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SOLD Lot 99 - A Hand-Painted Windmill Magic Lantern Slide

A Hand-Painted Windmill Magic Lantern Slide

lot 99 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

windmill’ hand painted rackwork magic lantern slide. works well. measuring 7” x 4”

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 100 - Magic Lantern The Fairy Glen

Magic Lantern The Fairy Glen

lot 100 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Set of slides with holder, The Fairy Glen, a hand-painted, dissolve set. Labelled instructions for use on slides. (Qty: 7)

Sold for £475    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 101 - Large Mahogany & Brass Magic Lantern

Large Mahogany & Brass Magic Lantern

lot 101 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, C.1880, plaque to the front for 'HUSBANDS & SOS, St AGUSTINES PARADE, BRISTOL' and engraved the same to the lens, with French polished ... read more

Sold for £212    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

SOLD Lot 102 - Magic Lanter Illuminant, Westminster Arc Lamp

Magic Lanter Illuminant, Westminster Arc Lamp

lot 102 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1910, by Westminster Engineering, on wooden base with arc rod controls and original instructions

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 103 - Pair of Biunial Magic Lantern Limelights

Pair of Biunial Magic Lantern Limelights

lot 103 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1890, unmarked, pair of Oxy-Hydrogen limelight burners

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 104 - Magic Lantern Limelight burner

Magic Lantern Limelight burner

lot 104 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, unmarked, oxy-hydrogen lime light burner

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 105 - 2 Toy Magic Lanterns

2 Toy Magic Lanterns

lot 105 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including a German Ernst Plank type lantern with a brass oil lamp mounted on a wooden base, and a French tinplate lantern finished in orange

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 106 - A Very Fine Bartons Patent No.8 Limelight Illuminant by Steward

A Very Fine Bartons Patent No.8 Limelight Illuminant by Steward

lot 106 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, engraved to the backplate 'Barton's Patent No.8 J. H. Steward 406 Strand', with oxygen and hydrogen valves to the rear with all ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 107 - A Lawson-Type Ether Saturator, Magic Lantern Illuminant

A Lawson-Type Ether Saturator, Magic Lantern Illuminant

lot 107 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, unsigned but identicle to those produced by Lawson, brass body with ether reservoir, oxygen pipe and shut off valve to rear, ... read more

Sold for £119    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 108 - Magic Lantern Oxy-Acetylene Illuminant

Magic Lantern Oxy-Acetylene Illuminant

lot 108 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1900, plaque to the rear marked 'W. C. HUGHES BREWSTER HOUSE, KINGSLAND, LONDON N.' constructed of chrome plated brass on a steel tray, ... read more

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 109 - A Large & Impressive Brass & Mahogany Magic Lantern

A Large & Impressive Brass & Mahogany Magic Lantern

lot 109 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, stamped to the lens cover 'W. G. Huges', lantern of typical construction polished wooden body with double doors mounted on large ... read more

Sold for £850    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 110 - Magic Lantern Ether Saturator Illuminant

Magic Lantern Ether Saturator Illuminant

lot 110 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, unmarked, constructed of brass with valve regulators and controls to the rear, on 3 screw feet, 20cm long Note: this improved ... read more

Sold for £119    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 111 - Bonne Presse Magic Lantern Lime Light Illuminant

Bonne Presse Magic Lantern Lime Light Illuminant

lot 111 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French, c.1880, engraved to the top 'BONNE PRESSE PARIS' and numbered 1130, gas controls to rear for mixing Oxygen and Hydrogen, with mechanical ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 112 - 2 Magic Lantern Microscope Attachments

2 Magic Lantern Microscope Attachments

lot 112 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1860, unmarked, brass body with 2 sprung slots to accept slide carry, projection lens with rack and pinion focus, 17cm long; and another ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

Magic Lantern Projecting Kaleidoscope, Newton

lot 113 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880,engraved to the side 'Newton & Co 3 Fleet Street, London', large brass body with geared mechanism to change  internal angle of mirror, ... read more

Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 114 - German Tin Plate Lantern

German Tin Plate Lantern

lot 114 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

German, c.1890, brass plaque stamped EP for Ernst Plank, paper covered wooden case opens to reveal, lantern, along with 12 lantern slides, with a ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 115 - French Viewer With Dark Chamber

French Viewer With Dark Chamber

lot 115 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French, c.1870, with engraved Mother of Pearl Label for 'ANCNE MON MARTINET A. HAUTEGOEUR 172 RUE DE RIVOLI', constricted of French polished wood, ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 116 - R & J Beck's Achromatic Stereoscope

