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A replica resin carved tusk, a wind instrument made from cow horns and an unusual gatorade horn bottle.

Antique wind instrument by John Grey & Sons London. Aulos recorder and one other

Ca. 206 BC - 220 AD. Han Dynasty or later. Bronze musical instrument with elaborate decoration. The object features a globular body, and long curved neck surmounted by a beautiful standing bull with long, curved horns. Two airholes on the body and one on the neck; traces of incised decoration are also visible on the body. This striking item may have served as a whistle or other kind of wind instrument. The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC–220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilisation during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts. Good condition; beautiful patina. Size: H:330mm / W:135mm ; 1218g

Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd resistor, marked '1 Ohm at 20C', no. 411507; a German (Lambrecht Gottingen) hand held wind speed measure with timer; a sighting inclinometer by Harling, with compass and silvered scale arc; a Swiss planimeter; a circular lacquered brass holosteric barometer; Stanley London military use inclinometer and three compasses

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURINE depicting a young gardener planting rosebushes with cross swords mark beneath, incised mark 100 and numbered 19, 12.5cm high together with two German porcelain figurines of faggot gatherers, 14cm high and a further continental porcelain figural group, the boy playing a wind instrument, a girl and a goat (4) Condition: The Meissen figurine - losses to the foliage attached to the stump and to the rosebushes, losses to the tines on the rake, possible further restoration, the faggot gatherers - with various restorations and losses overall, the figural group - with old restorations overall

Three Chinese famille rose plates, 19th century, comprising: one painted with figures seated in a living room listening to yu (wind instrument), an attendant alongside, enclosed by Eight Daoist Emblems, the border with leaves against a diapered ground, 24cm diameter, one with renowned historical figures divided by poems, 25.1cm diameter, and another, with Li Bai seated by a wine jar, an attendant by his side holding an ewer, inscribed, 24.2cm diameter (3) 清十九世纪 粉彩人物故事盘 一组三件

A Negretti & Zambra Weather Watch, c.1920, weather watch pocket barometer with three concentric silvered dials, outer ring indicating pressure, ring for wind direction, centre with altitude correction and windows for fall rise and steady, rear of case with letter codes for forecasts, case circumference with altitude correction scale, in soft red leather pocket case gilt embossed 'Negetti & Zambra Scientific Instrument Maker London', diameter 6cm

Chinese embroidered red silk vertical banner c1900s. Couch and satin stitches. Girl playing a wind instrument under a pine tree, scrolling foliage and flower border. Lined in blue cotton.

