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RAMSDEN

• SILVER. OMAR RAMSDEN ENGLISH SILVER
  SILVER. OMAR RAMSDEN ENGLISH SILVER CHRISTENING Cup. An exceptional English silver footed Christening Cup. This cup features a frieze border of oak leaves and acorns, central frieze depicting a dog, horse rooster, cow and a cat. With a city stamp of London, maker's mark of Omar Ramsden, and a date letter of 1929. Total approx. weight is 7.11 troy oz (gross). from a Manhattan, NY estate. Dimensions cup measures approx. 3" in height. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. This cup bears a monogram.
• RAMSDEN & ROED: A SILVER ART
  RAMSDEN & ROED: A SILVER ART NOUVEAU MANTEL CLOCK Case hallmarked Ramsden & Roed, London 1932 The concave rectangular case, possibly after a design by Albin Muller, with planished central panel and top, capped by riveted smooth sides, with central glass sight panel below the cream dial with Arabic numerals, 28cm high
• Omar Ramsden. Covered vessel. 1927,
  Omar Ramsden. Covered vessel. 1927, handwrought silver, enamel. 3¾ h × 3¾ dia in. result: $2,772. estimate: $1,500–2,000. Impressed maker's mark to underside ‘Omar Ramsden Me Fecit OR’ with English hallmarks to cover and vessel. 9.45 ozt. (gross weight). Sold with two additional silver works, including one unmarked covered trinket dish with an agate cabochon and silver parcel-gilt interior and one shagreen weighted vessel by Louis Willmott, c. 1907. Inscribed to underside of covered trinket dish ‘Marion Winslow Coye Jan-Feb 1928’. Impressed maker's mark to interior of Willmott example ‘LW’ with English hallmarks and inscribed to base ‘Callow of Mount St W’.
• An Arts & Crafts silver jug, Omar
  An Arts & Crafts silver jug, Omar Ramsden & Alwyn Carr, London 1911, with band of floral decoration centred by an armorial of Dighton, the foot with extensive inscription from 'some Gloucestershire Magistrates to Rev Charles Dighton', 13.5cm high, approximately 178g
• RARE RAMSDEN PATTERN BRIDGE-FRAME
  RARE RAMSDEN PATTERN BRIDGE-FRAME SEXTANT BY NATHANIEL WORTHINGTON LONDON, CIRCA 1850 SEXTANT LENGTH 10.25". WIDTH OF ARC 11". BOX HEIGHT 5.25". WIDTH 13". LENGTH 12".RARE RAMSDEN PATTERN BRIDGE-FRAME SEXTANT BY NATHANIEL WORTHINGTON, London, Circa 1850, Signed on the radius arc "Worthington London". Double blackened brass frame and "bridge" built up over the frame, brass arc inset with a silver scale, blackened brass index arm with magnifier, worm screw adjustment, vernier, clamping and tangent screws, two sets of colored filters, lignum vitae handle and three feet on the back side. Includes four telescopes and eyepiece with additional filters. Within a shaped mahogany box with a hinged lid. Dimensions: Sextant length 10.25". Width of arc 11". Box height 5.25". Width 13". Length 12". Provenance: ProvenanceSotheby's, London, Scientific and Medical Instrument Auction, February 1986.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.
• BRASS "T-FRAME" QUINTANT BY JESSE
  BRASS "T-FRAME" QUINTANT BY JESSE RAMSDEN LONDON, CIRCA 1793 QUINTANT LENGTH 6". WIDTH 7". BOX HEIGHT 2.75". LENGTH 6.5". WIDTH 7.75".BRASS "T-FRAME" QUINTANT BY JESSE RAMSDEN, London, Circa 1793, Signed "Ramsden London" on the cross-bar and numbered 1147 on the reverse side. Inset silver scale reads from 2 to 147 degrees. With a 5.125" radius arm with tangent screw and clamp, handle, three brass feet, and an assortment of lenses, eyepieces and other fittings. Within its original mahogany box. An old label in the box instructs "To correct error of division in centering add 1' every 10 degrees.". The fine use of brass, when many other instruments were still being made in ebony, and the quality of workmanship mark this instrument as the work of a master craftsman and inventor. Dimensions: Quintant length 6". Width 7". Box height 2.75". Length 6.5". Width 7.75". Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Frank Collection of Scientific Instruments, 1986.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.
