A Large Exhibition 'Dick' Petrological Microscope
lot 1 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1891, English, signed to foot 'J Swift & Son, London' and further engraved by the original owner 'T. A. Oliver', standing on large cast brass foot ... read more
Sold for £8,160 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Benjamin Martin Universal-Type Compound Microscope
lot 2 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1760, English, unsigned, base comprising a flat-folding tripod base with socket to accept plano-concave mirror gimbal peg, centre of foot supports ... read more
Sold for £4,800 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Compound & Simple Microscope Outfit
lot 3 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1830, English, signed to body tube 'Andrew Pritchard, 162 Fleet Street, London.', tripod base with screw-in column, slide-out drawer tube ... read more
Sold for £1,056 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Compound & Simple Microscope Outfit
lot 4 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1840, English, signed to body tube 'Andrew Pritchard, 162 Fleet Street, London', with heavy circular lead-filled base, central supporting pillar ... read more
Sold for £360 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Microscopic Illustrations of Living Objects
lot 5 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
Pritchard, Andrew. 'Microscopic Illustrations of Living Objects, Their Natural History, Etc. With Researches Concerning the Most Eligible Methods of ... read more
Sold for £132 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
A Compound American Microscope - The New Working Microscope
lot 6 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1876, American, signed to stage 'GEO WALE' and 'GEO WALE PAT. JUNE 6. 1876', lacquered brass microscope on black lacquered cast iron foot, with ... read more
Sold for £300 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Large French Petrological Microscope
lot 7 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1885, French, signed to foot 'C. Verick elive specialde E Hartnack rue de la Parcheminerie 2 Paris', standing on heavy lead-filled base with a ... read more
Sold for £1,680 Result plus buyers premium More details 7
A Screw-Barrel & Compass Microscope Compendium
lot 8 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1780, English, unsigned, ivory handle screws into screw-barrel and compass microscope, six objectives including one mounted in a Lieberkuhn, talc ... read more
Sold for £1,800 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 9 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1840, English, signed 'Carpenter 24 Regent St, London', screws into brass boss on case lid, with concave mirror, rack and pinion focus to sprung ... read more
Sold for £336 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Large Zeiss Ic Stand for Micro-photography
lot 10 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1890, German, engraved 'Carl Zeiss Jena No.37910' and 'Ic' to the base, heavy black lacquered 'Y' shaped base, plano-concave mirror, fully ... read more
Sold for £360 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Dall-Type Diamond Microwriter
lot 11 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
built by Norman Groom in the 1980's from designs by Horrace Dall, complete with two micro engravings by Norman Groom. From Groom's description: 'The ... read more
Sold for £504 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Collection of 28 Microscope Slides
lot 12 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1980, English, Norman Groom, five arranged butterfly scale slides, 13 microphotographs, three arranged diatoms on grids, three microwriting slides ... read more
Sold for £600 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
lot 13 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1900, English, signed to foot 'J Swift & Son, London', stands on black enamel foot with plano-concave mirror on an articulated arm, with swing out ... read more
Sold for £600 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Microscope Slide Preparation Set
lot 14 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1900, English, with trade labels for 'Watson & Sons Ltd 313 High Holborn', containing six glass bottles, a brass warming table, a ringing table ... read more
Sold for £456 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Victorian Society of The Arts Type Microscope
lot 15 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1860, English, engraved 'Dollond LONDON', standing on Y-shaped base, plano-concave mirror, mechanical stage, rack and pinion focusing, two cased ... read more
Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 1
A Powell & Lealand No.3 Microscope
lot 16 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1859, English, signed to top limb 'Powell & Lealand 170 Euston Road, London', standing on typical ‘Powell & Lealand’ tripod with large trunnions ... read more
Sold for £3,600 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
An Unusual Folding Dancer Microscope
lot 17 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1860, English, engraved to foot 'J. B. Dancer Optician, 315, Manchester', standing on a very large folding brass lacquered foot, central boss with ... read more
Sold for £1,800 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
A Collection of 36 Microscope Slides
lot 18 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
pine flip-front case containing various slides by makers including Watson, Norman, Darlston etc. Set also includes 2 microphotographs
Sold for £360 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Collection of 36 Microscope Slides
lot 19 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
pine flip-front case containing various slides by makers including Watson, Norman, Darlston etc. Set also includes a microphotograph
Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 5
A Collection of 36 Microscope Slides
lot 20 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
pine flip-front case containing various slides by makers including 6 Arthur Ealand Foraminifera ex Challenger, six Cornelius Poulton, six Edward ... read more
Sold for £240 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Fine Set of Six Farrants Rulings
lot 21 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
six paper-covered slides with hand-written labels to base, although unsigned, labels are in Farrants' handwriting and both labels and paper are ... read more
Sold for £900 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 22 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
finished in lacquered and oxidised brass, standing on three splayed legs with mechanical substage, mechanical stage, quick change objective holder, ... read more
Sold for £360 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
George Adams Senior Trade Label & Documents
lot 23 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
early handwritten paper trade label, reading 'Invented + Made by George Adams Scientific Instrument Maker to H.R.H George III 1747', 7cm x 5.7cm, ... read more
Sold for £864 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
lot 24 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
19th century, French, turned wooden handle, simple lens with silver Lieberkuhn, in mahogany case
Sold for £336 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 25 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
