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Lot 63
1923 Morris Cowley 'Bull Nose' Open Tourer, 1465cc, reg. no. KK 4643, chassis no. D21787. Finished in beige with a buttoned leather interior. This charming vintage Morris was originally registered in Kent, before moving to Great Yarmouth in the late 1970's. It was around this time that the car was restored, prior to its acquisition by its current owner in around 1992. He owned the car personally until 2020, when ownership changed to his company. The car has a delightful array of period accessories, including fuel can, radiator cap thermometer, Auster screen, pipe rack, flower vase and car trunk. It is complete with a folding hood with cover, a full length tonneau cover and its removable side screens. We have been informed the car runs and drives well and draws great attention wherever it goes, when used over the summer months. (Subject to 12% buyers' premium inclusive of VAT).
Lot 261
A Victorian cast iron combined clock and barometer - the aneroid barometer with a paper dial signed 'J. J. Wainwright & Co. Birmingham' (lacks glass), over a mercury thermometer and a clock with a 4½in Roman white enamel dial, fronting a twin-train movement with half hour bell strike, the cast iron banjo case with acanthus, urn and floral decoration, painted in bronze and gilt, 65cm high.
Lot 544
A mid 20th century brass bulkhead clock, having silvered dial with Roman numerals, bearing 'Chelsea Ship's Bell' the eight day movement striking on bell, mounted on a wood marquetry stand, dial 9.5cm, together with a brass mounted clock, barometer, thermometer on a mahogany plaque, 42x21cm. (2) The bulkhead clock sets and when wound up it is ticking for a few minutes and then stops – in need of attention.Also please note the clock hands have been damaged (bent) at some point in the past (see picture)
Lot 1029
Late 19th/early 20th century Negretti & Zambra stick barometer and thermometer with bone scales, in a mahogany case, 92cm high Condition ReportSome surface scratches and scuffs to case, accretions, flecks of white paint in places. Dust build up behind glass. Mercury looks fine and is intact. General wear and tear.
Lot 245
With fitted leather case together with teak cased thermometer made G.H. Zeal London 1954 G.P.O, a brass G.P.O Brannan No. 5 with case, a large cast iron key, another key, a white metal pipe tamper, a brass spigot, a sovereign rocker type balance by Harrison ion box, a box of relays, a walnut clamp and a brass and enamel plaque for the Instituto Hidrografico Marinha Portugal signed S Machado. Roland Morris was a well known maritime archeologist, historian, writer and entrepreneur based in Cornwall, particularly Penzance. His most famous discovery was the wreck of the Association also working on other major wrecks around the Cornish coast. He also opened the Admiral Benbow a much celebrated pub filled with nautical themed decoration.
Lot 260
A miscellaneous selection of items including a vintage barometer having three dials including Hygrometer, Barometer and Thermometer, three Coronationware mugs including Royal Worcester and Wood & Sons, a Denby condiments set in green glaze, a selection of wooden items and a Copeland Spode Italian teacup etc.
Lot 385
Selection Of Period Photos framed, Zeppelins and Motorcycles, Two framed pictures/post cards of air ships. One of R.101 and the other of the Graf Zeppelin. One glass framed thermometer with a scene of 1930s America with airship. Two photos of early Vintage motorcycles. One of a Matchless/JAP and the other of a Triumph? Model H with side car. One wedding photo of a German soldier and he’s wife.
Lot 142
Rapport London - 20th century mercury stick barometer, in a mahogany case with a silver register and an adjustable circular brass recording collar, register indicating barometric air pressure from 27 to 31 inches, with a Fahrenheit spirit thermometer, full length visible cistern tube with a turned wooded cover to the base.