Arnold & Son. An unusual 18K gold manual wind wristwatch with dual time zone and 24-hour indicationModel: Instrument DBG Equation GMTReference: 1DGAP.W01ADate: Circa 2015Movement: 42-jewel Cal.1209 nickel finish manual wind, adjusted to 5 positions, twin train with two visible balancesDial: Semi-skeletonised silvered, visible balances to lower portion, two dials for dual time zones, one with Roman numerals, the other with Arabic numerals, both with minute tracks, further black outer minute divisions with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, 24-hour indication at 12, gilt arrow tipped hands, centre secondsCase: Polished round, exhibition back secured by 6 screws, crowns at 3 and 9 for respective subsidiary dial setting, No.16.2.1.01.197Strap/Bracelet: Brown Arnold & Son crocodile leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 44mmFootnotes:The DBG showcases two symmetrically arranged mechanical halves, visible to the dial and through the exhibition back and is therefore capable of simultaneously displaying two time zones. This functionality is achieved by installing a second balance, gear train and escapement, separate from the main movement.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ellicott, London. A fine 18K gold key wind quarter repeating pair case pocket watch with repousse decoration depicting Hannibal at Nine Years of Age, Swearing Enmity to the RomansDate: London Hallmark for 1770Movement: Gilt full plate with cylinder escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, plain 3-arm balance, diamond end stone, silver regulation, baluster pillars, two hammers striking on the bell, No.6369Dial: White, black Arabic numerals, black outer minute divisions, gold heart form handsCase: Pierced and engraved inner depicting a green man and riverside scene, numbered 6369, signed inner cap numbered 6369, inner bell secured by 1 screw, pierced and engraved outer repousse case depicting Hannibal at Nine Years of Age, Swearing Enmity to the RomansSigned: Movement, case stamped HTSize: Outer 50mm Accompaniments: Associated gilt chatelaine engraved with instrument panelsFootnotes:John Ellicott was born in 1706, the son of a clockmaker of the same name. He was one of the outstanding clockmakers of the 18th century, producing a large number of fine clocks for the home market and export and was also instrumental in the perfection of the cylinder escapement. His reputation for excellence in design and execution lead him to the position in 1762 of Clockmaker to King George III. For this role he was paid 150 pounds per annum. Roughly at the same time he took into partnership his son Edward with later works dating from 1769 onward signed '& Son'.The repousse of the current lot depicts a 9 year old Hannibal standing before a statue of Hercules, with his sword placed on the altar, swearing an oath to his father Hamilcar to never be a friend of the Romans. Through time the significance and original meaning of this oath has evolved and it is now not uncommon to use Hannibal as a metaphor for an intense and unyielding hatred. At the age of 26 Hannibal became the commander in chief of the Carthaginian army and went on to accomplish a legendary defeat of the Romans.For mention of this watch see page 30 in The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth-Century London by Richard Edgcumbe where the current example is described as an example of a late rococo case with scenes previously used by Moser.A further example of this repousse scene is illustrated as Fig.61a in the same text.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Fifteen Goebel figure groups including Feathered Friends, Begging His Share, Strolling Along, Skier, Little Laundress, Gardener, Horse Trainer etcCONDITION REPORTSkier, Little Helper, Apple Tree Boy and Girl sat on Railings with Basket are al damaged and repairedAll the rest appear in good conditionAll are made in W.Germany apart from one ceramic figure of a girl playing a wind instrument sat on a tree stump

circa 1942, type B (Baumuster B), the unsigned chocolate brown dial, 50mm diameter, with cream Arabic numerals, blued edged orange sword shaped hands and centre seconds, large outer minute track with smaller inner hour track, the signed mechanical oversize crown wind hacking movement, calibre D5, number 02316, with onion shaped winder, the grey metal case, 55mm diameter, marked to the side FL23883, verso H2316, and inside 'Bauart: Durowe, Gerät-Nr. 127-560B, Werk-Nr H2316, Anforderz Fl. 23883, Hersteller Lacher & Co Pforzheim' to an oversize double wrap brown leather strap with steel pin buckleFootnote: Other notes: The German Beobachtungsuhr was a Luftwaffe aviator's watch of WW II. Used as a navigation instrument during flight, the name strictly translates as an 'Observer´s watch' or 'Observation watch' and they are often referred to simply as a 'B-Uhren' or a 'B-watch'. Two types were made - Type A were produced from 1940 to 1941, and Type B - this example - were produced from 1941. Once on board, each navigator received an audio timing signal from the airbase before the start of their mission, and if their time did not match, the hacking mechanism allowed for adjustment. The hacking feature temporarily stops the movement's gear train to allow for perfect crew/flight synchronisation between aircraft. This ensured that all the navigators had exactly the same time to the second before take off. B-Uhren watches contained very high quality movements and were regulated and tested to the highest chronometer standards of the Deutsche Seewarte in Hamburg. Luftwaffe High Command gave exact instructions regarding operating precision and before being delivered the fine adjustment of each watch was conducted in 6 positions and at 3 varying temperatures. The movements varied between manufacturers but Lacher & Co in this example used its famous Durowe D5. Although different manufacturers used slightly different movements, the exact specifications of the watch in general were defined by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) - Imperial Air Ministry - and so they all had to have a number of features in common including a non reflective grey case with a 55 mm diameter. Marked to the inside of the case back was the type, device and movement number, stock number and the manufacturer's name and the case side was to be marked 'FL 23883' FL = flug {flight}, 23 = navigation, 883 = code assigned by the German Testing Office for Aeronautics. They were all fitted with an extra large onion shaped crown to allow ease of use without needing to remove flying gloves and an oversized double wrap strap that was expressly made to allow wear over shearling flight jacket sleeves. B-Uhren watches guided German navigators in all their campaigns of World War II and it still remains a formidable watch today.

