Minerals, Large Specimen of Pyrite,on Hematite, Elba, Italy
lot 201 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Large Specimen of Pyrite on Hematite, Elba, Italy, of natural form, dimensions (cm) 17 x 10 x 10
Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 4
Minerals, Amethyst on Matrix, Mexico
lot 202 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Amethyst on Matrix, Mexico, dimensions (cm) 18 x 17 x 8
Sold for £125 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Minerals, Amethyst Cluster on Matrix, North Uruguay
lot 203 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Amethyst Cluster on Matrix, North Uruguay, dimensions (cm) 9 x 9 x 5.8
Sold for £100 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Minerals, Galena, from Mogul mine Tipperary, Ireland
lot 204 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Galena on matrix with Pyrite, and quartz, from Mogul mine Tipperary, Ireland, dimensions (cm) 8.2 x 6.5 x 9.4 Footnote: The Mogul Mine Tipperary was ... read more
Sold for £288 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Minerals, Cassiterite, Saxony Germany
lot 205 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Cassiterite in matrix, Saxony Germany, dimensions, 7.7 x 6.8 x 2.2
Estimated at £120 - £220 More details 2
Minerals, Fluorite, Variety Blue John
lot 206 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
A polished slice of Blue John from Castleton, Derbyshire, England, dimensions (cm) 6.9 x 4.7
Estimated at £60 - £80 More details 2
Minerals, Large specimen of Specular Hematite (Specularite) and Quartz
lot 207 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
The clusters of quartz crystals contrasting with the reflective platy black specularite between, on a hematite matrix. Beckermet Mine, Haile, ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Collection of three Fluorite Groups from Okorusu Mine, Namibia
lot 208 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Fluorite from Okorusu Mine, each with large intergrown cubic crystals, all with the locality’s characteristic deep emerald sea-green with intensely ... read more
Sold for £119 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Minerals, Topaz With Mica & Albite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
lot 209 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Topaz, colourless, with Mica & Albite, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, dimensions (cm) 11.8 x 8.8 x 4.8, the Topaz 4.2cm tall
Estimated at £120 - £160 More details 4
Minerals, Rutile on Hematite on Quartz, Brazil
lot 210 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Rutile on Hematite on Quartz, minas gerais Brazil, dimensions (cm) 5.5 x 4.7 x 3.9
Sold for £162 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Minerals, Chessylite (Azurite) from Chessy-les-Mines, Rhône, France
lot 211 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Chessylite (Azurite) from Chessy-les-Mines, Rhône, France, with numerous lustrous micro crystal faces on matrix, dimensions (cm) 9 x 5.7 x 5.8
Estimated at £120 - £160 More details 4
Minerals, Neptunite from California
lot 212 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Neptunite from California, beautifully arranged crystals on matrix, dimensions (cm) 8.1 x 4.8 x 3.6
Sold for £100 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Minerals, Green Tourmaline, Afghanistan
lot 213 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Green Tourmaline, Afghanistan, dimensions (cm) 5.5 x 3.3 x 1.7
Sold for £200 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Minerals, Green Apophyllite on Basalt, India
lot 214 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Green Apophyllite on Basalt, Poona, India, dimensions (cm) 8.8 x 8 x 6.2
Estimated at £180 - £220 More details 3
Minerals, Stibnite Felsobanya, Transylvania, Romania
lot 215 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Stibnite Felsobanya, Transylvania, Romania, dimensions (cm) 11.5 x 5.9 x 4.9
Sold for £31 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Ex-University Collection of Jurassic Fossils
lot 216 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
from a university collection, a wooden case containing a collection of fossils, most labeled but some mixed up, with information leaflet dated 1972, ... read more
Sold for £19 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Educational Set of Geological Specimens in 2 Cases
lot 218 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
both English, c.1960, by Griffin & George, card cases containing various geological samples laid out in plastic trays, unchecked AF
Sold for £31 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Large Collection of Educational Geological Specimens
lot 219 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1960, collections of geological specimens from a university collection, in five card cases
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Large Collection of Geological Specimens By Gregory Bottley
lot 220 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
a large drawer containing a large collection of geological specimens, all numbered with corresponding descriptive cards, cards read 'Gregory Bottley ... read more
Sold for £12 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
lot 221 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
comprising of a map titled 'Geological karte der Republik' and another similar, both detailing the geological make up of the land, both 82cm x 110cm
Estimated at £60 - £80 More details 6
An Early Twentieth Century Kaleidoscope
lot 222 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
of hexagonal form and with marbled paper cover, on ebonised moulded base, 28.5 cm H
Sold for £12 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A French set of Ivory & Tortoise Shell Binoculars
lot 223 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
French, c.1860, engraved 'Jumelle Duchesse a 12 Verres, 43 palace royal Paris, Prosper Bunoust, opt', ivory body with tortoiseshell rims to the ... read more
Sold for £25 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Varimex Copernicus Telescope
lot 224 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
by Polish Optical Works, boxed with instructions (a lot)
Sold for £25 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 225 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Comprising of a Brewster pattern viewer finished in French polished mahogany, and a stereo viewer by Underwood and Underwood, New York, dated 1901 x2
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
An Early Tin Plate Magic Lantern
lot 226 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
complete with several sets of story slides (a lot)
Sold for £81 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Small Archive of 35mm Astronomical Slides
lot 227 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
covering Voyager 1 with images of Saturn, Armagh planetarium, and general images of the solar system, in a case with a few others.