Lot 245
Social History & Colonial Interest - a marble miniature tombstone, to the memory of Samuel Gatley, of the woollen and cotton mills at Cawnpore [Kanpur, India], dated 1883, 6.5cm high overall; Phaedri Augusti Liberti et Flaviani Fabulae, Joannem Manfrè 1740, vellum bound; a Victorian passport, for Mr J.E. Buckley with travel notes; other religious books including prayer, church services, etc; a mother of Pearl Corpus Christi; a travelling Corpus Christi votive; tortoiseshell desk thermometer, etc (qty)
Lot 98
AN INCOMPLETE FRENCH SILVERED AND GILT BRASS NOVELTY AUTOMATON WINDMILL TIMEPIECE ATTRIBUTED TO ANDRE ROMAIN GUILMET, LATE 19th CENTURYThe eight-day single train circular timepiece movement with platform cylinder escapement regulated by monometallic balance vertically planted on the backplate next to stamped serial number 2693, the 2.25 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial with recessed gilt centre behind hinged bevel-glazed bezel, positioned beneath a BAROMETRE ANEROIDE with conforming gilt centre and silvered scale calibrated in millimetres of mercury and with the usual observations in French set behind conforming bevelled glass incorporating a recording pointer, the case modelled as a windmill tower with the slightly flared cylindrical upright rendered with bonded blocks and applied FAHRENHEIT opposing CENTIGRADE and REAUMUR thermometer scales to the sides, the circular plinth base with foliate pierced brass gallery over hinged miniature door enclosing the winding square for the spring-driven windmill sail automata movement contained within flanked by dummy windows, with moulded brass skirt set on a circular black marble plinth, (sail assembly and one thermometer tube lacking, automaton pully system incomplete).The tower 41cm (16.25ins) high, 47cm (18.5ins) high overall, 17cm (6.75ins) diameter at the base. 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 (see following lot). 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.; another 'windmill' automaton timepiece from this series is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks figure 22-28.
Lot 15
A FINE AND RARE GEORGE III SCOTTISH INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH TWELVE-INCH DIALBALTHAZAR KNIE, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1790The 12 inch circular silvered register calibrated in barometric inches 28-31 and divided into hundreds three times to outer track, the centre finely engraved with foliate festoon swags signed Knie, Fecit over starburst and conforming oval cartouche inscribed Edinburgh, within inner track annotated Stormy, Much Rain, Rain, Changeable, Fair, Settled Fair, Very Dry, with steel hand and a brass recording pointer set behind glazed cast brass cavetto moulded bezel, the chevron-edged rounded-top case inset with silvered HYGROMETER, also with fine foliate festoon engraved centre signed KNIE EDIN'R, annotated DRY/DAMP and set within glazed brass bezel, over baluster-shaped upright centred with an arched glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale alcohol Thermometer within moulded surround and flanked by inlaid oval conch shell motifs, the base also rounded and centred with a circular fan cartouche.107cm (42.25ins) high, 34cm (13.5ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Christie's, London sale 500 Years: Decorative Arts, Europe 23rd September 2010 (lot 145) for £5,643.79. 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).
Lot 8
Y A VICTORIAN FIGURED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERLANCASTER AND THORPE, DERBY, CIRCA 1880The arched case with glazed twin canted ivory Vernier scales each calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, the one on the left labelled 10 A.M. YESTERDAY opposing 10 A.M. TODAY to the right, the upper margin signed twice LANCASTER & THORPE over OPTICIANS and DERBY respectively, over flame-figured trunk with two Vernier adjustment squares to throat over inset arch glazed ivory FAHRENHEIT and REAUMUR mercury thermometer, the rounded base with moulded circular cistern cover and level adjustment square to underside.94cm (37ins) high, 11cm (4.25ins) wide. The opticians Lancaster and Thorpe were established in Derwent Street, Derby by 1885 and had expanded to become a national network of Opticians by the 1990's. The business still trades today with branches at 100 St. Peter's Street, 14 Sadler's Gate and 495 Nottingham Road, Derby. Condition Report: IVORY LICENCE REF - NELFXTABCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 26
Y A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD CASED SYMPIESOMETERDOLLOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1830The glazed rectangular case with concave upstand and cavetto cornice to pediment above rectangular silvered scale inscribed Improved Sympiesometer nest to the applied central siphon tube filled with pink-stained oil incorporating low cistern bulb to the left limb beside tube terminating with a further sealed bulb at the top, the left hand margin with mercury tube Fahrenheit scale thermometer, opposing vertical scale for degrees Fahrenheit ranging between 10 and 110 set behind slide with scale annotated for barometric inches 27-31 and with the usual weather observations to the right, the upper edge of the slide fitted with angled brass pointer for calibration against the temperature scale behind and with rack-and-pinion screw adjustment via a brass knob to the exterior of the case, the lower edge with recessed circular level recording disc labelled Register, engraved with barometric scale visible through an arched aperture in the plate and manually adjusted