Exclusive Fountain Pens by »Montblanc

Exclusive Fountain Pens by »Montblanc«
Several lots of unused original masterpieces with certificates and
boxes, including "Lalique", "Lorenzo di Medici", "Oscar Wilde",
"Jules Vernes" and others.
No. 29
134th Specialty Auction
Original 4-Rotor »Enigma M4«
Cipher Machine, c. 1939
With matching wheel serial
numbers. Iconic machine which
influenced the course of second
world war dramatically.
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»Science & Technology«
»Mechanical Music & Automata«
»Rare Toys«
30 May 2015
18th Century British instrumentmaker Edmund Culpeper brought
the science of microscopy to a wider
public by developing a simplified tripod microscope. Offered at auction
is a superb example of an English
Culpeper-type microscope of circa
1735, with shagreen-covered tube,
original lacquer and triangular oak
case. Culpeper’s instruments were
visually stunning and comparatively
A Unique Acryl-Design
»Remington No. 7« Typewriter
From original machine parts. –
A terrific piece of artwork in full
working condition.
affordable in their day, although the
design was actually a step back in
the development of the microscope.
Also included in the auction is a very
rare disc calculating machine by
Parisian horologist Pierre Fardoil
of ca. 1690, offered with an original
pocket watch by P. Fardoil from
around 1700.
No. 1 in »Technical Antiques« worldwide
Auction Focus 2015
»Grand Format« Forte Piano Musical Box by J. M. Heller, Berne, c. 1860
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»Office Antiques«
»Science & Technology«
»Fine Toys, Tin Toys,
Automata & Model Trains«
2014 saw excellent results across the board for Antique Technology, Toys and Photographica. In the following pages you
will find a selection of our past
and present highlights.
Of particular note were instruments of surveying, navigation
and astronomy, such as the
rare rosewood sea quadrant
by royal instrument maker
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»Pencil Sharpener by Edward S. Stimpson«, 1884
A superbly rare collector's item: the only known example in the world!! – U.S. Patent: Sept. 2, 1884.
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George Adams which fetched
Euro 17.700 / US$ 24,300 in
our May auction (Lot 118) and
the imposing tellurium by Jan
Fekl of Prague which brought
Euro 8.600 / US$ 12,000 (Lot
167).
Joint catalogue
Annual subscription 2015 (2 catalogues)
auction included a very rare
chalk-disc “electromotograph”
telephone receiver, patented
(approx. US-$ 52.–)
»Telecommunications«
Single catalogue for 18 April 2015
Following another strong year of specialist auctions, we are
looking forward to welcoming customers old and new to three
exciting Spring sales and a surprising Autumn season.
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by Thomas Edison in 1877, for Euro 29.500 / US$ 40,000
(Lot 42). In our November 2014 auction an 1862 pre-patent prototype ‘Michaela’ stenography machine fetched
Euro 14.750 / US$ 18,500 (Lot 264) and an attractive example
of the sought-after Fitch Type Writer of 1891 brought almost
Euro 24.600 / US$ 30,700 (Lot 277).
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Mechanical music instruments of the early 19th century also
performed well, with a fine silver and micro-mosaic musical
snuff box bringing Euro 17.200 / US$ 23,600 (Lot 467) and
an 18-carat gold ‘sur-plateau’
snuff box by Jean-Georges
Reymond Euro 25.000 /
US$ 34,500 (Lot 507).
The Auction Dates 2015
»Photographica & Film«
21 March 2015
26 September 2015
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(Closing date: 1 July ’15)
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»Pencil Sharpener by Th. A. Henderson«, 1886
The only known example worldwide!! – U.S. Patent:
Nov. 23, 1886 – A giant rarity!
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»Telecommunications«
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Albion-Type Letterpress Handpress by »F. Uytterelst, Brussels, Belgium«, c. 1840s
Size: 223 cm / 88 in. high.
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Bookbinding Press by »Ate
Foucher, Paris«, c. 1890
Size: 221 cm / 87 in. high.
The (very) first »MAC – Mechanical Analogue Computer«, 1958
World's 1st tape-operated computer for flight simulation. Only one other
example is known, in the Science Museum, London! – Fantastic piece of
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18 April 2015
»Office Antiques«
»Science & Technology«
»Fine Toys & Automata«
30 May 2015
(Closing date: 15 March ’15)
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An historic private collection of musical boxes
and self-playing instruments showcased museum-quality pieces like the magnificent musical escritoire for Euro 30.300 / US$ 41,500
(Lot 435) and a rare chocolate-dispensing
“Bôite à Musique de Gare” for Euro 27.800 /
US$ 38,000 (Lot 476).
Landmarks of communication in last May’s
7 November 2015
(Closing date: 1 Sept. ’15)
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The interest in tin toy motorcycles, already
on the rise in 2013, continued throughout our
2014 auctions, with vehicles by Nuremberg
makers Wilhelm Krauss and Johann
Distler proving especially popular.