Qty of uncased wooden wind instruments including Goulding @ co 3 piece Cor Anglais woodwind instrument with ivory bands & Crumhorn by Gunter Korber etc

Buttons - a pair of late 18th Century buttons, each painted on ivory with a figure in open landscape, one of a male playing a wind instrument, the other a woman with a bird on a line, within decorated rims, the open backs in pearl, both under domed glass, 3cm dia. (2)

Eight wind instrument mouthpieces, including Kosicup, Yamaha 47 and two trumpet extensions

carved in relief to one side with a musician, possibly of Central Asian origin, seated on an oval mat playing a reed pipe wind instrument sheng , the figure enclosed within an undulating frame, the other side pierced at four corners for suspension, the stone of a pure white tone with some russet inclusions (Dimensions: 5.5cm wide) (Qty: 1)(5.5cm wide)Footnote: Provenance: Private Paris collection, acquired in Southern France in the1990s

Yellow Metal Fob Watch with Engine-Turned and Engraved Dial Stamped 9K Accompanied by Attached Yellow Metal Chain with Yellow Metal Charm in the Shape of a Wind Instrument, as well as a Charm in the Shape of a Smoking Pipe made in Green Hardstone.

A pair of antique Chinese Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644) glazed pottery figures / tomb attendants in the form of a man holding a wind instrument along with a female figure bearing a casket, both glazed in green and yellow. Tallest measures: 18cm tall.

Talent Product Made in England miniature wooden bedding style jewellery box with lift up lid brass hinges plays Anniversary Song wind up musical instrument

A framed painting of a man playing a wind instrument and carrying a bugle

EMILE LOUIS PICAULT (1833-1915) FRENCH, A GOOD LARGE BRONZE STANDING MALE FIGURE playing a wind instrument and banging a drum. Signed, on a circular base.. 65cms high.

Five attractive continental white metal thimbles, comprising two with stone tops one with an enamel band of flowers, the other fruit, two with jewelled borders, and a German enamel decorated thimble depicting a boy playing a wind instrument, the last cased (5)

Skybirds selection including WW1 Biplanes (1 British, 1 German), 6 wheel Scammell lorry towing wheeled AA gun on chassis, searchlights (2) and a wheeled searchlight with bulb, windsock, directional wind instrument, petrol pump and personnel, pilots, ground staff etc (26), generally G, a few faults, (37) wind sock missing stand, AA wheeled chassis missing tow bar, searchlight with bulb missing lens,

A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX AND COVER, SUZURIBAKO EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Of rectangular shape, the overlapping cover painted with a musical instrument with pipes, sho, and a richly decorated headdress with long tassels, tori kabuto, in hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the inside of the cover and inner tray with flower sprays in gold and silver scattered across the surface, including hibiscus, peonies, chrysanthemum, prunus and others, together with an ink stone and various implements for calligraphy, 23cm x 21cm x 4.5cm. (5) The shape of a tori kabuto hat is inspired by the crownlike head of the mythical phoenix. This headdress, together with the sho wind instrument, were used for gagaku, the traditional imperial music and dance performance.

A wind speed instrument marked Casella, London, air meter to 100,000 feet, in leather case

A 'CABART A PARIS' CLARINET TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER WIND INSTRUMENT S/D

A LATE VICTORIAN SALVATION ARMY CLASS 'A' ELECTROPLATED WIND INSTRUMENT, numbered 10018 (a.f.)

A cased Akai EWI 400S electric wind instrument

A prototype wind gauge by The London Instrument Co Ltd, CambridgeThis measured wind speed to permit ratification by the IAAF for athletics records.

Large quantity of part-finished ebony and rosewood wind instrument joints

Large quantity of old and part-finished wind instrument joints etc

WW2 German Army & Waffen-SS Issue Wristwatch, manual wind, black face, maker’s name ‘Helma’. Small subsidiary second dial. Back stamped ‘002361’. On black wriststrap. Appears to be working, but not tested for accuracy. Sold as a static item not a working instrument.

WW2 German Army & Waffen-SS Issue Wristwatch, manual wind, black face, maker’s name ‘Record Watch Co.Genf’. Small subsidiary second dial. Back stamped ‘Stahlboden’ & ‘D428321H’, on replaced black wriststrap. Appears to be working, but not tested for accuracy. Sold as a static item not a working instrument.

