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An unusual Chinese rosewood wind instrument, crisply-carved with a dragon mask and lotus, 13in.

GUNTHERMANN WIND UP BASS PLAYER. Gunthermann during the earlier part of the 20th century manufactured a prolific amount of wind up toys with a variety of different subjects or themes. This particular toy depicts a top hatted black dude standing atop of a trapezoidal base playing his musical instrument but when the mechanism is wound his right arm proceeds to activate the bow while his top hat tips and dips upon his head. Painted in vibrant colors this black gentlemen has a somewhat comical look about his face and the toy itself speaks of the political, economical and social climate of the time period, but then again toys for many years were always based on these factors. SIZE: 9-1/2"" t. CONDITION: Overall paint is fair to good with some weak areas that certainly could use some enhancement. Wire extending from body and connecting to arm is loose and needs a dab of glue or a touch of solder to adhere arm to said wire. 1-13719

Mixed lot to include; wind instrument, assorted spectacles, brasswares, bamboo vase etc

Two Meissen porcelain monkey band figures, late 19th/early 20th Century, one modelled as a conductor, the other playing a wind instrument, both on a gilt scroll enriched circular base, crossed swords in underglaze blue to bases, heights approx 13.5cm x 13cm (faults).

J.HALDEN 7 CO. LTD MANCHESTER WIND SHAPED INSTRUMENT the eight blade propeller mounted within open ended metal drum centered with wind speed circular dial, folding loop suspension, 4" diameter, mahogany case

W. L. Crispe, Windsor, a 19th century mahogany cased marine chronometer, the case with hinged viewing panel enclosing a brass instrument in gimbal cradle, having a silvered dial with subsidiary seconds, signed and numbered 2755, and up-down state of wind indicator, the case with flush brass handles and inset Frodsham & Keen ivorine plate Condition Report Includes receipt Wound but not working Hairlines to maker's label - top has patch of polish loss 2 x 2 cm and few scratches

A pair of late 19th century French gilt bronze cherub musicians, each in standing pose, one playing the drums and the other a wind instrument, raised on square plinths, h.27cm

A mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Friederich Leutert, Adendorf, mid 20th century The circular four pillar frosted gilt single chain reverse fusee movement with Harrison`s maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement and Guillaume type `integral` balance with cylindrical compensating weights and helical balance spring, the backplate with spring set-up ratchet, the 3.75 inch circular silvered Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial inscribed 019 beneath signature Friederich Leutert and state of wind dial annotated Ab/Auf to centre, secured by a screw-down bezel into a lacquered brass bowl mounted via gimbals into a mahogany two tier box with bevel-glazed panel to lid above front applied with rectangular trade plate with repeat serial number, the sides with lacquered brass carrying handles, 18cm (7ins) wide. Friederich Leutert set up business as instrument maker to the oil and gas industries as well as maker of timepieces and chronometers in 1941. His son Hartwig joined the business in 1971 and instrumented the growth of the firm into the major supplier of equipment to the maritime and energy trade that it is today.

A mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Kelvin, White & Hutton, London, early 20th century The circular four pillar chain fusee movement probably supplied by A. Johannsen and Company with Harrison`s maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement and split bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensating weights and helical palladium balance spring, the spotted backplate with spring set-up ratchet and blued-steel pillar and backcock securing screws, the reverse of the frontplate stamped 10771, the 4 inch circular silvered Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial engraved with M.O.D. arrow device and numbered 5469 beneath signature Kelvin, White & Hutton, 11 Billiter St., London and state of wind dial annotated DOWN/UP to centre, secured by a screw-down bezel into a lacquered brass bowl with repeat number 10771 to inside and shuttered winding hole to rear, mounted via gimbals into a mahogany two tier box with bevel-glazed panel to lid above front applied with rectangular ivorine trade plate with repeat serial number, the sides with lacquered brass carrying handles, 18cm (7ins) wide. Kelvin,White and Hutton were chronometer and nautical instrument makers working both from 11 Billiter Street, London and 16, 18 and 20 Cambridge Street Glasgow from the late 19th century up to around 1925. A repair label for Motion Smith and Son, Singapore, dated February 1940 is pasted to the inside of the upper tier of the current lot. Records held at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich indicate that the current lot was onboard H.M.S. Bulan prior to 25th July 1943. The ss Bulan was a merchant ship built for P&O`s Malayan feeder services in 1924 and taken up by the Royal Navy for the Malayan Auxilliary Fleet in September 1939. She was at Singapore in December 1941 when the Japanese attacked and rescued survivors from the ss Pina which was sunk by dive bombers as well as a Hurricane pilot who crash-landed into the sea. On the 11th February 1942 she left Singapore with refugees bound for Batavia, although she was bombed enroute in the Banka Strait, and stopped to take onboard survivors from the stricken Dutch fuel tankers Manvantarra and Merula, she safely arrived in Batavia on 15th February; the same day that Singapore fell to the Japanese. After the war the current lot was issued (28th May 1948) to the recently commissioned C class destroyer HMS Crispin before returning to Rosyth on the 5th October 1949. The chronometer was eventually taken off charge 29th June 1970.

Indian Miniature Painting c18th c a fine depiction of the God Krishna being given offerings by female worshipers. Further female worshipers are seen with offerings of good while a musician is seen playing on a wind instrument and guards are in attendance. Minor surface damage to left hand margin but otherwise in generally good condition long inscription in Sanskrit to verso. Approx 34x26cm

An Eastern copper wind instrument, elaborately engraved with embossed brass mounts and dragon terminal, 16in.

Three trays inc. a silver plate meat dome converted to a wall mounted planter, partial tea services, Barbie doll, Subbuteo, brass wind instrument, hunting ceramic beer pump handle etc

Quantity of various wind instrument mouthpieces and other miscellaneous parts.

Kariel Jalovec - Encyclopedia of Violin Makers, volume I (A-K); also William Waterhouse - The New Langwill Index, A Dictionary of Musical Wind Instrument Makers & Inventors and William Henley - Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers, Volumes I-V (7).

A collection of four boxes, each with a decorated cover; one featuring a Flower Fairy, after Cicely M. Barker; another a galleon; one with a cherub feeding a bird; and lastly one of a teddy bear playing a wind instrument (4)

CHINESE SCHOOL (19th Century), full portrait studies of female musicians, seated playing a sanxian, the other playing a wind instrument, watercolour on pith paper, 20cm x 15cm, together with three full portrait studies of females in traditional costume, watercolour on pith paper, 19cm x 10.5cm (5)

An unusual Asian bamboo wind Instrument converted to a Walking Stick

Two bronze sculptures, nude female with arms aloft, 8.5in., nude male seated with wind instrument, 9in.

A vintage rosewood oboe / flute (incomplete), housed in black painted wooden box, together with a brass barrel tap inscribed "M & G Simmonds Limited Reading", and one volume "The Universal Home Doctor" CONDITION REPORTS Wind instrument with various chips and cracks, and appears to be incomplete, box very worn and with hinges broken. Book in very poor and damaged condition. Tap with various wear, scuffs and knocks.

A Saint Cloud cane handle of shaped T form, painted in enamel colours with floral sprays and a man playing a wind instrument within a green, iron red and blue shaped oval cartouche, one end later inscribed ‘Mamus Labell 74’, circa 1750 - 60, 10 cm wide, some restoration and rubbing.