• Dan Dunton (American, b. 1950)
  Dan Dunton (American, b. 1950) The Reverend Ramsden's Prize Boar 'Jacob' oil on canvas initialed D.D. (lower right) 16 x 18 inches.
• A GROUP OF FOUR VINTAGE TELESCOPESA
  A GROUP OF FOUR VINTAGE TELESCOPESA group of four vintage telescopes, Four items A Stanley London brass telescope 20th Century Marked: Stanley London With two draw tubes 1.375" Dia. x 8.5" L A Matthew Berge for Ramsden London telescope Late 18th/early 19th Century Marked: Berge London / late Ramsden With wooden barrel, three silver draw tubes, and silver eyepiece cover, fittings, and lens cap 1.875" Dia. x 21" L A Hughes London brass telescope Late 19th/early 20th Century Marked: Hughes / London With wooden barrel, three brass draw tubes, and brass eyepiece cover and fittings 1.625" Dia. x 22.5" L A brass telescope Late 19th/early 20th Century Unmarked With wooden barrel, four brass draw tubes, and brass eyepiece cover, fittings, and lens cap 2.5" Dia. x 42" L
• TWO SILVER CASES, BY OMAR
  TWO SILVER CASES, BY OMAR RAMSDEN, DEAKIN & FRANCIS AND AN AMERICAN CASE DEPICTING GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TOMBTWO SILVER CASES, BY OMAR RAMSDEN, DEAKIN & FRANCIS AND AN AMERICAN CASE DEPICTING GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TOMB, the first, an Arts & Crafts silver small cigarette case, London 1925, Omar Ramsden, the curved rectangular case with a raised lily and motto on a scrolling banner reading "Ex fumo dare lucem", all reserved on a hammered ground, gilt interior with hallmarks, push button clasp, 3.25 x 2.5 in., 2.7 ozt.; an English silver leather-lined coin purse, Birmingham 1904, Deakin & Francis, 4.25 x 3 in., 3.6 ozt. gross; and an American white metal case, apparently unmarked, of shaped rectangular form with a hinged top, both sides delicately cast with scrolling flowers and foliage and a scrolling banner engraved "Louisa", the other side with the entrance to George Washington's Memorial, all hung from a linked chain with finger loop, 3.5 x 2.25 in. (3)
• +PORTRAIT OF JOHN CHARLES
  +PORTRAIT OF JOHN CHARLES RAMSDEN,19TH C., OIL ON CANVAS, DEPICTS RAMSDEN IN THREE QUARTER PROFILE, A BRITISH WHIG POLITICIAN, HE SA...+Portrait of John Charles Ramsden,19th C., oil on canvas, depicts Ramsden in three quarter profile, a British Whig politician, he sat in the House of Commons between 1812 and 1836, unsigned, inscription verso identifies sitter, probably added after death, newer gilt frame, wear consistent with age including craquelure, overall toning, past restorations, not examined out of frame, ss: 29 1/2" h. x 24 1/2" w. [PROVENANCE: copy of receipt of purchase from 1987 available to successful bidder.]
• RAMSDEN (LONDON) BRASS TELESCOPE,
  RAMSDEN (LONDON) BRASS TELESCOPE, ENGRAVED WITH MARAMSDEN (LONDON) BRASS TELESCOPE, engraved with makers name and "Day or Night" on first draw, three draw design, built in lens covers, length open: 37 1/4 inches, closed: 12 inches.
• BRASS FOUR-DRAW DAY/NIGHT TELESCOPE
  BRASS FOUR-DRAW DAY/NIGHT TELESCOPE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH CLOSED 10.5”.BRASS FOUR-DRAW DAY/NIGHT TELESCOPE, 19th Century, Tube engraved "Ramsden London". Partial mahogany cover. Dimensions: Length closed 10.5".
• CASED BRASS T-FRAME SEXTANT LATE
  CASED BRASS T-FRAME SEXTANT LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 4.5”. WIDTH 15”. DEPTH 13.5”.CASED BRASS T-FRAME SEXTANT, Late 18th/Early 19th Century, Marked "Ramsden London". Wedge-shaped wooden case. Serial # 1090. Dimensions: Case height 4.5". Width 15". Depth 13.5".
