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A Tunbridge Ware stickware twin tower thermometer stand, with ivory vernier scale on plinth base with tesserae mosaic banding, on bun feet, stands 13.5cm high, 9.5cm wide

An ebony and brass-mounted octant by J. Gaitskill, Wapping, London, with inlaid ivory vernier scale, radius 14in.

A mid 19th century gilt brass cased aneroid barometer by Watkins & Hill, Charing Cross, London, the silvered scale with a vernier scale and a thermometer, diameter 4 3/4 ins.

A brass box sextant, by Elliot Brothers, London, the silver scale reading 0-150 with vernier, hinged magnifier, 2.75in (7cm) dia. in a leather case.

An early 19th century mahogany stick barometer, the architectural pediment above a glazed door and a silvered dial, with thermometer and vernier scale, inscribed 'C. Pitsalla & Co. No.221 High Holborn', London, the chevron veneered body with stringing to a turned well cover, 3ft 2in (96.5cm) h.

A Victorian rosewood stick barometer, the ivory plate inscribed 'Bennett, Watchmaker 65 Cheapside', with thermometer and vernier scale, the turned reservoir cover with an inset makers rondel, 3ft 0. 25in (92cm) h.

A Georgian, mahogany and line inlaid, stick barometer, c1830. With broken arch pediment, turned cistern cover, exposed mercury tube (af). The Hinged door enclosing later silvered vernier scale. 94cms length. (no mercury, later restorations)

Thomas Jones, 62 Charing Cross, London, a lacquered brass box sextant, signed above the silvered scale, with vernier and magnifier, with screw cover, 7cm diameter, in a worn red leather covered blue velvet lined case. Thomas Jones is recorded at this address 1816-1850

A Victorian slender oak stick barometer, by J Pallant of 44 Musem Street, London, the arched top above an ivory vernier scale and thermometer, with a turned reservoir bell below, 92.5cm high

A late Victorian carved oak stick barometer, by Bailey of Birmingham, with dome top, ivorine vernier scale and shield carved reservoir bell, 98cms high

A 19th century flame mahogany stick barometer, the canted arched ivory scale with vernier, mercury thermometer and signed J Angell, 29 Charles St, Hatton Garden, the arched case with turned reservoir bell, 92cm high

An Oak Admiral Fitzroy's Storm Barometer, retailed by Negretti & Zambra, London, late 19th century, the arched case with white enamel vernier scale inscribed "Admiral Fitzroy's Storm Barometer", thermometer box and hygrometer, outer case with glazed front, 122cm high

A patinated and lacquered brass small box sextant by 'Heath & Co Ltd, London', No.1465 and dated 1915, with pivoted filters and adjustable mirror operated via rack and knurled brass knob to exterior linked with silvered vernier scale, 6.7cm diameter; in original leather case impressed 'R. Stafford 1915'.

A Victorian patinated brass sextant by 'Mrs Janet Taylor & Co, 104 Minories, London', with turned ebony handle and pierced frame applied with pivoted arm with mirror and ivory vernier scale, hinged filters and sighting tube ring, in mahogany box with two sighting tubes, 27cm wide.

A late Victorian oak stick barometer, the canted arch-top ivory scale with vernier, mercury thermometer and signed 'Winter & Son, 21 Grey St, Newcastle-on-Tyne', No.1801, in plain arch-top case with chamfered edges, 90cm high.

A Georgian mahogany cased stick barometer. The ivory scale signed 'G. Vasselli-Scarboro'. The scale fitted with mercury thermometer, and ivory vernier. Plain trunk with ebonised edging, and turned cistern cover to base. (af). 96cms height.

A PAIR OF BRASS DIVIDERS signed Dollond, London, with vernier scale, 10 1/4in. (26cm.) radius,contained in a red leather case

A Victorian brass box sextant by Bate, London, with scale engraved on a silver arc and vernier with magnifier, two coloured glass filters and telescope, reversible box-cover, 7cm diam, signed Bate London In good original condition, the original lacquer a little scratched on the exterior surfaces (Please see lot 1064 for image)

A Victorian brass box sextant by Troughton & Simms, with scale engraved on a silver arc and vernier with magnifier and two coloured glass filters, 7.5cm diam, signed Troughton & Simms, London; a bronze clinometer, by T Cooke & Sons Ltd, London & York 1898, leather case (2) Box sextant lacking the telescope and the lacquer rather scratched and worn in places. The Clinometer in fine condition.

