Auction Reports
Dreweatts
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments including the Michael Finnemore Collection
- Auction Date
- 09/09/2025 - 09/09/2025
- Sale Number
- #9386
- Total Lots
- 14
- Sold Lots
- 11
- Lots Sold
- 78.57%
- Unsold Lots
- 3
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 44,671.80
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 22,570.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 31,060.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 23,920.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 33,010.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 135.33%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A FINE MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY 21 INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL FLOOR-STANDING LIBRARY GLOBES |
1799, 1815/1825 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 26,480.00 | |
| 1 | A FINE REGENCY 2.75 INCH TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE |
1818 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 7,944.00 | |
| 4 | A WILLIAM IV 15-INCH FLOOR-STANDING LIBRARY GLOBE |
CIRCA 1830 AND LATER | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,177.60 | |
| 3 | A VICTORIAN 12 INCH LIBRARY TABLE GLOBE |
MID 19th CENTURY | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,250.80 | |
| 6 | AN ENGLISH 5.5 INCH CELESTIAL NAVIGATIONAL 'STAR' GLOBE |
EARLY 20th CENTURY | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,118.40 | |
| 2 | A 2.75 INCH TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE IN A TURNED MAHOGANY CUPOLA-SHAPED CASE |
19th CENTURY | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,456.40 | |
| 52 | LEE, RONALD A. | 'THE KNIBB FAMILY * CLOCKMAKERS...' |
1964 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 529.60 |
| 8 | A VICTORIAN PRINTED CARD 'WHITE'S PLANE SPHERICAL GLOBE' |
1839 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 344.24 | |
| 53 | WHITE, GEORGE | ENGLISH LANTERN CLOCKS' |
1989 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 238.32 |
| 55 | LANDMARK HOROLOGICAL AND OTHER SINGLE OWNER AUCTION CATALOGUES |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 92.68 | ||
| 51 | REFERENCE BOOKS RELATING TO SUNDIALS - TWO VOLUMES: |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.72 | ||
| 7 | CARY, GEORGE AND JOHN | 'CARY'S IMPROVED MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES...' |
1832 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 50 | REFERENCE BOOKS RELATING TO GLOBES AND MAPS - ELEVEN VOLUMES: |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 54 | MERCER, VAUDREY | 'THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF EDWARD JOHN DENT...' |
1977 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