Continental porcelain figure of a boy playing a wind instrument, pair of enamel and gilt decorated baluster form vases and a blue and white floral decorated vase

A fine 19th Century carved ivory needle case of rectangular section one side carved with a young woman seated in open landscape playing a guitar below an oval panel of flowers, the other a shepherd below a ribbon tied wind instrument, 9.5cm

AN ASIAN WIND INSTRUMENT in the form of a dragon's head, two fans and a pipe

A fine early 19th century cased Marine Chronometer, the 3¾in. (9.5cm.) silvered Roman dial signed & numbered 'Walter Baker, London, 1275' with subsidiaries for state of wind and running seconds, in a gimballed bowl, with safety key, within a mahogany case with circular rebated ivory plaque numbered '1275' to the front and brass handles to the sides, paper label inside lid for 'Solomon Marks & Son, Chronometer Makers, Nautical Optician & Instrument Makers, 101, Rothsey Terrace, Bute Docks, Cardiff', within an outer mahogany case with oval ivory plaque for 'BARRAUD, Chronometer Manufacturer, No. 41, Cornhill, London', the inner with baize lining, chronometer box measuring 6 x 6in (15.3 x 15.3cm.), the outer box 9½ x 9½in. (24.2 x 24.2cm.).* Condition: The chronometer does run - it was fully wound when catalogued and is still running an hour later. One hand is detached (the detached hand may not be original to the piece). Complete with key. Dial has some horizontal lined rubbing to the silvering but is good overall and original. Inner case lacks escutcheon and has cracks to the around and to the right of the escutcheon recess - the wood here moves when gripped from the top of the box base by the lock - ideally requires gluing to secure. Shrinkage crack across the front of the case and another small crack to back right corner of lid. Numbered ivory plaque to front of lid has a fine hairline crack. Outer case has glued repair to base along the joint between the two pieces of mahogany, which have separated slightly. Green baize to interior has small hole to padded piece inside lid. Leather strap to secure lid is missing with only fragments remaining to either side. Ivory name plaque has a small crack to one end from the screw hole and some wear to black inked lettering. Case overall in original condition.

1981 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk II, 950 cc (see text). Registration number UNM 755M. Frame number 23226. Engine number 82726. The Le Mans 850 café racer was first shown at the Milan motorcycle show in November 1975 and sales began in 1976. Like the 750S and the 750 S3, the Le Mans 850 was developed from the 53 hp V7 Sport model of 1971, but power was increased to 71 hp, giving a top speed of 130 mph. Compared to its roadster sibling, the T3, the Le Mans had higher-compression domed pistons, larger engine valves, and Dell'Orto 36 mm pumper carbs with filterless velocity stacks with clip-on handlebars and a bikini nose fairing. The Mark II (1978 - 1981) was similar to the Mark I, but the small 'bikini" fairing became a larger half-fairing incorporating indicators. The fairing had been tested in Moto Guzzi's wind tunnel (which had been used to test race bike fairings in the 1950s). The new fairing had a rectangular headlight, rather than the earlier round item. Cylinder bores were coated with Moto Guzzi's patented "Nikasil". Front suspension became air-assisted. The brake calipers on the front wheel, previously mounted on the front, were now mounted behind the forks. A new dual seat could now carry a pillion. Further changes included a revised instrument cluster derived from the 1000 cc SP. Brakes were linked, with the handlebar lever operating the front right caliper and the foot brake operating both the front left and rear caliper. Described by Bike magazine as 'the sleekest, horniest thing you've ever seen on two wheels', the Le Mans looked like it was doing 100mph while stationary and on the open road delivered 130mph-plus performance. Without doubt one of the definitive superbikes of the 1970s and today highly collectible. UNM was first registered on the 31st March 1981 and in long term ownership from the 26th February 1982 with David Kinsella of Runcorn until our vendor bought it in February 1996. When he purchased it the fairing had been replaced by a twin headlight version (original type included in the spares); over the years in his ownership it has been well maintained and in the early 2000's the engine was upgraded to 950 cc from the original 850 cc (original barrels are included in the spares), K & N air filters were fitted (original stacks are in the spares), Jota bars replaced the clip ons for comfort (original bars are in the spares), the frame was powder coated and the body work resprayed in green over red. In 2011 a new clutch was fitted. The extensive MOT history confirms the current mileage of some 35,000 and a new MOT will be with it for the auction. On a SORN since 2016, it is sold with the V5C, V5, original owner's manual, new MOT, old MOT's, large history/receipt folder, rear carrier and a quantity of spares including spare pipes, the old barrels and a luggage rack.