A Victorian brass sextant, by Bate, London, of 8 inch radius, with diamond pattern frame and engraved silver inset scale, signed on the arc Bate, London with vernier and magnifier, two sets of coloured filters, telescope and other accessories, mahogany handle, in fitted mahogany case (Please see lot 1064 for image)

A Victorian brass sextant by Berge, of 8 inch radius with diamond patterned frame and engraved silver scale, signed on the arc Berge London late Ramsden, with vernier (lacking lens), two sets of coloured filters, a wheel of filters and three telescopes, rosewood handle, in fitted mahogany case mounted with a brass shield engraved D St C, 33cm w In excellent as new condition with little sign of the instrument ever having been used. The case also in good original condition and of fine deep coloured mahogany retaining the original polish

A brass level by Bate, London with 18'' telescope above a spirit level and silvered compass marked 'Bate, London', 360¡ vernier scale on a revolving platform with fine screw adjustments in a fitted mahogany box bearing paper label for 'J D Potter, (Successor to R B Bate), 31 Poultry, London Mathematical, Optical and Philosophical Instruments and Apparatus' and a three-leg tripod, each leg in two parts attached by brass screw fittings, early 19th century

An H Morin surveyor's cross head, late 19th century, the lacquered brass cylinder signed 'H Morin, 11 Rue Dulong, Paris' with 0 to 360 silvered scale and vernier around the cylinder, the top with inset compass and silvered dial in a fitted wooden box, 7''

A late Georgian mahogany Stick Barometer with arched steel vernier scale by J. Urishay Bath, with domed reservoir cover, 3ft

A George III inlaid mahogany Stick Barometer, the architectural pediment and rectangular door enclosing a silvered engraved backplate with a thermometer and vernier scale, the chequer strung stem above a turned cistern cover, signed Cately, London, 38in H

A gun-metal sextant with copper vernier scale by H. Hughes & Son, London, with bakelite handle containing battery compartment for an electric light with spare lens, light fitting and monocular, in mahogany case, bearing National Physical Laboratory Certificate, 1946.

A 19th century mahogany stick barometer, the caddy top above a rectangular vernier inscribed 'Latch Newport' with a mercury thermometer and ivory scale, 97 cms long.

An early 19th Century mahogany cased stick barometer and thermometer by F. Pelegrino, with exposed mercury filled tube and alcohol thermometer, silvered scale with adjustable vernier, the case with angled pediment and inlaid with chequered stringings and with turned cistern cover, 37ins high. See lot 523 for illustration.

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETER, the rectangular top with broken arch pediment, the silvered plates having a spirit thermometer with Fahrenheit scale and manual vernier weather scale and inscribed "P Bernasconi Haverfordwest", the flat trunk with exposed mercury tube, the base with hemispherical reservoir cover. Top lacking glass. Height 38".

Ramsden, London. A George III mahogany bow front stick barometer, the silvered dial inscribed 'Ramsden London,' with a vernier scale, the figured veneered body with a later adjuster, the base with an ebony urn cover having an ivory level indicator, with faux fluted angles, 3ft 2.25in (97.2cm) high.

A George III mahogany stick barometer, the moulded arched cornice with turned brass finials, above a silvered arch dial inscribed J. Search, London, with vernier scale and a brass door, the moulded edge body to turned well cover with girdle moulding and a turned brass finial, 3ft 4in (101.6cm) high.

A George III mahogany stick barometer, the swan neck pediment with a later brass urn finial, above a silvered dial, inscribed Dollond London, with thermometer and vernier scale, the glazed door with a moulded border above a figured veneered front to a moulded edge and turned well cover, 3ft 3.25in (99.6cm). See lot 384 for illustration.