• CASED OCTANT 18TH CENTURY CASE
  CASED OCTANT 18TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 4.5”. WIDTH 14.5”. DEPTH 16.75”.CASED OCTANT, 18th Century, Engraved "Ramsden : London" on inset ivory plaque. Rosewood frame with brass mounts and ivory degree scale. Wedge-shaped wooden case. Dimensions: Case height 4.5". Width 14.5". Depth 16.75".
• RARE LEFT-HANDED BRASS DOUBLE
  RARE LEFT-HANDED BRASS DOUBLE T-FRAME SEXTANT BY JOHN BENJAMIN DANCER CIRCA 1850 SEXTANT HEIGHT 9.5". WIDTH OF ARC 10.5". BOX HEIGHT 5". WIDTH 11". WIDTH 10.5".RARE LEFT-HANDED BRASS DOUBLE T-FRAME SEXTANT BY JOHN BENJAMIN DANCER, Circa 1850, Signed on the radius "Dancer Manchester" for John Benjamin Dancer (British, 1812-1887). Formed with strips of brass in duplicate and joined with turned brass pillars. Brass arc inset with a silver scale calibrated from 0-150. Fitted with an index arm with clamp and tangent screws, magnifier, vernier scale, lignum vitae handle, two sets of colored filters and telescopic lens with the telescope fitting into the right side and the ebony handle mounted on the left. Fitted mahogany box with additional lenses and accessories. Dimensions: Sextant height 9.5". Width of arc 10.5". Box height 5". Width 11". Width 10.5". Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 2011.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Notes:John Benjamin Dancer, optician and scientific instrument maker, was the inventor of microphotography. Born in London, Dancer, at different times, held apprenticeships with Ramsden, Dollond and Troughton. In 1841 he established a partnership, Abraham & Dancer, in Manchester. After 1845 he worked alone.
• BRASS THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE
  BRASS THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE LONDON, 19TH CENTURY LENGTH CLOSED 9.5”.BRASS THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE, London, 19th Century, Mahogany tube marked "Berge London Late Ramsden". Dimensions: Length closed 9.5".
• BRASS AND MAHOGANY THREE-DRAW
  BRASS AND MAHOGANY THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE LONDON, 19TH CENTURY LENGTH CLOSED 9.5”.BRASS AND MAHOGANY THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE, London, 19th Century, Marked "Ramsden London". Dimensions: Length closed 9.5".
• CASED BERGE RAMSDEN SEXTANT LONDON,
  CASED BERGE RAMSDEN SEXTANT LONDON, 19TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 4.75”. WIDTH 13”. DEPTH 11.25”.CASED BERGE RAMSDEN SEXTANT, London, 19th Century, Marked on scale "Berge Ramsden London". Skeletonized metal frame. Two lenses. Wedge-shaped walnut case. Dimensions: Case height 4.75". Width 13". Depth 11.25".
• STERLING THISTLE SPOON BY OMAR
  STERLING THISTLE SPOON BY OMAR RAMSDEN & CARRSterling Thistle Spoon by Omar Ramsden & Carr, London, hallmarked with London date code 1918-1919. Hand wrought spoon with stylized thistle terminal in antique condition with crisp hallmarks. Measures 6.25"L and weighs 56.1 grams.
• CARY'S 20-INCH CELESTIAL GLOBE
  CARY'S 20-INCH CELESTIAL GLOBE CIRCA 1800 mounted with a brass meridian, 18 gore, the circular cartouche printed 'Carys New and improved CELESTIAL GLOBE on which is carefully laid down the whole of the stars and nebulae contained in the astronomical catalogue of the Revd. Mr Wollaston, FRS, compiled from the authorities of Flamsteed, De La Caille, Hevelius, Mayer, Bradley, Herschil, Mashelyn, & C. with an exteufive number from the works of Mifs. Herschel. The whole adapted to the year 1800 and the limits of the constellation decriment by a boundry line. LONDON. Sold by M Berge (late Ramsden) No. 199 Picadilly Jan 1801'; the stand lacking20 inch diameter
• OMAR RAMSDEN (1873-1939) PAIR OF
  OMAR RAMSDEN (1873-1939) PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS SERVING SPOONS, 1936 silver, within original box, stamped OR, hallmarked London 1936(2)each 20.2cm long
• Y ENGLISH LACQUERED BRASS 2 1/2 IN.
