SOLD Lot 118 - A Collection of German & French 19th Century Geological Microscope Slides

A Collection of German & French 19th Century Geological Microscope Slides

lot 118 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

comprising of 3 geological microscope slides by Voigt & Hochgesang, Gottingen, 21 small geological slides by Dr. F Krantz Bonn a Rhein, 4 geological ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 119 - A Collection of 19th Cetury & Later Microscope slides

A Collection of 19th Cetury & Later Microscope slides

lot 119 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

the collection in a card flip front case with 13 trays, containing various slides covering geology, botany, entomology ect, (approx 90 slides)

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 120 - A Collection of Medical Teaching Human Histology Microscope Slides

A Collection of Medical Teaching Human Histology Microscope Slides

lot 120 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

the slides with handwritten labels describing various diseases typical of the Victorian age one label reads Waxey 'Kidney from Syphalitic Child', all ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 121 - A Large Collection of mid 20th century Microscope Slides

A Large Collection of mid 20th century Microscope Slides

lot 121 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

in various cases covering various subjects, a large quantity

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 122 - A Collection of Microscope Spares & Accessories

A Collection of Microscope Spares & Accessories

lot 122 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

comprising of a collection of microscope eyepieces, microscope objectives, an Ilford microscope camera, a Beck Phase contrast apparatus in a wooden ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 123 - A Collection of 7 Microscope Wedges

A Collection of 7 Microscope Wedges

lot 123 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

for use with a polarising microscope

Sold for £69    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 124 - A Collection of Brass Microscope Parts & Accessories

A Collection of Brass Microscope Parts & Accessories

lot 124 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

comprising of a part microscope with rack and pinion focusing and body tube, a brass magnifier on a stand, a large table bullseye condenser in a ... read more

Sold for £475    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 125 - A Collection of Microscope Parts & Accessories

A Collection of Microscope Parts & Accessories

lot 125 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

Various parts spars and accessories including part of a brass microtome, eyepiece lucidas, a cased Leitz micrometer, and other parts, a lot

Sold for £50    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 126 - Two Microscope Desk Lamps

Two Microscope Desk Lamps

lot 126 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

one by C. Baker London, untested, together with another example, appears working at time of auction, plug removed from one, (Qty: 1)

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 127 - A Case of Leitz Microscope Attachments

A Case of Leitz Microscope Attachments

lot 127 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

to include a ground-glass changing viewer, eye-pieces, & more, (Qty: 1)

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

Mike Medora and David G. Burder (20th/21st Century)

lot 197 (The Collectors Sale, 29th Jun, 2022)

single-exposure double image glass plate hologram 'Stereo microscope' featuring internal and external views of microscope and stage as well as being ... read more

Estimated at £650 - £750 More details 3  

Mike Medora and David G. Burder (20th/21st Century)

lot 66 (Fine Antiques & Works of Art, 26th May, 2022)

single exposure double image glass plate hologram 'Stereo microscope' featuring internal and external views of microscope and stage as well as being ... read more

Estimated at £800 - £1,200 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 145 - A Fine Vernier Protractor by Dollond

A Fine Vernier Protractor by Dollond

lot 145 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1800-1820, in brass with inlaid silver scale, folding arms operated by rackwork, divided to half a degree, reading to one arc-minute by ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 170 - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. 'Club' Portable Microscope Set

W. Watson & Sons Ltd. 'Club' Portable Microscope Set

lot 170 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1910, signed to the rear of the stand 'W Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, 5513' on folding stand with substage condenser, stage with ... read more

Sold for £475    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 171 - An 18th Century Acorn-Type Brass Microscope Compendium

An 18th Century Acorn-Type Brass Microscope Compendium

lot 171 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1770, unsigned, constructed of brass with an internal loop/magnifying lens, a livebox and magnifier, the top section missing the spike and ... read more

Sold for £1,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 172 - A Swift Binocular "Challenge" Microscope

A Swift Binocular "Challenge" Microscope

lot 172 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

A Swift Binocular "Challenge" Microscope, English, c. 1880, signed to the rear of the foot ’J. Swift & Son 81 Tottenham Court Rd, London’, standing ... read more

Sold for £1,062    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 173 - An Unusual Victorian Microscope

An Unusual Victorian Microscope

lot 173 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated from the Lozenge date stamp 1872, engraved to the back of the stand 'THOs ARMSTRONG & BRO, 88 & 90 DEANSGATE MANCHESTER, No.124', on a ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

A Smith Beck & Beck Universal Monocular Microcope

lot 174 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1870, the base embossed 'SMITH BECK & BECK LONDON, 3061, UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE' standing on a circular base with single pillar to rear, ... read more

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 175 - Binocular Microscope Outfit, Smith & Beck