via projecting rim to the left hand side of the case, the lower margin signed DOLLOND, LONDON.59cm (23ins) high, 7.5cm (3ins) 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 7) for £1,820. Peter Dollond is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1680-1860 as born 1730 and died 1820. He was the son of John Dollond, a Huguenot silk weaver and started business as an optician in 1750. He was joined by his father in 1752 until his death in 1761, and then by his brother, John, until his death in 1804. The family business was continued by Peter Dollond's nephew, George Huggins, who changed his surname to Dollond. George Dollond became instrument maker to William IV and Queen Victoria, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and died 1856. The firm became one of the largest makers and suppliers of scientific and optical instruments and continued trading under various guises throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The sympiesometer was invented by Alexander Adie of Edinburgh in 1818 and is essentially an improved version of Robert Hooke's thermobarometer which was subject of a paper presented to the Royal Society in 1668. The instrument works by having a syphon tube filled with liquid open to the air at one end and with trapped gas at the other (sulphuric acid and hydrogen were used in later sympiesometers). As barometric pressure increases the liquid will be forced down the tube causing the gas to be compressed, resulting in a change in level in the tube; however the volume of the gas changes with temperature so before a reliable reading can be taken the instrument would first need to be calibrated by adjusting the position of the movable barometer scale in relation to the temperature scale behind to reflect the reading provided by the thermometer. The sympiesometer was conceived by Adie as an alternative to the mercury marine barometer as it was smaller and believed to be less susceptible to the motion of a vessel at sea.
Lot 23
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.
Lot 28
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
Lot 20
A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERI. POLTI, HULL, EARLY CIRCA 1800 The 8 inch rosette leafy floral spray decorated circular silvered register signed I. POLTI, HULL within concentric scale divided in barometric inches and annotated with the usual observations, with steel pointer set behind glazed cavetto moulded brass bezel with a brass recording pointer applied to the glass, the chevron edged case with circular fan rosette to the open triangular pediment over arched glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer and twin oval conch shell motifs to the baluster-shaped trunk, the rounded base further inlaid with conforming fan rosette.99cm (39ins) high, 25cm (9.75ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased from Christopher Sykes Antiques, Woburn, June 27th 1983 for £330. I. Polti is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Hull circa 1780-1800. Condition Report: Tube is filled and currently plugged for transport. The dial/register is in fine condition with good even slightly mellow colour to the silvering. The thermometer is in fine working condition with silvering matching the dial. The case is I very good original condition with faults very much limited to monor veneer shrinkage and a few minor historic bumps and scuffs. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 11
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
Lot 14
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
Lot 19
A FINE AND RARE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERWHITEHURST, DERBY, CIRCA 1790The 10 inch circular silvered register calibrated in barometric inches 29-31 divided into hundredths to outer track, the centre signed Whitehurst, DERBY within inner track annotated FAIR, CHANGEABLE, RAIN, with steel hand and a pierced recording pointer set behind convex glazed cast brass cavetto moulded bezel and fitted with recording adjustment knob to right hand side, the arch-top case decorated with a with fan-inlaid roundel over recessed silvered Fahrenheit scale alcohol thermometer set within generous glazed moulded surround surmounted by fan lunette inlay, with a larger conforming lunette beneath within a geometric parquetry strung border, the rounded base with further parquetry fan lunette and strung border.101.5cm (40ins) high, 30.5cm (12ins) wide. Provenance: The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Christie's, London sale 500 Years: Decorative Arts, Europe 23rd September 2010 (lot 144) for £3,881.25. John Whitehurst (I) was born in Congleton, Cheshire in 1713, he was apprenticed as a clockmaker to his father (of the same name) before setting up business in Derby in 1736 - the same year he installed a turret clock to the newly completed Guildhall. He was an accomplished maker and scientist who had a particular interest in geology. He moved to London in 1780 in order to take up position at the Royal Mint as 'Stamper of the Money Weights' as well as pursue his scientific interests. He was founder member of the Lunar Society and was elected to the Royal Society in 1783. He died in 1788 leaving the Derby clockmaking business to his nephew also called John (II) who in-turn took his son of the same name (John III) into partnership in 1809. The firm traded as 'Whitehurst & Son' until 1834 when the business reverted to just 'Whitehurst' on the death of John (II). The business continued under the Whitehurst name until the death of John (III) in 1855 when it was sold to Roskell of Liverpool who subsequently wound-up operations