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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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A George Adams senior 1/2-inch refracting telescope, English, dated 1752,
A Pair of 8 inch Newton's terrestrial and celestial table Globes, English, Published 1839,
A 3-inch brass reflecting telescope stand, English, late 18th century,
An Edward Nairne 2 3/4-inch reflecting telescope on stand, English, circa 1780,
A 2 inch James Short reflecting telescope on stand, English, Mid-18th century,
A 3-inch Negretti and Zambra refracting telescope on stand, English, late 19th century,
A 3 inch Dollond mahogany refracting telescope on stand, English, Early 19th century,
A Dollond 3-inch refracting telescope on stand, English, mid 19th century,
A Wray 3 1/4-inch refracting telescope on stand, English, late 19th century,
A 1 1/4-inch Dudley Adams Patent refracting telescope, English, circa 1800,
A large George Adams Senior octant, English, circa 1770,
A George Adams senior semi-elliptical trammel, English, circa 1770,
A MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD Hadley's Quadrant, late 18th Century
A George Adams senior gilt brass parallel rule, English, mid 18th century,
A George Adams brass and steel perpendicular, English, circa 1770,
A Benjamin Martin brass circumferentor, English, Third quarter of the 18th century,
A Tretcher & co Medicine Chest, English, Mid-19th century,
A mahogany medicine chest, English, Early 19th century,
A mahogany medicine chest, English, Mid-19th century,
A mahogany medicine chest, Scottish, Early 19th century,
Two sets of minor operation instruments, English, Mid-19th century, (4)
A Savory & Moore medicine chest, English, Mid-19th century,
A collection of medical instruments, English, 19th Century, (QTY)
A set of wood surgeons amputation instruments, English, Mid-19th century, (Qty)
A mahogany medicine chest, English, Early 19th century,
A Johann Gütle wooden polyhedral sundial, Nuremberg, late 18th century,
A gilt brass universal equinoctial ring dial, German, early 18th century,
A circular Ivory Diptych dial, Nuremburg, 17th century,
A silver Butterfield-type dial, French, circa 1805,
An Ivory Diptych dial, Nuremberg, dated 1729,
A Carpenter & Westley Gould-type compound microscope, English, circa 1830,
Two compound monocular microscopes, English, Late 19th century, (2)
A Dollond brass compound monocular microscope, English, early 19th century,
A cuff-type compound monocular microscope, English, Late 18th century,
Two drum microscopes in cases, English, Circa 1840, (2)
A Dollond Chest Microscope English, circa 1820,
A mahogany microscope specimen slide cabinet, English,
A brass solar microscope, English, circa 1800,
A Gould-type microscope, English, Early 19th century,
A John Hewitson Culpeper-type compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1844,
A Carpenter & Westley Gould-type microscope, English, Circa 1830,
A Smith Beck & Beck binocular compound microscope, English, Circa 1870,
A George Adams Senior Cuff-type compound monocular microscope, English, Mid-18th century,
A Cary Gould-type microscope English, Circa 1830,
A Dollond dissecting microscope in case, English, Early 19th century,
A Gould-type microscope, English, Circa 1830,
A brass field microscope, English, Early 19th century,
A Negretti & Zambra student monocular microscope, english, late 19th century, (4)
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