Binocular Microscope Outfit, Smith & Beck

lot 175 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated from the Beck Records as sold March 1859, engraved to the body tube Smith & Beck 6 Coleman St, London, 2024', the microscope standing ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 176 - A Swift Student Petrological Microscope

A Swift Student Petrological Microscope

lot 176 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1900, signed to foot Swift & Son, London, supported on a black enamel foot with plano-concave mirror on an articulated arm, with swing-out ... read more

Sold for £1,188    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 177 - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. 'Club' Portable Microscope Outfit

W. Watson & Sons Ltd. 'Club' Portable Microscope Outfit

lot 177 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1910, signed to the rear of the stand 'W Watson & Sons Ltd, 313 High Holborn, 17432' on folding stand with substage condenser, stage with ... read more

Sold for £288    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 178 - A Compass-Type Simple Microscope

A Compass-Type Simple Microscope

lot 178 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1820,in brass, with three lenses to achieve different magnifications, Adams-type three-claw specimen holder, turned ebony handle, 15.5cm

Sold for £1,125    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

A Very Fine Polarising Microscope Viewer

lot 179 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English,c.1840, unsigned, constructed of finely turned and polished Lignum Vitae, the central rotating specimen holder with corresponding engraved ... read more

Estimated at £600 - £800 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 180 - A Brass Compound Microscope, Dixey

A Brass Compound Microscope, Dixey

lot 180 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1880, signed in script to the back of the circular base 'C. W. Dixey Optician to the Queen, New Bond St. London', the microscope on a ... read more

Sold for £325    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 181 - An Important John Cuff 'First Form', Solar Microscope

An Important John Cuff 'First Form', Solar Microscope

lot 181 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1743, unsigned but by Cuff, the square solid mahogany plate with a rotating centre mounted to the front with a brass flange into which ... read more

Sold for £5,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 182 - 18th Century Compass Microscope

18th Century Compass Microscope

lot 182 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1750, unsigned, consisting of a delicately turned handle which screws into the base of the body of the microscope, the body with ... read more

Sold for £1,150    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

Pritchard's Achromatic Engiscope, or Microscope

lot 183 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1840, engraved 'A. Pritchard' and with Pritchard's 1838-1856 address, '162 Fleet Street', the microscope standing on a 'Y' shaped base ... read more

Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000 More details 9  

SOLD Lot 184 - An Impressive Grand No.1 Palladium Plated Binocular Microscope Outfit, Nachet

An Impressive Grand No.1 Palladium Plated Binocular Microscope Outfit, Nachet

lot 184 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1870, signed to the rear of the foot ' NACHET, 17, rue St. Severin, Paris', the microscope finished in bright silver coloured palladium ... read more

Sold for £3,125    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 185 - An Exceptional Powell & Lealand No.1 Ring Stage Binocular Microscope Outfit

An Exceptional Powell & Lealand No.1 Ring Stage Binocular Microscope Outfit

lot 185 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1862, signed in script to the top of the bar-limb ‘POWELL & LEALAND, 170 Euston Road, London’, of standard No.1 construction standing ... read more

Sold for £8,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 186 - A Fine & Rare Nachet Pocket Microscope  - Microscope de Poche

A Fine & Rare Nachet Pocket Microscope - Microscope de Poche

lot 186 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1850, engraved to the outside of the case 'NACHET opticien, rue Serpente, 16, Paris', the closed body is constructed of unlacquered gilt ... read more

Sold for £6,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

A Fine Example of a Cuff Microscope By John Cuff

lot 187 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1745, signed around the edge of the aperture on the cruciform stage 'J. Cuff Maker London', of standard form, on a mahogany base, the ... read more

Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 188 - A Large Victorian Cabinet of Microscope Slides

A Large Victorian Cabinet of Microscope Slides

lot 188 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

the cabinet late Victorian with a brass retail label for 'ANDREW H. BAIRD, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MAKER EDINBURGH', constructed of French polished ... read more

Sold for £1,188    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 189 - Small Culpeper Microscope, Harris

Small Culpeper Microscope, Harris

lot 189 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860, signed to the stage 'Wm Harris & Co, 50 High Holborn, London', the microscope of typical form but with later adjustments including ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 190 - A Good Zeiss VIa Brass Microscope

A Good Zeiss VIa Brass Microscope

lot 190 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

German, c.1890, engraved in script to the side of the foot '25213 Carl Zeiss Jena', the microscope on a Grey oxidized 'Y' shaped foot, uprights ... read more

Sold for £400    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 191 - A Late 18th Century Compound Chest Microscope By Dollond, London

A Late 18th Century Compound Chest Microscope By Dollond, London

lot 191 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.late 18th century, signed to the body tube in large font 'DOLLOND LONDON' microscope column on large compass type joint to base of case, ... read more

Sold for £2,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 192 - A Crichton 'Improved Compound Microscope'