An Indonesian mid-20th century wooden wind instrument (recorder like) together with a wooden bowl turned bowl

Good quantity of wind instrument spares, to include mouthpieces, bell joints, reeds, stands, cases, cleaning rods etc

Late 19th century rosewood and nickel mounted fife by and stamped Riviere & Hawkes, 28 Leicester Square, with six keys on wooden blocks (a.f); together with another similar unstamped fife, small brass whistle and three various wind instrument parts (6)

Two boxes of books relating to musical instruments, to include the New Langwell Index of Wind Instrument Makers, Musical Auction Price Guides, sheet music etc

A rosewood wind instrument with ivory whistle and metal valves

A blue and white jug: of ovoid shape and scroll handle, printed with a rustic scene of a shepherd boy, girl and child, with sheep and goats, 14cm high, also a circular mug printed in blue with a seated shepherd boy playing a wind instrument, 12cm high, a leaf shaped pickle dish with a traditional `Willow` pattern, 17.5cm long, another with chinoiserie decoration, 13.5cm, a Minton toothbrush holder and miniature bowl both with Alpine chalet prints, a `Willow` pattern pepper pot, 13cm high, a small `Willow` pattern sauce or cream boat, 15cm long and a chinoiserie decorated coffee cup (9).

An Art Deco walnut mantel clock, Smiths electric movement, 9in. high together with a carved wood tribal statuette, 20in., a chip-carved wood wind instrument and records, Down Memory Lane and a turned wood `lazy-susan` with ceramic dishes

An Alba Wind Instrument.

Follower of Ludwig Johann Passini, Austrian 1832-1903- Monk playing a wind instrument; oil on canvas, bears signature, 61.5x45.8cm

A 19th century rosewood flageolet wind instrument with bone mouthpiece and plated mounts

A Persian moon flask pottery vase, relief decorated with figure playing a wind instrument, height 26 cm.

A 19th Century lozenge shape glass Scent Bottle with pierced white metal mounts of floral design, the hinged cover with finial of boy playing wind instrument

A CLARINET by Boosey, London in carrying case, a piccolo in carrying case and a modern recorder, four wind instrument parts and an old squeeze box (8).

A pair of bronze cherub musicians after Moreau, one a drummer, the other playing a wind instrument, each on marble plinth, 12.5in. together with an Art Nouveau brass fender, 4ft. and a small quantity of silver plated ware

A very rare mahogany cased aneroid barocyclonometer or `Typhoon Barometer` Schmidt & Ziegler, Remscheid, to a design by Jose Algue, Manilla, early 20th century The box opening to reveal Faura pattern aneroid barometer with 6 inch circular silvered register calibrated in both barometric inches and millibars and inscribed TYPHOON-BAROMETER by JOSE ALGUE S.J. Director of MANILLA OBSERVATORY, SCHMIDT & ZIEGLER, REMSCHEID 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 into brass plate numbered 317, the lid of the box applied to the inside with patinated brass and glass CYCLOMETER with central bevelled glass plate scribed with direction arrows and applied with two pointers one engraved with scale 0-100 the other with pivoted direction indicator, the whole rotating within a circular plate annotated with the points of the compass and with repeat signature, the exterior of the box with shaped brass nameplate to top and visible dovetail joints to corners, 22cm wide, 12cm high. This remarkable instrument 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 `Faura` 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 `baroclclonometer`, 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. The current lot is probably from the very early series of German made models as specified for the order for the U.S. Navy. Another later model (dating to circa 1928) by H. Hughes & Son, London is in The National Maritime Museum collection in Cornwall.

Chinese Shenga" musical wind instrument"

A rosewood and needlework covered footstool, in 19th century style, the rectangular upholstered seat covered with red damask and a needlework panel depicting a lady playing a viola and a gentleman playing a wind instrument, on cabriole legs with scrolls, flowers and foliage and scroll feet, 43cm high, 56cm wide, 45cm deep. Provenance: reputedly purchased at auction at Lyon & Turnbull in September 2002.

A Samson-type porcelain figure, young male playing wind instrument, 6.5in. - minor restoration, together with a Volkstedt figure of a cherub, Karl Ens figure of a boy seated playing squeeze-box and a German crinoline figure of a young lady, 12in.

