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Click here to subscribeA rare French brass-mounted lodestone, early 18th century, comprising a roughly shaped piece of magnetite set with iron rods, mounted within a brass case inscribed with compass roses, with caps and a suspension ring secured by parallel brass screws,9.5cm highCondition ReportWith dents, knocks and scratches to the brass case commensurate with use.
Pierre Jeanneret (Swiss, 1896-1967), a 'PJ-010806 Easy Lounge’ sofa, c.1958-59, designed for Chandigarh, in teak and upholstered in black velvet, the backrest and seat raised on ‘compass’ inverted 'V' legs in teak with flat profiled sides, the rear legs united by a supporting stretcher to the underside of the seat, with painted marks 'HC / PB / LIB - Block A',171cm wide81cm deep75cm high, 38cm high to seatProvenance: Panjab University (Sector 14), student housing including 'Hostel for girls' (1959), High Court (1960) and various administrative buildings in Chandigarh.Literature: Jacques Dworczak, 'Catalogue Raisonné du Mobilier: Jeanneret Chandigarh', published by Assouline, p.184.Condition ReportThis item has been restored in Chandigarh, India to authentic original specification as to when the items were originally made, retaining all historical marks, scuffs, character and patina.
Pierre Jeanneret (Swiss, 1896-1967), a teak 'student' desk, designed for Chandigarh, c.1960, the rectangular top with drop-down sides, standing on a pair of 'compass'-style legs with supporting rails, painted 'G.P.B.6', 82.5cm wide 58cm deep 74cm highProvenance: From a private collection, purchased in India during the 1980s.
Pierre Jeanneret (Swiss, 1896-1967), a model 'PJ-010806' lounge armchair, also known as ‘Mobilier de Salon en Teck’, c.1958-59, designed for Chandigarh, with teak and tan bouclé upholstery, the backrest and seat raised on ‘compass’ X-legs with flat profiled sides, painted marks denoting designation, 70cm wide74cm deep77cm high, 40cm high to seatProvenance: Panjab University (sector 14), student housing including 'Hostel for girls' (1959), High Court (1960) and various administrative buildings in Chandigarh.Condition ReportRestored.
Various militaria items, to include a cased British army dividing compass, a World War I tank model miniature, a collection of British military buttons, together with a pair of World War II Defence and Victory medals, and a collection of World War I embroidered postcards,largest item 25.5cm long (qty)
A FINE GEORGE II FIGURED WALNUT CHEST ON CHEST CIRCA 1730 Cross banded and feather inlaid throughout, the cavetto cornice above three short and six long drawers and a brushing slide between fluted canted corners, the lower drawer with an inlaid concave 'Star Compass' medallion 183.5cm high, 105cm wide, 55.5cm deepProvenance: The Surtees Family, Westdrums, AberdeenshireA very closely related chest sold Sotheby's, The Norman Adams Legacy 1923-2009, 21st April 2009, Lot 45 (£28,750 incl. BP). Condition Report: Condition Report Disclaimer
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV 12-INCH LIBRARY TABLE GLOBES BY J. AND W. CARY, LONDON, THE TERRESTRIAL PUBLISHED 1826 Each sphere applied with two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved split half-gores, the terrestrial incorporating circular printed panel inscribed CARY'S, NEW, TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, DELINEATED, From the best Authorities extant:, Exhibiting the late Discoveries towards the, NORTH POLE, and every improvement in Geography, to the present Time., LONDON: London. Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand, Jan'y 4 1826., extensively annotated with fully graduated equatorial calibrated in minutes and degrees, ecliptic and meridians, the Pacific ocean with an analemma of the table of equation, many explorers' tracks and numerous notes and dates, Antarctica with no land shown, the continents with nation states faintly colour-outlined, showing cities, towns, rivers, mountains in pictorial relief; the celestial with printed panel inscribed CARY'S, NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE, ON WHICH, are currently laid down upwards of 3500 stars, Selected from the moft accurate observations, and calculated for the year 1800, with the extent of each constellation precisely delinat., By NR. GILPIN of the ROYAL SOCIETY., Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand... (date indistinct but probably Jan. 1st 1816), with fully graduated equatorial and ecliptic with twilight zone, the constellations depicted by mythical beasts and figures with dotted boundaries, the stars shown in seven orders of magnitude with clusters and nebulæ and labelled; both spheres with engraved brass hour dials to the poles and pivoted within brass meridian circles divided for degrees, the hand-coloured engraved paper horizon rings with compass points and degrees in both directions, annotations for the Zodiac, calendar scales and wind directions; each supported on mahogany tripod stand incorporating quadrants supporting the horizon ring, over ringed baluster upright and downcurved supports fitted with compass stretchers and terminating with brass cup castors each 69cm high, 43cm diameterThe celebrated Cary family business of scientific instrument and globe makers was established by John Cary at Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London in 1782 moving to a new address at 'Corner of Arundel Square', Strand the following year. He was primarily an engraver of maps, charts and globes who moved again in 1783 to 188 Strand. By 1791 he had entered into what appeared to be a relatively casual partnership with his brother, William; this partnership lasted until circa 1816 by which time William and John Cary had moved again to 181 Strand before finally settling in 86 St. James in 1820. The following year he was succeeded by his sons, John (II) and George Cary, who continued from the firm's 181 Strand address until 1851/2 when the business was acquired by Henry Gould. John and William Cary first introduced their 12 inch table globes on 1798 with the terrestrial periodically updated up until at least 1829.An almost identical pair by Cary sold Christies 7th April 2021, lot 96 $17,500. Condition Report: Terestrial - sphere is intact and apparently free of significant impacts or cracks. There is a slight glancing blow to the