  Y ENGLISH LACQUERED BRASS 2 1/2 IN. TABLE TELESCOPE, RAMSDEN, LONDON LATE 18TH CENTURY the 25½ inch long body-tube signed Ramsden London, with rack and pinion eyepiece extension tube focusing, raised via a compass joint and brass column with telescopic stabilising rod with ivory key for rack and pinion adjustment to a folding tripod base with cabriole legTube 25 1/2 inchesProvenance: Careston Castle, Brechin, AngusNote: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/With non-transferable CITES self-certification number ZEQKEGQ6
• CASED EARLY 19TH C. BRASS TELESCOPE
  CASED EARLY 19TH C. BRASS TELESCOPE BY JOHN BERGE OF LONDON, WITH TABLETOP TRIPOD All Original Kit, including a 26 1/2" + 3" main tube having a 2 1/2" objective, screw on 9" cog adjustable eyepiece, engraved on top "M. Berge, late Ramsden", (so circa1800-1808), with folding tripod, in the original fitted mahogany case, 4" x 31" x 7". Very good condition, two dents in top of large tube, optics look good. A note from Philip W. Pfiefer of 'Le Cabinet Scientifique', 900 Madison Ave, NY reads: "A three inch refracting telescope on stand, signed Berge, late Ramsden, in its original fitted mahogany case. John Berge was an apprentice to Peter Dollard in London from 1756 to 1773. He remained in his employ until 1791 when he joined Jesse Ramsden. He became chief workman until Ramsden's death in 1800 when he took over the studio and ran it until his death in 1808."
• Early 20th Century English
  Early 20th Century English School/Portrait miniature of Moyra Gwendolen Ramsden (1900-1981)/watercolour on ivory, 7.5cm x 6cm/Ivory registration reference: XW2KNKVK
• George III mahogany stick barometer
  George III mahogany stick barometer Jesse Ramsden dated 1799 engraved silvered metal base ''Ramsden London 1799 '' 37 in. L. Estimate $ 800-1 000 Additional comments added 4/11/12: * Yes this has mercury. Chips to molding wear rubbing to silvered metal base.
• Omar Ramsden; a fine silver
  Omar Ramsden; a fine silver goblet with Celtic knop approx. 11 cm high hallmarked London 1919 later retailed by S.J. Phillips.
• A George V Arts and Crafts silver
  A George V Arts and Crafts silver decagonal shallow dish by Omar Ramsden with planished body and centre embossed with the Tudor Rose on circular foot London 1932 6in 8 oz. Estimate ?400-600 There is a tiny nick to the rim otherwise the overall condition is good. Marks clear. FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?420
• A George V silver bowl by Omar
  A George V silver bowl by Omar Ramsden of circular form the planished body with stylised whorl decoration on circular foot London 1925 5.5in 5.5 oz. Estimate ?250-350 There are a few very minor nicks to the outer body otherwise the overall condition is good. Marks clear. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?650
• 1 vol. Joyce, James. Dubliners.
  1 vol. Joyce, James. Dubliners. London: Grant Richards, (1914). First edition. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered brick red cloth; occasionally scuffed, spine partially darkened, head of spine slightly chipped & frayed, very slightly dusty. Internally slightly toned. Bookplates of B.D. Sadler 1915 & Charles F.L. Ramsden on front paste-down. Slocum & Cahoon 8 ,200 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• An Omar Ramsden '' Nailhead ''
  An Omar Ramsden '' Nailhead '' silver coffee spoon London 1928 together with an Art Deco jam spoon B.W & S Sheffield 1927.
• A Victorian silver bachelor's
  A Victorian silver bachelor's coffee pot by R & S Garrard & Co of fluted pear shape with ivory knop London 1843 6.25in gross 15 oz. Estimate ?200-300 There is an engraved inscription to the base which reads ''From His Aunt F.S. Ramsden 1846''. There is a small engraved mongram to the centre of the body and an armorial on the opposite side. There are 4 small dents around the baluster section of the main body. The handle is broken and has been glued back together. Marks clear. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?270