R & J Beck's Achromatic Stereoscope

lot 116 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, serial no. 2486, signed around the eyepieces 'Achromatic R. & J. Beck and Stereoscope, 31 Cornhill St London', viewer with ... read more

Sold for £475    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 117 - Small Folding Stereo Graphoscope

Small Folding Stereo Graphoscope

lot 117 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French (?) c.1890, unmarked, French polished case opens to reveal fold out stereo card viewer and slot in magnifying viewer with fold out support leg ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 118 - French Taxiphote Stereo Viewer

French Taxiphote Stereo Viewer

lot 118 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French, c.1910, stamped to the brass frame 'RICHARD FRERES, PARIS', with a retail label for 'LONDON STEREOSCOPIC CO HANOVER SQUARE REGENT ST,W.', ... read more

Sold for £350    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 119 - Cosmorama Pattern Stereoscope

Cosmorama Pattern Stereoscope

lot 119 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1860, unmarked, viewer with Gothic arched windows to front, pull/push focus, fold up flap at top with reflective surface to underside, ... read more

Sold for £600    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 120 - Smith Beck & Beck Achromatic Stereoscope

Smith Beck & Beck Achromatic Stereoscope

lot 120 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

C.1860, English, very early serial no. 165, signed in copperplate script to the top of the brass front 'SMITH, BECK & BECK, LONDON', table top ... read more

Sold for £438    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 121 - French Stereo Graphoscope

French Stereo Graphoscope

lot 121 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French, c.1880, unmarked, of typical form with inclining 2 stereo lenses and large magnifying lens to top, with sliding photograph carriage, 36cm

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 122 - Portfolio Stereoscope

Portfolio Stereoscope

lot 122 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1870, stamped to the top in gilt lettering 'BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT THE PORTFOLIO STEREOSCOPE', black leather covered wooden case hinged ... read more

Sold for £88    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 123 - Table Top Stereo Viewer

Table Top Stereo Viewer

lot 123 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French(?), c.1880, unmarked, of typical form with rotating carousel of stereo glass images wound with the handles on the side, fold open flap to rear ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 124 - French Tabel Stereo Viewer

French Tabel Stereo Viewer

lot 124 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

French, c.1900, with plaque for 'UNISFRANCE STEREOSCOPES-PARIS', of typical form, with rotating carousel turned using the wheels to each side, with ... read more

Sold for £288    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 125 - Large Handwritten Legal Document Relating to the Byron Family

Large Handwritten Legal Document Relating to the Byron Family

lot 125 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Large velum legal document written in 1844 concerning the family of George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron. comprising 43 pages, manuscript on velm with ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 11  

SOLD Lot 126 - 2 Victorian Artists Paint Cases & Another

2 Victorian Artists Paint Cases & Another

lot 126 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including a French polished case containing paints with a polychrome label for 'REEVES & SONS 113 CHEAPSIDELONDON EC' containing 12 paint blocks, ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

Essex County Constabulary Archive of ARP Reports Book, & Documents

lot 127 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Essex County Constabulary Archive of ARP Reports Book, & Documents, Hand written document of day to day running and reports given to the Head Warden ... read more

Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 11  

Terracotta Votive Animal, Cyprus, Archaic Period

lot 128 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Archaic Period, Cyprus, constructed of terracotta with remains of black banding to lemon shaped body, on 4 legs, painted face with large ears, slit ... read more

Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 6  

SOLD Lot 129 - A Very Fine Indigo Leather Writing Slope, L. Leuchars

A Very Fine Indigo Leather Writing Slope, L. Leuchars

lot 129 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, 19th Century, with paper label inside document sleeve for 'L. Leuchars Writing & Dressing Case Maker38 Piccadilly, London' and the ink wells ... read more

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

American Fire Engine Bell

lot 130 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

American, c.1900, unsigned, with electrically operated clapper, on red painted support and wooden base, bell bronze nickle plated, height 37cm

Estimated at £250 - £350 More details 3  

Mather, Berkley, Authors Scripts for 'To Bury Ceaser'

lot 131 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Original scripts for 'To Bury Caeser' including the authors copy, final draft authors copy and first version. "To Bury Caesar" is a television play ... read more

Estimated at £50 - £100 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 132 - Taxidermy Pike With Prey

Taxidermy Pike With Prey

lot 132 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1900, large skin mount preserved, with glass eye and mounted within a naturalistic riverbed, with weeds and a sandy riverbed, mounted ... read more

Sold for £475    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 133 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Malta Album WWI