A collection of musical instruments and related items to include a Koreen electric violin in case, Akai Ewi USB wind instrument, two Asian wind instruments and various accessories

An American-Market Crank-Wind Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box, By Paillard Et Cie., Ser. No. 99761, circa 1892, the single cylinder playing six airs, safety-check on single-spring motor, speed regulator, tune indicator and tune selector, full-length zither attachment to single-comb, on silvered cast bedplate, nickel plated fittings, in strung veneered case with detailed instrument ensemble and leaf-swag inlay to lid and front; with period 'Instructions for The Proper Management of the Paillard ''Amobean'' Musical Box' - 24'' (61cm) wide, the cylinder 8.1/4'' (21cm).

An Early Lever-Wind Musical Box By Nicole Freres serial no. 38681, circa 1861, playing eight aires, single section stamped comb on plain brass bedplate, lacking tunesheet, in grained case with geometric instrument and scroll stained fruitwood inlay; 20 1/2'' (52cm) wide with 13 1/8'' (33cm) cylinderPlaying, teeth and tips complete, old wax spills on comb and cylinder, pinning Good, verde-gris build up on movement

Nubian Dancer a bronze and ivory figure by Demetre Chiparus, modelled standing balancing on one leg, the other raised, in elaborate Egyptianesque costume and headdress, on stepped, veined marble base with inset plaque of an Egyptian lady playing a wind instrument, incised D Chiparus to base, signed in the cast D H Chiparus to the plaque, 43cm. high Provenance Private UK collection. Literature Alberto Shayo Chiparus Master of Art Deco, Antique Collector's Club, page 113 plate 41 for an example illustrated. Bryan Catley Art Deco and Other Figures Antique Collector's Club, page 80 for an example illustrated.

A pair of 18th century Derby Shepherd and Shepherdess figures, him playing a wind instrument and with attendant dog, her playing a mandolin and with attendant lamb, each glazed in bright enamels heightened in gilt, on swept bases, circa 1770 (with restoration), h.17.5cm Condition Report / Extra Information Him - feathers to hat are restored, glaze loss to dogs nose, some losses to bocage.Her - head feathers restored, sheep's ear restored, losses to bocage and flowers.

An unusual single reed wind instrument, possibly African. Made using hollowed out wood with what looks to be coarse raffia binding.

William Waterhouse - The New Langwill Index, a Dictionary of Musical Wind-Instrument Makers and Inventors; also a quantity of other general music reference books (15)

Derby figure of a man standing before a floral boccage, dog at his feet, 8.5ins high, together with another of a man playing a wind instrument, 7ins high (various damages and restorations)

An 18th century English porcelain figure of a young boy playing a wind instrument with a dog at his feet, possibly Derby, together with continental porcelain figures, a Meissen coffee pot, Edwardian mahogany mantle clock, cups and saucers, electroplated wares etc

