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18 May 2016 | starting at 13:00 BST
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A fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer, English, mid-18th centuryA fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer, English, mid-18th century. Sold for £27,500 inc. premium
A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine, manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine, manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,. Sold for £104,500 inc. premium
A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,. Sold for £37,500 inc. premium
A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand, circa 1750,A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand, circa 1750,. Sold for £10,000 inc. premium
A large Andrew Ross compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1855,A large Andrew Ross compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1855,. Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

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103 lots available

An 8 3/4 inch Troubadour disc musical box, German, Circa 1910,
A Nicole Freres key-wound overture cylinder music box, Swiss, Mid-19th century,
A cylinder musical box, swiss, circa 1900,
A Small key wound cylinder music box Swiss, circa 1860,
A hidden drums and bells cylinder musical box, Swiss, circa 1860,
A 17-inch Monopol Excelsior disc musical box, German, circa 1910,
A 15 1/2-inch Polyphon disc musical box, German, circa 1910, (qty)
A rare symphonion 7 11/16 inch musical savings bank, German, circa 1900,
A good Karl Griesbaum silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box, German, circa 1920,
A silver and blue guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, German, circa 1930,
A rare Bontems engine-turned gilt metal singing bird cigarette box, French, mid 20th century,
A fine Rochet tortoiseshell and enamel singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1835,
A Karl Griesbaum gilt-metal and enamelled singing bird box German, circa 1930,
A Rochet Freres gilt-brass and enamel singing bird box, Swiss, Circa 1820
A very early engraved silver-gilt musical snuffbox, Swiss, dated 1813,
A tortoiseshell singing bird box, French, Early 20th century,
A rare gold, enamel and diamond encrusted singing bird box, Swiss, circa 1825,
A tortoiseshell singing bird box, French, Early 20th century,
A FRANCIS FRITH COSMOSCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1870,
A Charles-Emille Reynaud Praxinoscope, French, circa 1900,
A Le Marsouin Brevete Camera, circa 1990,
Leica Geovid binoculars
Canon 15 x 45 IS binoculars
Hasselblad X Pananoramic standard kit
Leica M6
Leica M6 Limited Edition Special Series
Leica M6 Special Series HM 565 001-700
A set of E G Wood weighing scales and height measure, English, late 19th century,
A Pair of Ericsson table telephones, Early 20th century, (2)
A rare John Bower ornamental turning lathe, circa 1840,
A Curta calculator type I, Lichtenstein, mid 20th century,
A rare 4-rotor Enigma U-Boot Kriegsmarine, manufactured by Olympia, German, dated 1944,
A rare and unusual A. Redier thermograph, 1877,
An attractive model live-steam single cylinder vertical steam engine, English, Mid 19th-century,
An unusually small Cuthbertston-type electrostatic generator, English, mid 19th century,
An Archimedean screw demonstration model, English, mid 19th century,
A Thomas Robinson portable transit theodolite, English, circa 1830,
A Mahogany Education Sample Cabinet, English, mid 19th century,
A good Galvanometer by Siemens & Halske, German, circa 1880,
Two sets of brass cup weights, (6)
A fine and rare George Adams Senior pyrometer, English, Mid-18th century,
An Alexander Alexander stick barometer, English, Mid-19th century,
A FINE NATHANIEL HILL 2¾-INCH POCKET GLOBE ENGLISH, PUBLISHED 1754,
A rare James Ferguson 3-inch terrestrial globe on stand, English, published 1756,
A 12 inch George and Leon Valk celestial globe on stand, circa 1750,
An combined finger tellurium and planetarium, English, Early 19th century,
A Pair of 12-inch Smith & Son terrestrial and celestial table globes, English, published 1863, (2)
A W & S Jones New Portable orrery, English, Late 18th century,
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