surface in the Caribbean and an old filled puncture near the Azores. A large section of the varnish has been carefully removed from the Pacific ocean revealing faded surface. The gores have noticeable openings where they meet most noticeably at the top pivot. Faults are otherwise limited to surface varnish loss, scuffs, fading and varnish browning. The sphere turns within the brass ring with nothing loose inside. The brass fittings are complete but in heavily tarnished condition. The horizon ring has a triangular scarf timber repair replacing a small section of the paper and there is general wear/losses and cracking to the papers. The underside of the ring shows evidence of it being broken and glued back together in two places. The stand is basically in sound original condition. The quadrants are missing three (of their eight) 'ears' where the join with the horizon ring. The compass is missing its needle and the paper is heavily browned/torn. The compass housing also has a crack to the circumference. Faults to the stand are otherwise limited to age related bumps, scuffs and wear.Celestial - Sphere has three significant filled impacts, there is also a puncture and the polar pivot areas have losses/distortion to surface. Otherwise faults are generally limited to bumps, scuffs and other age-related blemishes as well as browning to the varnish. The sphere will turn without rattles however it is no longer central within the brass ring so is prone to rubbing the horizon. The horizon ring is in similar condition to that of the terrestrial but with touched-in triangular patch (rather than veneer). The underside of the ring shows evidence of it being broken and glued back together in one place. The stand is missing five ears and two of the quadrants have been broken and glued near the junction with the upright. The compass is in similar condition as is the rest of the stand as the terrestrial.DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CONDITION OF THESE GLOBES THIS REPORT CANNOT BE SEEN AS FULLY DEFINITIVE. PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL DETAIL IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST WHICH FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS CONDITION REPORT. Condition Report Disclaimer
oil on canvas, signed and dated '81 framed image size 99cm x 86cm, overall size 109cm x 96cm Note: Painter and teacher, born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He studied art in Reading and went on to teach at New Abbey College of Art Summer School for many years. Exhibited at SSA as a member, RSW, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Scottish Academy (41 paintings between 1951 and 1974) and abroad. One-man shows included Dumfries Arts Festival in 1983 and 1986 and Compass Gallery, Glasgow, in 1988. Two years later he was included in The Compass Contribution at Tramway, Glasgow. The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, St Andrews University, Gracefield Arts Centre, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Dundee Art Gallery hold his work. Wilson lived from 1948 near Dumfries, in Scotland, but spent part of each year in Ibiza, off the Spanish coast. John Davies Fine Paintings showed work by Wilson at The Gallery in Cork Street in 2005. Cyril Wilson followed Cecile Walton as President of the Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society in 1954. He had been President of the Forces Art Club in Cairo, 1941-1947. Cyril Wilson was also a respected healer.
A BRASS QIBLA COMPASS CASE Possibly Iran or Iraq, late 19th – early 20th centuryA circular brass compass case, finely engraved with concentric registers of Arabic inscriptions and numerals around a delicately cut floral-form compass rose. The central plaque features an eight-lobed medallion supporting a magnetized needle, enclosed under original glass. The lid and underside bear intricate concentric bands filled with inscriptions, including directional and astrological notations—likely referencing the 28 lunar mansions (manāzil al-qamar), zodiac signs (burūj), or qibla orientation markers. 6.5cm diameter
A FABULOUS AND RARE 17TH CENTURY MODEL OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, JERUSALEM. In olivewood, intricately inlaid with mother-of-pearl, bone and ebony with rosettes, lozenges and stellar motifs, with removable sections, the main dome lifting to reveal the interior, the central tower surrounded by four panels inscribed in Latin with the four points of the compass, in front of the main entrance an inlaid design of the Jerusalem crossmade up of numerous removable sections, the upper section inscribed Oriens, Meridies, Septentrio, Occidens the interior also inlaid, 46cm wide, 46cm deep, 33.5cm high Also together a second model of the S Maria Mater Christi, decorated in a conforming manner, a removal lid opening to reveal the interior model, 20cm long, 14cm wide, 6.5cm high Footnotes Numerous similar models are to be found in various collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum. There are two models in the British Museum collection, one of which was bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane. It is listed in the Hans Sloane Manuscript Catalogue: 'The model of the temple of the Sepulchre of our Lord Jesus Christ & of Mount Calvary in Jerusalem - with an explication of the same, beads, measures &c.' Sloane had another model of "The model of the temple at Bethlehem" with the price he had paid for it, £5, 7 shillings and 6 pence. These models are all of similar form and were probably made in the Holy Land itself. They record the rebuilding of the tomb and Church by Boniface of Ragusa in 1555 and appear from the early 17th century onwards. They appear to be related to drawings of the church made by the architect and Franciscan Bernadino Amico in the 1590s, for model makers to use. These models were probably made in Bethlehem under Franciscan supervision as gifts for diplomats and rulers and as souvenirs for grand tourists. There is an example of one recorded in the Danish Kunstkammer in 1674 and another is datable to the same period as it appears on the arms of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza. CR* The piece will need a degree of restoration, pieces missing and some parts glued back together in the 20th Century, we would suggest some pieces are missing from the models.
