Ten Brass or Whalebone Watchmaker's Drill Bows, likely 19th century, seven whalebone examples and three of brass, together with a glass canister with horsehairs to string the bows, lg. 10-20 1/2 in. Note: Crom #2, p. 306, figure 592 shows an example of a whalebone drill bow for sale in an 1886 catalogue. The bow is used to power watchmaker's turns and lathes.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-01
Ten Brass Muffineers and Five Brass Casters, England, second half 18th century, the muffineers with pierced tops and applied handles, the casters with pierced tops Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-08-11
Ten Whalebone Objects, America, 19th century, including three turned bodkins, and seven small busks or "playing bones," lg. to 10 in. Estimate $20-200 The absence Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-15
Whale Ivory and Whalebone Cane, 19th century, "L"-shaped head with baleen spacers on a round shaft with brass tip, lg. 36 in. Estimate $600-800 The Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-04
Alfred H. Huntington Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, St. Albans, Vermont, c. 1825, the mahogany veneered head with brass bezel and Roman numeral painted iron Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-01
“Diamond-Set Lorgnette for the Islamic or Russian Market” Swiss. Made circa 1860. Very fine and extremely rare 18K gold and enamel, rose diamond- set folding Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
Ten English and Dutch Brass Tobacco Boxes, Containers, and an Inkwell. Estimate $200-400 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2018-02-15
Ten Wrought Iron Hearth and Household Utensils, probably New England or England, 18th/early 19th century, a two-tier game hook, a down-hearth long-handled cooking rod with Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-28
Currier and Foster Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, No. 11 Derby Square, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1830, mahogany wood front timepiece with half round moldings framing Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-31
Three Brass and Glass Inkwells and Ten Fountain Pens and Mechanical Pencils. Estimate $200-400 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-11-30
Ten Continental Brass and Bronze Items, including a bulldog letter holder, a recumbent warrior, a bronze figure of a dog, signed "Paillet," and a pair Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-04-18