Quantity of new and boxed wind instrument reeds for clarinet and saxophone

Bacchus and Ariadne: A Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, the monture with carved and pierced, gilded and silvered and quite substantial sticks. The upper guard is carved with a large figure, the lower section with rounded shoulders to complement the gorge sticks. The gorge carving and piercing is almost trompe l'oeil, with borders meandering around to enclose vignettes in a very fluid fashion. Within these borders, some fashioned with chains some with more regular designs, are three vignettes. The inner and larger vignette features four gilded figures in 18th century dress, variously seated or standing, with musical instruments. The two to the side are more angular and backed with burgau, containing gilded cherubs playing. The lower section of the gorge is plain ivory and leads to a rivet topped with diamanté. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, is painted in pastel colours, showing a large clearing where a group of friends are at rest, variously seated or standing next to a stone all supporting a large grey urn. Two young maidens are close to Bacchus, who is accepting a goblet of wine from Ariadne. Slightly to the left, Silenus is seated on the grass, playing a curved horn, others dancing further inside the field. At each side of the central gathering, groups of four cherubs are playing with carts. The cart to the left is being pulled by a dog, one winged cherub riding on its back. To the right, the cart is being pulled by one cherub whilst two others hitch a ride, the smallest cherub leading the procession playing another wind instrument. The reserves are painted in shades of soft turquoise with pink and white flowers and fruits, with the addition of a large turquoise diamond with gold highlights. The verso is plain save for a floral border in blues and pink, with green leaves, some highlighting in gold, and a gold bird. Guard length 28cmOne of four applied panels of burgau is missing. Some slight ivory loss to several gorge tips/shoulders. The silvering is dull but the gilding is mainly bright. Some rubs to leaf folds.

A string instrument; and two wind instruments

Five metal wind instrument wall clocks, 58x58x5cm. (5)

Five metal wind instrument wall clocks, 58x58x5cm. (5)

An Anemometer device an instrument used for measuring wind speed

An unusual oak cased aneroid wall barometer possibly for use on a yacht Stebbing, Southampton, late 19th century The rectangular silvered scale bordered with a finely executed relief cast architectural arch including Tuscan pilasters and with foliate scroll engraved infill to upper quadrant areas, the curvature of the arch calibrated in barometric inches divided into fiftieths over the usual weather annotations to inner margin and signature Stebbing, SOUTHAMPTON, the centre with fine engraved strapwork flanked by a pair of banners inscribed FALL, FOR, S.W. LY., S.E., S.W., WET, OR, MORE WIND to the left opposing RISE, FOR, N.E. LY., N.W., N.E., DRY, OR, LESS WIND to the right, the lower margin inscribed REGISTERED No. 260 over panel LONG FORETOLD LONG LAST, SHORT FORETOLD SOON PAST opposing FIRST RISE ARTER LOW, FORETELS A STRONGER BLOW, fitted with steel pointer for the arched scale set behind thick bevel-glazed panel incorporating brass setting pointer within an ogee moulded surround, 19.5cm (7.75ins) high; now with a later moulded cornice 23cm (9ins) high overall. Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire (ref. B63). John Rankin Stebbing is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as an optical, mathematical and nautical instrument maker who was working from 63 High Street, Southampton in 1833 where he was patronised by the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria. He then moved to 47 High Street by 1845 and went into partnership with Albert Wood in 1851 until 1853. Latterly he had an outlet at Dock Chambers (1857) and the business is believed to have continued throughout the rest of the 19th century being appointed makers to the Queen and the Royal Yacht Squadron. The compact size of the current lot together with exquisite design of the register coupled with the robust construction of the case would make it entirely appropriate for use on an expensive yacht. The annotations to the register suggest that it was made after Admiral Fitzroy published his Weather Book in 1862. Indeed the incorporation of some of the wording used on Fitzroy s design of mariners station storm barometer strongly supports the probability of the current lot being intended for use on board a sailing vessel.