in 1862. However, a former employee, John Smith, resurrected the business which is still trading today as 'Smith of Derby'. John Whitehurst (I) is known for his distinctive design of angle barometer, an example of which was sold in these rooms in the THE BANFIELD COLLECTION OF BAROMETERS 4th September 2007 (lot 125) for £8,000 hammer. His son was one of the first to make wheel barometers, with his earliest models constructed with a Classical column forming the upright above the dial (see Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 page 284, Plate 193). Condition Report: Barometer is generally in good original untouched condition. There is currently no siphon tube fitted (hence is not in working order) however the pulley assembly and recording pointer mechanism are present and in working order. The dial is in fine condition with slight oxidation/mellowing to the silvering only; the glass has probably been reset as the plaster which secures it to the bezel appears relatively fresh. The thermometer is in fine original working condition. The case is essentially untouched retaining fine old surface. The only notable faults are two vertical shrinkage cracks (from movement within the carcass) to each side the lower (drop) section and a small veneer patch repair to the lower edge. Otherwise faults are very much limited to minor age-related bumps, scuffs and minor shrinkage. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 9
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
Lot 10
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
Lot 97
A FRENCH OXIDISED AND GILT BRASS NOVELTY AUTOMATON WINDMILL TIMEPIECE ATTRIBUTED TO ANDRE ROMAIN GUILMET, LATE 19th CENTURYThe eight-day single train circular timepiece movement with platform cylinder escapement regulated by monometallic balance vertically planted on the backplate next to stamped serial number 1776, the 2.25 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial with recessed gilt centre and blued steel hands set behind hinged bevel-glazed bezel, positioned beneath an aneroid barometer with conforming gilt centre and silvered scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations set behind conforming bevelled glass incorporating a recording pointer, the case modelled as a windmill tower with conical roof over arrangement of four revolving sails powered by a spring-barrel driven movement positioned within the base of the structure, the slightly flared cylindrical upright rendered with bonded blocks and applied with mercury tube FAHRENHEIT opposing incomplete CENTIGRADE and REAUMUR scale thermometers to the sides, the circular plinth base with foliate pierced brass gallery over hinged miniature door enclosing the winding square for the windmill sail movement flanked by dummy windows, with moulded brass skirt set on a circular black marble plinth, (one thermometer tube lacking).The tower 41cm (16.25ins) high, 47cm (18.5ins) high overall, 17cm (6.75ins) diameter at the base. 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 (see following lot). 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.; another 'windmill' automaton timepiece from this series is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks figure 22-28. Condition Report: The timepiece movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or replacements. The windmill-sail motor is also in working condition however both this and the timepiece movement would probably benefit from a gentle clean/service. We have been unable to 'bag test' the barometer as one of the screws that hold it in place will not withdraw when turned hence cannot be easily removed form the case. However the reading appears not to have moved whilst it has been with us and reading is on the low side - hence we suspect that the aneroid chamber is compromised and will need calibration at the very least. The right-hand thermometer tube is intact and filled with mercury; the left hand is missing. The case is lacking its finial and there is some bending/delamination to the structure of the sails. The marble plinth has a few slight edge chips otherwise the case is in sound unrestored condition but with historic rubbing and heavy oxidation to the finish throughout.Timepiece has two winding keys. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1184
A 19th century dial barometer The silvered circular dial signed 'Manticha & Co London' beneath a thermometer, the case with a break-arch pediment around a central urn finial with decorative inlay.25cm wide x 97cm highQty: 1Minor marks overall due to age and use. Some oxidisation to the silvered dial, particularly to the section of the thermometer. The mercury workings in need of overhaul.
Lot 1163
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.
Lot 376
A wheel barometer The mahogany case with a break-arch pediment surmounted by an acorn finial, with silvered dials to the hydrometer, thermometer, barometer, and level, the level signed 'Sweet of London', the main dial decoratively engraved with an eagle seated in a tree branch, above the dial a Roman dial and sedan chair-type movement signed 'Graham of London' and numbered '1181'.32cm wide x 106cm highQty: 1The case in generally good condition with minor marks, dents, and scratches due to age and use. The thermometer a possible replacement, with some signs of repair. The timepiece glass cover is cracked. The minute hand in need of repair. Some damage to the dial. The movement complete but not guaranteed working. The workings for the barometer in good restored condition. The glass cover to the level lacking.
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