19th century, with two lenses, pillar screwing to case lid, focussing by sliding stage up and down pillar, fitted mahogany case with three mahogany ... read more
Sold for £168 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Magic Lantern Projection Microscope
lot 26 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
in lacquered brass with rack and pinion focusing, with five objectives, two large silver Lieberkuhns, forceps stage and six large box-wood sliders, ... read more
Estimated at £600 - £800 More details 6
A Modern Zeiss Axioskop Microscope
lot 27 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no.451485, cream, trinocular head containing high eyepoint eyepiece marked 'Pl 10x/20', with a Nikon D40 Digital SLR camera, body, six ... read more
Sold for £1,440 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
A Modern Leica DM2000 Microscope
lot 28 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no. 308054-D62008, six objective turret with four objectives; Leica PLAN 100x/1.25 OIL, Leica C PLAN 40x /0.65, Leica HI PLAN 4x/0.10, Spencer ... read more
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500 More details 3
An Olympus CH 2 Binocular Microscope
lot 29 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no. 8C0149, four objective turret with two objectives, Olympus E A40 0.65 160/017 and Olympus E A10 0.25 160/-, mechanical stage, focusing ... read more
Estimated at £150 - £200 More details 1
lot 30 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no.75922, finished in black, four objective turret with four objectives including, Nikon 4, Nikon M10, Nikon M20 and Nikon M40, Nippon Kogaku ... read more
Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 2
lot 31 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no.78543, finished in black, four objective turret with four objectives including, Nikon 4 Plan, Nikon 10 Plan, Nikon 20 Plan and Nikon ... read more
Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 1
An Early Nikon Monocular Microscope Model K
lot 32 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no.806359, finished in black, four objective turret with three objectives, three eyepieces, in maker’s wooden case, body, F-G, some paint loss ... read more
Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 1
lot 33 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no.72384, finished in black, three objectives, mirror illumination, body, G, in maker’s wooden case
Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 1
A Nikon Stereoscopic SMZ Microscope
lot 34 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
serial no. 114122, finished in grey, zoom, X0.8 - X4, body, G, imported by Projectina Company Ltd, in maker’s wooden case
Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 1
A Cased Nikon Phase Contrast Set
lot 35 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
with condenser no.44400, filters, eyepiece missing, condition, VG-E
Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 2
A Cased Nikon Phase Contrast Set
lot 36 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
with condenser no.16155, filters, telescopic eyepiece, condition, F-G, condenser showing minor dent to bottom right, in original maker’s box
Sold for £720 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Cased Nikon Phase Contrast Set
lot 37 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
with condenser no.65925, condition, VG-E, in original maker’s box
Sold for £120 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Leitz Fluorescence Attachment & Objectives for an Ortholux Microscope
lot 38 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
with four Leitz fluorescence objectives including, Apo 25/0.65 Fluoreszenz, Fl 40/0.85 Fluoreszenz, C Fl 70:1 Fluoreszenz A0.90 and Fl Oel 95/1:32 ... read more
Estimated at £300 - £400 More details 2
A Rare Five-scale Silver Pocket Sundial by Michael Butterfield
lot 39 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
c.1690, French, finely engraved octagonal dial plate with foliate decoration and five hour bands for different latitudes, 49, 46, 43, 40 and 37 ... read more
Sold for £1,560 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Rare Scottish Analemmatic Double Sundial
lot 40 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
late 17th century, large dial plate engraved with two sundial projections, horizontal dial with folding gnomon and plumb bob, with chapter ring 4am ... read more
Sold for £3,360 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Gilt Brass & Silver Equinoctial Dial by Johann Willebrand
lot 41 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
early 18th century, German, Ausburg type octagonal dial with central compass, cardinal points marked in Latin initials engraved arrow indicating ... read more
Sold for £624 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Rare Charles Wheatstone Polarization Sundial by William H. Darker
lot 42 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
mid-19th century, English, constructed of two mahogany frames hinged to the mahogany base, lower frame black reflecting glass raises to 18 degrees to ... read more
Sold for £1,200 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Large Brass Equinoctial Sundial
lot 43 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
French, early 19th Century, octagonal base with two levelling screws, plumb bob and central compass surrounded by wheat-ear engraving, compass ... read more
Estimated at £500 - £800 More details 3
lot 44 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
mid 19th Century, formed from shitan wood with inset glazed compass with blued steel needle and printed rose with central cardinal compass ... read more
Estimated at £400 - £600 More details 1
A Japanese Portable Noon Sundial
lot 45 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
19th Century, brass base plate with engraved decoration two levelling screw feet, glazed inset compass with cardinal points marked with Japanese ... read more
Sold for £240 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Bohemian Equinoctial Ring Dial
lot 46 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
sundial with one quadrant graduated 0-90°, chapter ring I-XII-I-XII marked for every half-hour, engraved to reverse with latitudes for five cities, ... read more
Estimated at £500 - £800 More details 1
An English Equinoctial Ring Dial
lot 47 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
sundial having meridian ring with latitude scale 0 -82 divided to one degree, reverse with scale for solar altitude divided to one degree, ... read more
Estimated at £500 - £800 More details 3
An Ausburg Equinoctial Sundial
lot 48 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
18th Century, German, brass octagonal base with decorative engraving and inset compass, faded paper compass rose with magnetic variation arrow, ... read more
Sold for £180 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Japanese Portable Noon Sundial
lot 49 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
19th Century, in brass, base plate with two levelling screw feet, inset compass bowl has become detached from base plate, needle and glass missing, ... read more
Sold for £60 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
lot 50 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 1st Nov, 2018)
mid 19th Century, English, serial no.429, patent meridian instrument or noon sundial, in ebonised brass, with outdoor base with spring-loaded ... read more
Estimated at £400 - £600 More details 6