Dreweatts: Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments including the Michael Finnemore Collection, 9386, Newbury
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A FINE REGENCY 2.75 INCH TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE |
LONDON, | 1818 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 7,944.00 | |
| 2 | A 2.75 INCH TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE IN A TURNED MAHOGANY CUPOLA-SHAPED CASE |
PROBABLY GERMAN | 19th CENTURY | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,456.40 | |
| 3 | A VICTORIAN 12 INCH LIBRARY TABLE GLOBE |
LONDON, | MID 19th CENTURY | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,250.80 | |
| 4 | A WILLIAM IV 15-INCH FLOOR-STANDING LIBRARY GLOBE |
LONDON, | CIRCA 1830 AND LATER | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,177.60 | |
| 5 | A FINE MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY 21 INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL FLOOR-STANDING LIBRARY GLOBES |
LONDON, | 1799, 1815/1825 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 26,480.00 | |
| 6 | AN ENGLISH 5.5 INCH CELESTIAL NAVIGATIONAL 'STAR' GLOBE |
LONDON, | EARLY 20th CENTURY | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,118.40 | |
| 7 | CARY, GEORGE AND JOHN | 'CARY'S IMPROVED MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES...' |
London | 1832 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 8 | A VICTORIAN PRINTED CARD 'WHITE'S PLANE SPHERICAL GLOBE' |
SHEFFIELD, | 1839 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 344.24 | |
| 50 | REFERENCE BOOKS RELATING TO GLOBES AND MAPS - ELEVEN VOLUMES: |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 51 | REFERENCE BOOKS RELATING TO SUNDIALS - TWO VOLUMES: |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.72 | |||
| 52 | LEE, RONALD A. | 'THE KNIBB FAMILY * CLOCKMAKERS...' |
Byfleet, Surrey | 1964 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 529.60 |
| 53 | WHITE, GEORGE | ENGLISH LANTERN CLOCKS' |
1989 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 238.32 | |
| 54 | MERCER, VAUDREY | 'THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF EDWARD JOHN DENT...' |
Ramsgate | 1977 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 55 | LANDMARK HOROLOGICAL AND OTHER SINGLE OWNER AUCTION CATALOGUES |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 92.68 |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