A Crichton 'Improved Compound Microscope'

lot 192 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c. 1830, engraved to the foot 'Improved Compound Microscope by Crichton, 112 Leadenhall St, London, the body tube with rack and pinion ... read more

Sold for £725    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 194 - A Rare Norbert Micro-Ruling

A Rare Norbert Micro-Ruling

lot 194 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1880, the microscope slide diamond engraved 'Test Object, 1/1000 - 1/6000, F AaNorbert fec, Barth, Pommerania' in a small leather-covered ... read more

Sold for £1,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 195 - A Collection of 7 Unusual Microscope Slides

A Collection of 7 Unusual Microscope Slides

lot 195 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

comprising of the following slides: (1) a slide with a label that reads 'Ash From COTOPAXI wh (which) Fell on Whimpers Tent when on Chimborazo 65 ... read more

Sold for £300    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 197 - A Set of 12 Microscope Micrphotographs, J. B. Dancer

A Set of 12 Microscope Micrphotographs, J. B. Dancer

lot 197 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860, small card case with 12 slides by J. B. Dancer, Manchester labeled as The Madonna, Raphael (no number), J.B.D.; Deer Stalkers ... read more

Sold for £625    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 198 - Large Cabinet of fine Victorian Microscope Slides

Large Cabinet of fine Victorian Microscope Slides

lot 198 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, late victorian, unsigned but in the style of 'Smith & Beck (note handle design), with 28 drawers each capable of holding 39 standard slides, ... read more

Sold for £5,625    Result plus buyers premium More details 30  

SOLD Lot 199 - Large Cabinet of Microscope Slides From Bracegirdle's Book

Large Cabinet of Microscope Slides From Bracegirdle's Book

lot 199 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

A Large Cabinet of Microscope Slides, Cabinet, English, late victorian, unsigned but in the style of 'Smith & Beck (note handle design), with 15 ... read more

Sold for £6,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 16  

SOLD Lot 200 - A Collection of 144 Microscope Slides

A Collection of 144 Microscope Slides

lot 200 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

The cabinet, English, c.1880, unsigned, containing 12 trays of 12 slides, with most of the slides prepared by J. T. Norman, covering a large range of ... read more

Sold for £350    Result plus buyers premium More details 13  

SOLD Lot 201 - A Large Cabinet of Geological & Chemical Microscope Slides

A Large Cabinet of Geological & Chemical Microscope Slides

lot 201 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

A Large Cabinet of Geological Microscope Slides with 5 drawers containing chemical samples, Cabinet, English, c.1920, with a label for 'BECK LONDON ... read more

Sold for £10,625    Result plus buyers premium More details 30  

SOLD Lot 202 - A Large Cabinet of Microscope Slides

A Large Cabinet of Microscope Slides

lot 202 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

A Large Cabinet of Microscope Slides, Cabinet, English, late victorian, unsigned but in the style of 'Smith & Beck (note handle design), with 28 ... read more

Sold for £9,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 30  

SOLD Lot 203 - A Microscope Slide Cabinet Containing an Extensive collection of A. C. Cole Slides

A Microscope Slide Cabinet Containing an Extensive collection of A. C. Cole Slides

lot 203 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, 3/4 19th Century, unsigned but similar to ones signed by Smith & Beck, constructed of French polished mahogany on plinth base, glazed door ... read more

Sold for £6,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 29  

SOLD Lot 204 - A Collection of J. T. Normans Original Microscope Specimens

A Collection of J. T. Normans Original Microscope Specimens

lot 204 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Comprising of two wooden cases the first containing dry specimens to be mounted and made up into microscope slides, consisting of various glass ... read more

Sold for £375    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 205 - A Collection of 24 Microscope Slides

A Collection of 24 Microscope Slides

lot 205 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

the set comprising of various slides and 11 microphotographs all by Andrew Reeve (A.R.) including the Lords Prayer Containing 280 Letters; Nothing ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 209 - A Large Aplanatic Microscope Bench Condenser

A Large Aplanatic Microscope Bench Condenser

lot 209 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1900, unsigned but identical to the ones produced by Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, on heavy lead filled brass base with ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 210 - A Substantial Brass Microscope Lamp

A Substantial Brass Microscope Lamp

lot 210 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English ,c.1880, unsigned, standing on a large cast brass foot with tall column supporting the lamp on geared adjustment for height and side to side ... read more

Sold for £562    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 221 - An Abbe Pattern Spectrometer by Carl Zeiss Jena

An Abbe Pattern Spectrometer by Carl Zeiss Jena

lot 221 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

German, c.1900, signed on the body telescopes and micrometers 'CARL ZEISS JENS' and numbered 1510, on a large and heavy cast iron base with brass ... read more

Sold for £525    Result plus buyers premium More details 5