks and light graffiti to the top.

A grey-painted wrought iron hat, coat, and umbrella stand With coat hooks on a central post and a circular stick stand beneath with outswept feet.43cm diameter x 187cm highQty: 1In generally good condition. Minor marks to the paintwork.

Two 19th century French stick barometers The first with a stained faux rosewood case signed 'Colombi Optician a St Malo', with a pen-written main dial and two thermometers; the second with an inlaid rosewood case, the paper dial signed 'Fontana Freres'.The first 15cm wide x 99cm highQty: 2The first with some minor marks and losses, browning to the paper dials. In reasonable condition overall considering age and use. The second with a broken tube, minor marks and browning to the paper dials.

A Geo III stick barometer by Thomas Roncheti The mahogany cased barometer with acorn finial to the broken arch pediment, the silvered dial with thermometer and signed Thomas Rocheti, Dukes Head, Bow Street, Bloomsbury.13cm wide x 98cm highIn good condition, the tube probably replaced and the dial re-silvered, the cistern cover a little loose and in need of some minor attention.