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The Philip Banham Collection of Optical Toys, Optical Prints and Stereoscopic including the Great Exhibition of 1851
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Venue address
St. Edmund's Court
Okehampton Street
Exeter
EX4 1DU
United Kingdom

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The Philip Banham Collection of Optical Toys, Optical Prints and Stereoscopic including the Great Exhibition of 1851

Auction dates
06 Mar 2019 10:00 GMT
Lots: 1-236
Viewing dates
02 Mar 2019 09:00 - 12:00 GMT
04 Mar 2019 09:00 - 17:15 GMT
05 Mar 2019 09:00 - 17:15 GMT
Auction currency
GBP
Accepted cards
There are 236 lots within this auction
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An 18th century pencil 'puzzle picture' of a turning head illusion:,
400 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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A small ivory kaleidoscope viewer together with two larger treen examples:,
170 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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Vue du Optique : Vue de l'Eglise et du pont de la Trinite a Florence,
80 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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Vu du Optique : Versailles, hand coloured copper engraving 27.5 x 40cm.
350 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Optical Illusion: a rare mid-eighteenth century tooled morocco hinged case (9 cm at widest point),
320 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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Transformation View : hand coloured transformation print, 405 x 270 mm,
140 GBP
50 - 75 GBP
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Vue du Optic : The Port of Lisbonne [Lisbon], hand coloured print, 410 x 275 mm, f & g,
70 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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After Richard Brakenburgh (1650-1702) 'La Curiosite':,
400 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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Panorama : 'Fore's Grand Coronation Procession' - linen backed hand coloured rolled panorama,
650 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Zograscope.
Lot 13
260 GBP
250 - 300 GBP
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An early 19th century thaumatrope of Napoleon Bonaparte:,
90 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Kaleidoscope : wooden paper covered [peeling] tapering barrel, turning piece now taped up,
70 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Phenakistoscope:,
0 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Phenakistoscope- a group of three 'The Magic Circle' discs:, comprising No.
0 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Phenakistoscope:,
0 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Phenakistoscope- a group of three 'The Magic Circle' discs:, comprising No.
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A rare early 19th century 11 inch hand coloured zoetrope base card:,
45 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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Two early 19th century hand finished glass lantern slides:, an old farmer with horse and cart,
0 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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An 11 1/2 inch zoetrope base card of a firing cannon:, hand coloured in red and black, unsigned.
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Coptographs or 'White Shadows':, one of a witch riding a broom inscribed 'Mother Shepton' ,
130 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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An early 19th century pencil rotating head illusion 'Lawyer & Client' :,
110 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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Transformation print : hand coloured lithograph of the Grand Canal, day and night panoptic,
150 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A 19th century hand cut paper transformation silhouette 'The Astrologer & Lady':,
130 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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An early 19th century hand cut paper and linen transformation silhouette 'Sterling Castle from the
55 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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After Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), 'La Lanterna Magica, 1808':, monochrome engraving, 19.
75 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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After Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), 'Il casotto dei Burattini -in Roma 1809':,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A hand cut silhouette and ink thaumatrope of a boy with carrots on a stick riding a donke:,
90 GBP
40 - 50 GBP
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A group of eleven early 19th century oval mica hand painted transformation slides:,
150 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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'Panorama of the Coronation of George IV, 19th July 1821':, hand coloured aquatint panorama, approx.
500 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Lithophane Night Light Holder : with four panels, embossed brass surround, fitted lid,
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Lithophane Plaque and Stand : depicting two boys and a dog, pierced metal stand with candle holder,
0 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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Grand Tour Intaglios : a collection of 32 Italian plaster intaglios rimmed in gilt,
260 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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An early 19th alabaster and Blue John 'Peep egg',
130 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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An early 19th alabaster cylindrical 'peep' viewer:,
0 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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Transformation print : 'Spooner's Transformations. No.
170 GBP
50 - 75 GBP
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A group of four early 19th century handmade scissor cut silhouette cards:,
160 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A group of twenty-five early English stereoscope cards of GB topographical views:,
300 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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A group of eight surprise transformation tissue stereoscopic photograph cards with back lighting
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A group of twelve mid-19th century diapositive stereoscopic plates by Ferrier & Soulier,
260 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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A group of twelve mid-19th century diapositive stereoscopic plates by Ferrier & Soulier and others:,
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Transformation print : 'Spooner's Protean Views No.
500 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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A group of twenty-five mid-19th century stereoscopic tissue cards including Diables:,
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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A group of thirty mid 19th century photographic stereoscope cards:,
400 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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A dispositive stereoscope plate of a Javanese Theatrical performance of Wayang (Shadow Puppets):,
0 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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An early 19th century hand painted panoramic magic lantern slide:,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A group of three rare French panoramic silhouette magic lantern slides:, one of a fleet of boats,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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An early 19th century hand cut white paper coptograph ' The Saracens Head':,
60 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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An early 19th century mirrored reverse glass silhouette of fruit pickers:,
120 GBP
40 - 50 GBP
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A 19th century paper covered conical kaleidoscope:, 15cm high,
0 GBP
40 - 50 GBP
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Crystal Palace Automaton.
450 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Great Exhibition.
65 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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Peep View : ' The Interior of the Crystal Palace in London,
190 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Great Exhibition 1851,
170 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Crystal Palace a set of twenty diapostive lantern slides of the relocation construction of the
0 GBP
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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Crystal Place at Sydenham , a stereoscopic photograph by T R Williams,
0 GBP
300 - 350 GBP
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Crystal Place Handel Festival 1857, a stereoscopic photograph by Negretti & Zambra,
0 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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