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A relief plaster cast of an ornamental cabochon
£75A relief plaster cast of an ornamental cabochon
after a cast by Brucciani and Co. and bearing their stamp,£75 -
Regency style steel and brass fire grate with torcheres
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Views of the Architecture of the Heavens, by John Nichol
£250 eachViews of the Architecture of the Heavens, by John Nichol
John Pringle Nichol who, a Scottish Romantic astronomer, educator, and social reformer, who produced popular science books between 1846 and 1850. As the 5th Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh , influenced the building of a large observatory beyond the city on Horselethill, paid for by the local citizens. In 1841, it was saved from financial collapse by the University. Part of the difficulties had arisen through Nichol's extravagance in purchasing unnecessarily expensive equipment. Eventually, Horselethill Observatory was kept in operation for 100 years. Nichol was a prolific writer and populariser of Astronomy; his books Contemplations on the Solar System and Views of the Architecture of the Heavens, the latter expanding on the Nebular Hypothesis, and one describing the discovery of Neptune£250 each -
Pair of cut and moulded glass wall lights, Twentieth century
£500Pair of cut and moulded glass wall lights, Twentieth century
Having a circular glass fixing plate leading to glass cup issuing a cut glass central scroll with glass ring detail and cut glass drops, flanked by a s-c scroll branches terminating with drip pans decorated with further cut glass drops. Pat-tested£500