Sold for £112 Result plus buyers premium More details 9
Period Chromolithograph of John Dollond
lot 228 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
engraving titled 'DOLLOND, from an original picture in the Royal observatory, Greenwich, in period frame, 32cm x 37cm Footnote: John Dollond F.R.S. ... read more
Sold for £362 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Original Transparencies and Photographs from Christie's Scientific Instrument Department
lot 229 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Fourth Lot - A large collection of original transparencies and photographs from Christie's scientific instrument department used in the production of ... read more
Sold for £12 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Original Transparencies and Photographs from Christie's Scientific Instrument Department
lot 230 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Second Lot - A large collection of original transparencies and photographs from Christies scientific instrument department used in the production of ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Original Transparencies & Photographs from Christie's Scientific Instrument Department
lot 231 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Third Lot - A large collection of original transparencies and photographs from Christies scientific instrument department used in the production of ... read more
Sold for £44 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A German Coloured Engraving of a Carp
lot 232 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
German, late 19th century, hand painted engraving of dissected carp with German text, printed by C. C. Meinhold & Sohne in Dresden, 47cm x 60cm
Sold for £44 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
County Borough of Reading Set of 3 Beam Scales
lot 233 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1900, with each of the 3 beam scales engraved 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF READING, DE GRAVE SHORT & Co LTD, MAKERS LONDON' in part fitted oak case, ... read more
Sold for £438 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
A Large and Unusual Brass Pantograph by F. W. Breithaupt & Sohn Cassel
lot 234 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
German, dated 1876 and signed in script F. W. Breithaupt & Sohn Cassel, constructed of tubular lacquered brass with silvered scales and verniers, on ... read more
Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 5
A Fine Victorian Analytical Scale
lot 235 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1890, engraved 'L Oertling London E.C.' to the scale base, the scale beam engraved ' TO WEIGH 10 GRAIN, LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL', the ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Fine Victorian Analytical Balance
lot 236 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1890, engraved 'B H Bell, London.' to the scale beam and ' LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, 3692 Capacity 1oz', the scale with both agate pan ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
lot 237 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1930, engraved to the beam 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF BURNLEY, TO WEIGH 1LB' and engraved to the base of the pillar 'DE GRAVE SHORT AND CO LTD, ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 238 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1910, signed along the beam 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF PRESTON TO WEIGH 7LB' and to the supporting column 'DE GRAVE & CO LTD, MAKERS LONDON' the ... read more
Sold for £62 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Large County of Lancaster Customs Balance
lot 239 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
German, c.1880, engraved at the base of the pillar 'Schickert in Dresden and to the beam support 'COUNTY OF LANCASTER WEST DERBY DEVISION 1891', the ... read more
Sold for £288 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Customs Officers Folding Yard Measure
lot 240 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, date stamped 1913, engraved along the length 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHER BLACKBURN DEVISION' and 'W & T Avery Ltd London Standard Yard, ... read more
Sold for £325 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
Standard Set of Customs Inspectors Octagonal Avoirdupois Weights
lot 241 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c. 1906, engraved to the top 'AVOIR' and to the front 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN' and 'DE GRAVE & CO lTD MAKERS LONDON', set numbered 889 ... read more
Sold for £125 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Lancashire County Council Standard Yard
lot 242 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1934, engraved along the top 'STANDARD YARD, LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, DE GRAVE SHORT & COLTD MAKERS LONDON' constructed of heavy ... read more
Sold for £88 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Customs Inspectors Tape Measures
lot 243 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
comprising of a leather-covered tape measure by Chesterman, Sheffield, engraved 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WARRINGTON DEVISION' with standard stamps ... read more
Sold for £56 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Custom Officers Folding Yard Measure
lot 244 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, date stamped 1908, engraved along the length 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL MANCHESTER DIVN' and 'DE GRAVE & CO LTD, MAKERS LONDON', the scale ... read more
Sold for £375 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
Custom Officers Standard Meter Measure
lot 245 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, date stamped for 1914, engraved along the top 'Standard meter 0C, LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, DE GRAVE & CO LTD MAKERS, LONDON', with two ... read more
Sold for £112 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 246 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1910, engraved to the beam 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL KIRKHAM DIV, TO WEIGH 7LB, DE GRAVE & CO LTD MAKERS LONDON' constructed of lacquered ... read more
Sold for £75 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Portable Customs Inspectors Outdoor Balance
lot 247 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, Dated 1907, engraved to the beam 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL KIRKHAM DIV, TO WEIGH 7LB, DE GRAVE & CO LTD MAKERS LONDON' constructed of ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Customs Inspectors Portable Scale
lot 248 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, dated 1903, engraved along both beams 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 1903, LEYLAND DIVIS FOR OUT DOOR USE, DE GRAVE & CO LTD MAKERS, LONDON', ... read more
Sold for £100 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
4 Cases of Standard Egg Grading Machine Test Poises
lot 249 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
Including a case of 8 poises in a case with a plaque engraved ‘BEN-NEVIS EGG-GRADING TEST POISES, CITY OF LANCASTER, NEWMAN HENDER & CO LTD ... read more
Sold for £600 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Fine Standard Tape Measure for The Borough of Preston, and Another
lot 250 (The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022)
English, c.1910, stamped ‘CHESTERMAN SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND PATENT’ and painted ‘Borough of Preston’ to the tape measure, the tape measure made of steel ... read more
Sold for £100 Result plus buyers premium More details 6