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19 May 2015 | starting at 13:00 BST
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A rare Christoff Schissler gilt brass combined geographical astrolabe and vertical universal, or 'Rojas', sun-dial. , Augsburg, dated 1566A rare Christoff Schissler gilt brass combined geographical astrolabe and vertical universal, or 'Rojas', sun-dial. , Augsburg, dated 1566. Sold for £146,500 inc. premium
A fine Charles Bruguier silver and silver-gilt singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,A fine Charles Bruguier silver and silver-gilt singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,. Sold for £23,750 inc. premium
A small brass armillary planetarium, not signed but attributable to the workshop of G. F. Brander, mid-18th century,A small brass armillary planetarium, not signed but attributable to the workshop of G. F. Brander, mid-18th century,. Sold for £22,500 inc. premium
A fine combined tellarium and planatarium, English, early 19th century,A fine combined tellarium and planatarium, English, early 19th century,. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium
A rare Nicole Freres four overture Grand Format cylinder musical box, Swiss, circa 1860,A rare Nicole Freres four overture Grand Format cylinder musical box, Swiss, circa 1860,. Sold for £9,375 inc. premium
A rare William Longland refracting telescope, English, circa 1695,A rare William Longland refracting telescope, English, circa 1695,. Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

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A Benjamin Martin brass pantograph, English, circa 1800,
A large brass triangulation theodolite, english, circa 1860,
A Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Delure brass graphometer, French, circa 1700,
A 3-inch pocket globe after Herman Moll, English, late 18th century, A Correct Globe with the New Discoveries.
A mid-19th century cased carved shell cameo, circa 1850,
A fine combined tellarium and planatarium, English, early 19th century,
A Delemarche 2 1/2-inch terrestrial globe, Paris, circa 1850
An 18-inch J.Addison & Co. terrestrial globe on stand, English, circa 1800,
A 15 inch Cary's terrestrial globe on stand, English, published 1838,
A matched pair of Nathanial Hill/William Bardin 12-inch terrestrial and celestial table globes, English, 1760 and later,
A rare 18 1/2-inch Vincenzo Coronelli terrestrial globe, Italian, gores published 1696, stand later,
A small brass armillary planetarium, not signed but attributable to the workshop of G. F. Brander, mid-18th century,
A rare 6.7 cm Jean Fortin celestial globe, French, circa 1770,
A Nathaniel Hill 2 3/4-inch pocket globe, English, published 1754,
A Malby & Co 2-inch terrestrial globe, english, mid 19th century
A Johan Martin gilt-brass and silver Augsburg dial, German, early 18th century,
A large ivory perpetual calendar, German, early 18th century,
A rare Christoff Schissler gilt brass combined geographical astrolabe and vertical universal, or 'Rojas', sun-dial. , Augsburg, dated 1566
A large brass universal equinoctial ring dial, English, mid 18th century,
A Dollond brass universal equinoctial dial, English, early 19th century,
Gilt brass plaque of a table of the planetary rulers of the hours, German, Dated 1574,
A Leonhart Miller ivory diptych dial, Nuremberg,
A fine gilt brass combined nocturnal and vertical sundial, French, circa 1600.
A near pair of 1-inch Gregorian brass reflecting hand-held telescopes, English, late 18th century,
A Dollond silver plated spyglass, English, early 19th century,
A Thomas Blunt gilt brass spy glass, English,
A brass 3-inch reflecting telescope, English, early 19th century,
A 10 X 50 BINOCULAR PERISCOPE BY CARL ZEISS, German, circa 1965,
A 3 inch Newton & Co brass refracting telescope on stand, English, Mid-19th century,
A George Adams Senior 4-inch Gregorian reflecting telescope, English, mid 19th century,
A Secretan 2 1/2-inch terrestrial and astronomical refracting telescope, French, late 19th century,
A Dollond 4-inch brass Gregorian reflecting telescope, English, late 18th century,
A rare William Longland refracting telescope, English, circa 1695,
A Cary 3 inch brass refracting telescope on stand, English, mid 19th century,
A J.B. Dancer 3-inch brass refracting telescope, English, mid 19th century,
A replica Matthew Loft Culpeper-type microscope, english, 1980's,
A replica Edinburgh Wilson strew barrel microscope, english, 1908's,
A replica Bleuler Culpeper-type microscope, english, 1980's,
An Abraham & Co brass compound monocular microscope, English, mid 19th century,
A J.B Dancer brass compound monocular microscope, English, circ 1870,
A John Browning brass compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1860,
A good collection of microscope specimen slides, English, first half of the 19th century,
A fine Moritz Pillischer "No. 1 First-Class" compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1865,
A large Thomas David King compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1855,
The mircoscopy cabinet of Frederick Dishley English, early 20th century,
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