Three nautical brass desk items including a lantern, Airguide desk barometer, and bell. Item 1: Brass nautical bow lantern with red and green glass inserts. 11 3/4" H x 7 1/2" W x 5 7/8" D. Late 19th early 20th century. Item 2: Brass Airguide desk barometer, thermometer, and hygrometer set in two brass ships […]
Lot 604: Surveyors Equipment w/ East TN History, 3 items
Surveyor's Equipment w/ East TN History, 3 items. Item 1: Dietzgen brass theodolite, dial marked 10782, with the mahogany case and original accessories, internal paper labels, and exterior brass labels for Dietzgen manufacturing and Morgan – Coe Engineering Co Johnson City Tenn. Also with original oak extension leg tripod with brass fittings and Morgan – […]
Lot 605: Surveyor's Leveling Rods & Tape Measure
Lot of two surveyors leveling rods and a tape measure. Item 1: Surveyor metrograd leveling rod by Keuffel and Esser of New York with brass fittings and red and white paint decoration. 35" H. Early 20th century. Item 2: Leveling rod by unknown maker with brass fittings. 54" H. Item 3: Keuffel and Esser surveyors […]
Lot 602: Swiss Cylinder Music Box on Stand
Swiss cylinder music box on stand, possibly Nicole Freres, with four interchangeable brass cylinders, three stored in the frieze drawer. Housed in a burl-walnut case with tulipwood banding and inlay decoration. Rolls included marked #113, #114 G, #116 G, and #117 G. Case with music box measures – 7 3/4" H x 29" L x […]
Lot 603: Aurephone Roller Organette
Aurephone Roller Organette made by the Tournaphone Music Co., Worcester, Massachusetts. Gilt stenciled case with the original paper label inside. Fitted with one roll of music, No. 1118, containing four (4) songs. 8 5/8" H x 12" W x 10" D. Second half of the 19th century. Condition: Overall very good condition with some losses […]
Lot 601: German Mechanical Music Box & 27 Discs
German music box with inlaid mahogany case having an inset lithographed mountain village scene on the interior, decorative brass design in comb area. Label for Max Rettig Musikwerks, Berlin. Includes hand crank and twenty-seven 9-1/8 in. discs. Case measures 7-1/2" H x 11-1/2" W x 11"D, with a 3-1/2 in. comb. Early 20th century. Private […]
Lot 599: Boxed set s/p and mother of pearl flatware
Set of engraved silver plated fruit knifes and forks with mother of pearl handles, service for 12, hallmarks for L & W Co., Sheffield. Ferrules marked with English sterling marks; plated blades. All in an oak presentation box (key included), lined in green velvet with brass inlaid shield. English, Circa 1880. Provenance: Estate of Alice […]
Lot 600: Keystone Stereographic Library 12 vols., and viewe
Twelve volume set of the Keystone Stereographic Library Tour of the World, comprising approximately 600 stereoview cards. Views include Seminole Indians in the Everglades, Natural Bridge in Virginia, the Panama Canal, Paris, Jerusalem, various railways, etc. Appears to be mostly if not fully complete. Cards are housed in blue covered boxes with leather covers having […]
Lot 597: Large Victorian Silverplated Tray, Walker and Hall
Large Victorian silverplate tray with a Rococo style border. Pennant mark (1892) for Walker & Hall, Sheffield, England. 30" W x 19". Late 19th/Early 20th century. Condition: Overall good condition with surface scratches.
Lot 598: Assorted 19th C. Silverplate, 3 pcs
Three pieces of 19th century silver plate. 1st item: Old Sheffield Plate butter cooler dish, round with bellied body and two handles and four paw feet, engraved crest of a phoenix and sun and having a tinned interior and removable silver on copper liner, no lid; the main dish marked on base with a double […]