A very rare mahogany cased aneroid barocyclonometer or 'Typhoon Barometer' Retailed by Lawrence and Mayo, Calcutta, after a design by Jose Algue, Manilla, early to mid 20th century The box opening to reveal Faura pattern aneroid barometer with 7 inch circular silvered register calibrated in both barometric inches and millibars and inscribed LAWRENCE & MAY, CALCUTTA, 596 over curved Fahrenheit and Centigrade scale mercury thermometer to centre, within adjustable outer scale annotated for the Northern hemisphere with latitudes 0-25 opposing 25-32 grouped with appropriate pressure readings for different seasons to the lower half, the upper half annotated with typhoon predictions, the whole set behind glazed bezel with silvered angled fillet insert and attached to the outer scale to allow adjustment by turning the bezel assembly , the lid of the box applied to the inside with the remains of a patinated brass and glass Cyclometer with fragmented original central translucent circular plate inscribed with direction arrows beneath two pointers, one engraved with scale 0-100 the other with pivoted direction indicator, the whole rotating within a ring annotated with the points of the compass, the exterior of the box with shaped brass nameplate engraved M.C.P. to top and visible dovetail joints to corners, (in original unrestored condition with distressed Cyclometer), 27cm (10.5ins approx.) wide. Very little is known about the origins of the firm Lawrence and Mayo other than the fact that they were originally London based and expanded to set-up branches throughout the British Empire during the second half of the 19th century. The Calcutta branch is thought to have opened in 1877 and is still trading today as an independent Indian enterprise specialising in the supply optical scientific and surveying instruments. The design of the current lot was the culmination of the efforts of two successive Jesuit Priest directors of the Manilla Observatory, Federico Faura and Jose Algue. The problem of predicting destructive typhoons, which took dozens of lives each year in the Phillipines, led to Faura's research and eventual publication of his paper Senales precursoras de un temporal in 1882. He then went onto develop the úura' pattern barometer which through use of a carefully devised scale could predict with a fair degree of accuracy the proximity of a typhoon. Jose Algue, who succeeded Faura in 1897, undertook further research to devise a method of forecasting the direction from which a typhoon would approach. This led to the development of his 'cyclonometer' or 'wind disc'. The incorporation of both instruments into one unit was termed a ºroclclonometer', examples of which were utilised throughout the Phillipines saving countless lives during the opening years of the 20th century. In 1912 Jose Algue was invited by the U.S. government to devise a version of his tried and tested barocylonometer for use in the Northern hemisphere in order to assist in the prediction of Hurricanes and Atlantic storms. In August 1912 he visited New York and Washington where it was agreed that a model calibrated for the Northern hemisphere would be made in Germany for trial onboard Connecticut flagship of Rear Admiral Osterhaus -commander of the Atlantic Squadron for U.S. Navy. By January 1913 Algue was in London where discussions regarding the production of further models in London took place. An account of his visit to New York was published in The New York Times August 18th 1912, and a review of the instrument was published in Popular Mechanics January 1913 issue. A related instrument by Schmidt and Zeigler of Remscheid (probably from the very early series of German made models as specified for the order for the U.S. Navy) was sold in these rooms on Wednesday 16th February 2011 (lot 26) for £1,300 hammer.

A CASED 'BLESSING' WOOD WIND INSTRUMENT T3

A cased Anemometer (wind speed instrument)

A WIND INSTRUMENT METAL WALL CLOCK

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A group of three ceramic tomb figures representing female musicians; each is shown kneeling and wearing long sleeved robes painted in red to the upper part and with a black belt across the middle; each has their hair pulled up into a flat bun on the top of the head; one figure holds a guzheng, another a cymbal and another a pot-shaped wind instrument. 1.68 kg total, 17.5cm (7"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995; accompanied by a thermoluminescence test for one of the three musicians [3] Finely modelled.

Catullus, Tibullus , Propertius & Caius Cornelius Gallus. C. Valerii Catulli...Liber I. Alb. Tibulli Equitis Romani libri IIII. Sex Aurelii Propertii umbri libri IIII. C N. Cornelii Galli fragmenta, collation: a-z8 A-B8, italic type, woodcut decorative initial, woodcut printer's device to final verso, contemporary and later ink marginalia and underlining, Basel, Henricus Petri, March, 1530 bound after Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Epigrammaton Libri XIIII, collation: A-Z8 Aa-Ff8, italic type, final f. with woodcut printer's device verso, otherwise blank, early ink marginalia, Basel, Henricus Petri, August, 1530, together 2 works in 1 vol., water-stained at head, contemporary blind-stamped panelled pigskin over wooden boards, remains of metal clasps, outer border composed of representations of Thalia (playing the luter), Terpsichore (playing the guitar, dated 1537), Euterpe (playing a wind instrument, signed 'N.C.', and Calliope (playing the harp, signed 'M.A.'), enclosing an inner double file tborder and a central panel of acorns, spine in compartments and with 19th century paper title label at head, crack to upper board (not visible externally), corners little worn, lightly soled, 8vo (149 x 97mm.)⁂ Rare editions in an interesting contemporary binding. Literature: I; Not in Adams; VD 16 C 1740 II: Not in Adams VD 16 M 1163.