An Apollo cased wind-up gramophone and records, together with a Bakelite telephone and a musical instrument

A NEEDLEWORK PICTURE 17TH CENTURY Worked in wools and silks, depicting Moses in the Bullrushes, amidst various applied motifs, including a castle and a gentleman playing a wind instrument 15 x 13 in. (38 x 33 cm.) View on Christie's.com

An unusual Swiss inlaid rosewood and ebonised musical box 19th century, stamped no. 95929, playing six airs with lever operated selector, 7.5in. steel comb and 8.5in. plated cylinder, key wind, with lyre shaped damping mechanism, the rosewood and kingwood crossbanded case with ebonised moulded edges, inlaid with a musical instrument cartouche to the lid, the front panel with similar transfer decoration, 23in. (58.5cm.) wide.

Lladro, a trio of singing angels, reclining angel, angel playing wind instrument, angel at prayer and a Nao angel playing lute, latter minor repair, unboxed

A Pushworth & Dreaper brass wind instrument, length 59cms

A Boosey & Co Ltd. brass wind instrument, length 60ms, a/f

A Dynasty USA wind instrument, length 59cms, a/f

Bainbridge, Inventor, London patent two tube wind instrument, 34cm long, and a part wind instrument, 34cm long. (2)

A double horn Tibetan wind instrument overlaid with white metal and set stones

A 19th Century five sectioned inro, gilt overall, with raised scenes and figures in applied metal, one side showing a Samurai playing a wind instrument, the other a man, praying below a holy mountain, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (9 x 6cms).

A 19th century boxwood flute stamped Metzler London, with brass finial fitting, also an A Martin three section boxwood and ivory flute (af), and an unusual Liester of London maple and ivory part of a wind instrument (illustrated)

A Ukulele in original case and wind instrument

A 17th Century Carved Oak Figure of Curly-haired Boy sat straddling an arched corner bracket playing a wind instrument, 9 ins (23 cms) in height, 2¼ ins (6 cms), 7 ins (18 cms) deep.

Good two day marine chronometer, by Victor Kullberg, with 3.75" silvered dial, signed Victor Kullberg, maker to the Admiralty, the Indian & Italian Governments, 105, Liverpool Road, London, N., with subsidiary dials for state of wind and constant seconds, within a mahogany brass bound three tier box with recessed brass carrying handles and ivory plaque inscribed Victor Kullberg, two days, no. 9084*This instrument was used on the mine sweeper H.M.S. Warspite and is sold with various papers detailing its history and service on the ship. The lot is also accompanied by a limited edition coloured print of HMS Warspite, signed by the artist Derek Shapiro no. 435/1000*

An unusual winged Bronze alter type figure, the two sides depicting respectively an Ape-like figure and a Human figure, each with their hands held in prayer and having a dowel type mount to base, 4 7/16” tall overall and the upper portion of another figure depicting a figure playing a flute-like wind instrument, 2” overall.

A "Durham Light Infantry Burma Band" Case, for a brass wind instrument, in black leather cloth, with white lettering and numbered 144373; a 1941 Green Painted Metal Ammunition Box (2)

A gilt rectangular cased, key wind musical box, the case with scroll, floral and musical instrument engraved decoration, the lid with an oval hinged door, opening to reveal the singing bird, operated by a sliding button, formed as a bird, with a bird shaped key and fitted case (the formally feathered singing bird, damaged and detached), with a fitted case.

A Grosspoint Wool Embroidered Picture depicting a Child with a Wind Instrument and Gourd over his Shoulder and a further printed on fabric picture of a Girl with Chickens, 13½" x 10¾" and 12" x 11", (2)

A 19thC German porcelain figure of a monkey playing a wind instrument (AF) with scissor mark in underglaze blue, 13cm high.

An Eastern Copper and Brass 3-Fold Wind Instrument, 1m 78cm long overall

A Florentine pietra dura plaque depicting a seated boy playing a wind instrument, the back marked `Menegatti, Firenze No. 88 96505` (repair to the top right hand corner), 20cm wide, 26cm high, along with an ebonised easel stand and index paper for the various coloured marbles

A pair of Continental bisque figures of children, the boy playing a wind instrument and the girl with a bird, 34 cm high.