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Malta Album WWI

lot 133 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Photo Album, Malta, half leather, stamped to the front board in gilt A.B.N. (Althea Badley Nicholson – Son of Admiral Stuart Nicholson) dated 25 may ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 12  

SOLD Lot 134 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Victorian & WWI Medal Set & Miniatures

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Victorian & WWI Medal Set & Miniatures

lot 134 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Medals include Egypt 1882 Khedives Star Medal; Great War 1916 Military Medal “V. ADML S. NICHOLSON”, Great War Medal “V. ADML S. NICHOLSON”, 1914 ... read more

Sold for £2,625    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 135 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Swedish Order of the Sword

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Swedish Order of the Sword

lot 135 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

A gold and white enamel Maltese cross with flared terminals, with Swedish crowns placed between each arm. On top and at the base, blue enamel crossed ... read more

Sold for £2,875    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 136 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Order of the Bath, With Documents

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Order of the Bath, With Documents

lot 136 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Order of the Bath, Military Companion class (CB) Badge, white enamelled Maltese cross with gold points and lions between each arm, center of the ... read more

Sold for £1,875    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 137 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Archive of Material & Documents

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Archive of Material & Documents

lot 137 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including: documents including Rear Admiral commission July 1912; 33 documents relating to various commissions aboard various ships between 1880 and ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 138 - Admiral Sir Henry Nicholson, Archive of Medals, & Documents

Admiral Sir Henry Nicholson, Archive of Medals, & Documents

lot 138 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

including: The Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) military badge, white enamelled Maltese cross with gold points and lions between each ... read more

Sold for £5,625    Result plus buyers premium More details 14  

SOLD Lot 139 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Photograph Albums

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, Photograph Albums

lot 139 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Large Collection of photograph albums mostly taken by Admiral Stuart Nicholson, subjects mosty family and holidays, playing golf with many images of ... read more

Sold for £438    Result plus buyers premium More details 15  

SOLD Lot 140 - Admiral Stuart Nicholson, 21-page Handwritten Manuscript Detailing the Benin Expedition, 1897

Admiral Stuart Nicholson, 21-page Handwritten Manuscript Detailing the Benin Expedition, 1897

lot 140 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

A rare 21-page handwritten manuscript detailing the Benin Expedition as told by Commander Stuart Nicholson. In January 1897, a diplomatic mission ... read more

Sold for £1,875    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

Mid 19th Cent Exhibition Electric Master Clock & Slave Unit, 1866 In Fine Collectors Auction

lot 141 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

The master clock housed in a mahogany case with a moulded cornice, with a hinged and glazed front door, and a commemorative plaque that reads: ... read more

Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 142 - Regency 8 Day Twin Fusse Chiming Bracket Clock

Regency 8 Day Twin Fusse Chiming Bracket Clock

lot 142 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1800, the case with brass inlay to front, lattice panels to side with brass handles and glass door to back, on brass ball feet, the 8" ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 143 - Birmingham Hospital Clock

Birmingham Hospital Clock

lot 143 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Birmingham Hospital Clock, English, c.1890, unmarked, very large wall clock on wall mounted brackets, French polished stained pine with brass bezel ... read more

Sold for £2,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 14  

Withdrawn

lot 144 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

SOLD Lot 145 - Meteorite, Sericho Pallasite, 550g

Meteorite, Sericho Pallasite, 550g

lot 145 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

Sericho Pallasite meteorite cut and polished to expose the olivine crystals, weight 550g, with old wooden stand for display The Meteorite Sericho ... read more

Sold for £1,150    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 146 - Muonionalusta meteorite , Polished Slice, 332g

Muonionalusta meteorite , Polished Slice, 332g

lot 146 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

a polished slice of Muonionalusta meteorite, showing the internal structure, 11.2cm x 9.5cm 332g Footnote: The Muonionalusta meteorite, a rare fine ... read more

Sold for £688    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 147 - Silver Presentation Trowel & Mallet

Silver Presentation Trowel & Mallet

lot 147 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

silver presentation trowel engraved 'PRESENTED TO H.R.H. PRINCESS HENRY OF BATTENBERG BY THE ARCHITECT G.H.V. CALE FOR THE LAYING OF A MEMORIAL STONE ... read more

Sold for £262    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 148 - Victorian Homeopathic Medicine Chest

Victorian Homeopathic Medicine Chest

lot 148 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 12th Mar, 2025)

English, c.1880, the inside of the case lid stamped in gilt lettering 'F.T. Sursham Late Leath & Ross 5 St Pauls Ch Yard, London E.C.', the case ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 4