George IV Collectibles and Curiosities

A 19 volume leatherbound set of the complete works of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) second edition, published by Archibald Constable & Co. Edinburgh and Hurst Robinson & Co. London, 182...

2001 Grey's Anatomy a Facsimile Henry Gray Taj Books United Kingdom Gray's Anatomy a Facsimile Henry Grey FRS, Drawings by HV CARTER MD 14.75 tall x 11.25 x 1.25 2001 TAJ BOOKS Ha...

Pocket Globe Lane, London, between 1817 and 1833 The globe is contained in its original case covered with black leather. Diameter: globe 2.75 in (7 cm); case 3.26 in (8.3 cm). Weight: 0.28 lb (128 g) State of conservation: almost excellent. It has some slight abrasions and some signs of use. The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere. Two pins are inserted on the poles. In the North Pacific Ocean, above the Tropic of Cancer, the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription: LANE’S Improved GLOBE LONDON and, under cartouche J. Mynde Sc[ulpsit] On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Australia is still called New Holland (the new name would be introduced in 1829); Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigates it in 1798). The routes of Cook's and Anson's various voyages are plotted; on the island of Sandwich, between Guinea and Mexico, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the place and date of Cook's killing are reported. The antipode of London is marked in the south of New Zealand. The pocket globe was made between 1817 and 1833. The reconstruction of the history of this dating is due to Elly Dekker (E., Dekker, Globes at Greenwich, Oxford 1999, pp. 128-129). Around 1757 James Ferguson...

A George IV 18-inch floor-standing library globe by John Smith, set in a mahogany stand with a turned baluster support and three arched legs on brass castors joined by stretchers cen...

Early 19th century Regency mahogany weighing scales, the central support with concealed height measuring stick, measurement scale and brass weighing sc...

This is an antique telescope, a five draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use. An English Georgian piece dating to circa 1820. Perfect for bird watching, landscape appre...

A George IV 18 inch George Smith terrestrial globe, set in a mahogany tripod Stand with a turned baluster support and slender square-section legs with the original castors. Compass d...

A handsome pair of British issued First World War leather and polished brass binoculars together with the original leather case. Made by the well renowned maker Ross of London, bo...

This is an antique telescope, a three draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use. An English scope dating to the early 19th century, circa 18...

A very smart and elegant playing card box, lovely quality finished and lined in red morocco leather. The domed lid is mounted with a gilded "Bridge" label. The silver is fully ...

This is an excellent original example of the MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are perf...

I have never come across one of these before and I doubt I ever will again. Quite wonderful, this novelty desk-top novelty perpetual calendar is in the form of a drum covered in l...