A late 18th Century mahogany cased stick barometer and thermometer by B. Sandrino of Liverpool, with silvered scale and adjustable vernier, contained in case with angled pediment, the exposed tube mounted on chevron veneered backplate, and turned cistern cover, 38ins high

GEORGE LEE & SON, PORTSEA, EST. 1847, A 19TH CENTURY BRASS SEXTANT, with silvered metal vernier scale and accessories, engraved P.M. Henderson Esq. with original mahogany travelling case.

A Victorian mahogany stick barometer, circa 1860, stepped and waisted top, silver plated twin vernier scale, signed 'Cary, 181 Strand, London', the main trunk with reeded edge design, with mercury Fahrenheit/thermometer, below with plain turned cistern cover, 95cms long.

A mahogany stick barometer 'A. Frankes, Manchester', circa 1870, the arch top case with white enamel scale and vernier below, behind glazed panel, the plain trunk set with mercury thermometer, and plain turned cistern below, 91cm long.

A rosewood stick barometer, the ivory dial with thermometer and vernier scale (cracked) and inscribed W Carleton, Torquay, the well cover with ivory disc inscribed Model Barometer, 3ft 2in (96.5cm) high

A George III mahogany stick barometer, the arched silver dial inscribed G.Adams Fleet Street, with vernier scale and hinged brass door, above a thermometer with scale and door, the veneered case to a turned well cover, 3ft 1in (94cm) high. (distressed case, but all parts appear present)

A fine pair of 11" internal calipers with steel tips, engraved J.M.KLEMAN & ZOON Koninklyke Instrument Makers Amsterdam with hinged vernier scale, moulded edges and hinge with a similar 5" pair (unnamed) both stamped with the mark of the Dutch Customs and Excise and numbered 18 sold with an instruction book in Dutch dated 1859 G+

A 4 1/4" brass inclinometer by Paul MULLER Neukolln, locking adjustable bubble with fine adjustment and vernier scale in orig case G++

A brass octant with vernier scale by Stanley, London.

A trench art model of a coal scuttle, the main body fashioned from a shell case mounted on a vernier scale pedestal foot, with copper handle and a similar retaining strap for a miniature shovel, fashioned from a smaller shell case with a bullet handle, on the back, length 14cm

A Brass, White Metal & Black Japanned Marine Mercury Stick Barometer No: 3546, the upper glazed part with scale and vernier, with mercury thermometer and brass cistem, mounted on a high back board on a gimbal. Height 42".

Negretti & Zambra, London, 1895 - an oxidised and lacquered brass drum sextant, with silvered dial, vernier, magnifier, two filters, the cover with handle stamped 'Troughton & Simms, London, no. 1580. 1915', 3in diam (scale rachet wheel missing teeth)

A 19th Century Brass Sextant by F Moore, Belfast & Dublin, the open frame with ivory scale and vernier, the vernier arm with magnifier, two sets of three coloured glass filters, mirror, two telescopes, one lacking lens, with ebony handle, contained in a shaped mahogany case with printed paper Trade label of "J Bryer & Sons, late Mrs Janet Taylor & Co., London", with a partial later label above

R Collins, Paisley, an early 19th century mahogany stick barometer, shaped pediment, rectangular hinged boxwood strung door enclosing a painted vernier scale and thermometer, in a boxwood strung case with hinged lower door, 95cm.

A George III mahogany and boxwood strung stick barometer, late 18th /early 19th century, the architectural pediment above a silvered vernier scale marked Cattelli & Co Hereford above a flat grooved rectangular body and circular domed cistern cover, 38 in (96.52 cm) high

PHILIP HARRIS & CO. LTD., BIRMINGHAM, THE STUDENTS' STANDARD BAROMETER IN GLAZED CASE, the white vernier scale showing millibars and millimeters above a black brass tube and thermometer, on oak plinth, 48 in (121.92 cm) high

A brass octant, signed 'J. Sewill, 61 Solcastle Street, Liverpool and 30 Cornhill, London', with silver scale and vernier, two sets of filters and ebonised handle (deatched, in a mhogany case 25cm radius