* Stead (Leslie Leonard, 1899-1966). "I've got an idea what's happened to him, " said Biggles grimly, "Flight-sergeant, check up my compass, will you, and report to me in the mess tent.", pen, ink and gouache, printed caption beneath, 37.5 x 25 cm mount aperture, frame size 61 x 40.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Original illustration by Leslie Stead for Biggles Sweeps the Desert, 1942, page 27. With a copy of the 1st edition of the book.This watercolour was actually drawn for the Biggles Card Game, published by Pepys Games in 1955, and it was based on the books by W. E. Johns. Stead had drawn a black and white illustration for Biggles Sweeps the Desert, identical except for a circle (where the number sticker was), top left, in the watercolour.
A yellow gold chain width approx 3mm, length approx 42.9cm, with sprung loaded clasp, unmarked tests as 18ct gold, suspending a 9ct rose gold Masonic medallion with square and compass motif, total gross weight approx 18gms Further details:links present and intact, clasp working, minor wear commensurate with age
A mixed lot to include: a Wigtownshire Creamery Stranraer pure fresh cream pot; a Continental porcelain style egg shaped trinket pot but made in China; a Limoges style circular trinket pot with metal mount and glazed cover; a Vienna porcelain painted trinket box with classical design; a cobalt blue floral decorated vase; a late 20th century painted wooden letter rack; a late 20th century Eastern cork diorama; a tooled leather box; a wooden box with printed classical design to top; a printed portrait of a young boy in wooden mount / frame; a paperweight of Alexandra of Denmark; a reproduction seal of a rider on horse; a small quantity of old medicine bottle labels; a Continental porcelain pin dish with female portrait and gilt surround, unmarked; a bakelite cased Enolin tooth soap; a few miniature Continental pottery figures; a bone nail buffer; a coin mounted wooden paperweight; a sulphide paperweight with coins inside; two cased mathematic sets with compass etc; a tin, a wooden bowl, approx. 31.4cm diameter, and others, along with a Chinese amber style erotic seal in the form of a head with several nude female bodies, the base with a four character mark, approx. 7.7cm high. (Q) Further details: wear and tear commensurate with age; some scratched, worn, with damage and loss.
A Gift from General Viljoen [Boer War] An early 20th Century Army Issue metal cased Compass, by Stanley of London, with folding apertures in original leather case. (1) Provenance: The Blood Family, with manuscript note dated "14/10/1939 - stating the compass was given as a friendly memento to General Bindon Blood by the Boer General Viljoen, and by direct family descent.'
[Circumnavigation of Captain Cook] Pocket compass reputedly belonging to Rear-Admiral James Burney (1750-1821) Engraved paper dial under glass in mahogany case, brass gimbal, frame, hinges, and catch, lid with applied white metal initial ‘B’ (probably 19th century) and later manuscript label to underside reading ‘Belonged to Admiral Burney who went round the world with Capt Cook’, 2.2 x 6.4 x 6.4cm. The lot sold with copied research and a copy of volume 2 only of James Burney's A Chronological History of the Voyages and Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean (London, 1806, 4to) James Henry Guy Burney (1914-1982), three-times great-grandson of Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819), cousin and brother-in-law of James Burney; given in 1981 by James Henry Guy Burney to the vendor, himself a four-times great-grandson of Charles Rousseau Burney. 'In 1772 Burney's father used his influence with his friend John Montagu, fourth earl of Sandwich, first lord of the Admiralty, to procure James a berth as able seaman in Captain James Cook's ship, the Resolution, on Cook's second voyage of discovery to the south seas. Cook's expedition departed in June, and in November Burney was transferred to the Resolution's sister-ship, the Adventure, as second lieutenant, his first commission. Returning to England in 1774, he acted as interpreter for Omai, the first Tahitian to visit Britain. From 1776 to 1780 he sailed on Cook's third voyage of discovery, and witnessed Cook's killing by Hawaiians in 1779. During the voyage he was several times passed over for promotion because of an early altercation with his immediate superior, Captain Charles Clerke, commander of the Discovery. Only at the very end of the voyage was he promoted from first lieutenant to command of the Discovery, after Clerke's death' (ODNB).
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