Large motorcycle by Wilhelm
Krauss, c. 1915, sold for
Euro 14.750 / US$ 18,500 in
November 2014 (Lot 740).
»Radio Bloc« – French Receiver
by Brunet & Cie, Paris, c. 1922
Extremely rare!
Roullet et Decamps’ “Paon Marchant” bringing Euro 11.000 /
US$ 15,000 (Lot 567 / May 2014).
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Contemporary automata attracted international interest, even
making news headlines when a controversial mechanical portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin by Christian Bailly
sold for almost Euro 37.000 / US$ 46,500 in November 2014
(Lot 549). Antique automata
fared well too, with lifelike
clockwork animals such as
Our two specialist Photographica auctions presented freshto-the-market examples of historic antique cameras, classic
cameras, rare lenses and accessories. The »photokina« auction
in September achieved a 92 % sold rate, with rare stereoscopic
viewers, cameras and ‘wood and brass’ cameras in particular
surpassing their pre-sale estimates and reserves quite significantly.
»Märklin No. 5215«
Tin Toy Limousine, c. 1919
28 cm / 11 in. long,
with original finish!
133rd Specialty Auction
Very Rare French Compound Radio
by »L. Charne«, c. 1920
»Telecommunications«
18 April 2015
134th Specialty Auction
Tropical Reflex Camera Presented by the Carl Zeiss firm
to Guido Mengel, the first director of ICA A.G. (Lot 543).
Reserve: Euro 5.000 / US$ 6,500. Result: Euro 19.700 /
US$ 25,500
Automaton »Monkey
Baker« by Phalibois,
Paris, c. 1870
In original costume.
World's 1st Fax Machine:
»The Fultograph«, c. 1925
»Science & Technology«
»Mechanical Music & Automata«
»Rare Toys«
30 May 2015
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Vérascope F40 Prototype by
Jules Richard, Paris, circa 1955
(Lot 339).
Reserve: Euro 900 / US$ 1,200.
Result: Euro 12.300 / US$ 16,000.
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2015 Preview
In addition to our two regular sales of Photographica and Film
on 21 March 2015 and Office Antiques, Technology, Mechanical Music and Toys on 30 May 2015, we will also be hosting
an exceptional auction of Telecommunications on 18 April
2015, which will include the world’s first mechanical television set as invented by John Logie-Baird in 1929!
The 132nd
»Belliéni Stéréo
Folding Camera«, 1892
Pre-Leica:
»Tourist Multiple«, c. 1913
»Kern Small Stereo«, c. 1930
Specialty Auction
»Photographica & Film«
Rare »Puppet-Theatre« Automaton
by Gustave Vichy, Paris, c. 1890
With »Eden-Bébé« bisque
head and original costume!
Boutique Fantasque
Codebreakers
The four-rotor »Enigma Mod. K«
ciphering machine is one of the
iconic images of the 2nd world
war. In fact, it was developed by
Berlin engineer Dr. Arthur Scherbius more than 15 years before the
outbreak of WWII and considered
so complex that it could produce
over 22 billion code combinations
without a single repetition. Enigma
machines have been in the news
again with the release of the 2015
thriller “The Imitation Game”
starring Benedict Cumberbatch as
British mathematician Alan Turing
… although it was actually Polish
cryptologist Marian Rejewski who
played a far greater role in cracking
the Enigma code.
The »Baird Televisor«, 1929
World’s very 1st television set!
Designed by John Logie Baird, London.
Original condition!
French Airmans Spark
Transmitter with Morse Key, c. 1915
The 19th century is considered by many to be the
‘Golden Age’ of automata. This fantastical piece by
Roullet et Decamps of Paris represents a winged
clown teasing a papier-mâché moon with a beetle on
a string. The personification of the moon, a popular theme in French culture, inspired illusionist and
film-maker Georges Méliès to produce “Le Voyage
dans la Lune” in 1902.
Large Induction Coil with Herz Sparc Gap
The “Clown sur Pleine Lune” by Roullet et Decamps,
Paris joins a very special collection of fine mechanical
toys and automata being offered at auction this Spring.
Visit www.youtube.com/auctionteambreker for a performance of music and motion.
English Wootophone Radio, 1924
Spectacular Automaton »Gymnast«
by Vichy-Triboulet, c. 1910
Mark III Short Wave Tuner, 1916
Fritz Lang Movie (Pathé 9,5 mm):
»The Nibelungen Saga
(UFA, 1924)«
21 March 2015
»Stuart« Working Beam Steam Engine
Size: 58 x 26 x 46 cm / 23 x 10 ½ x 18 ¼ in.
Working well!
»Kennedy Type 220« Receiver
and Type 525 Amplifier, c. 1922
Paddle Wheel Steamer Engine with Moving Wheel Blades
Size: 36 x 26,5 x 17 cm / 14 x 10 ½ x 6 ½ in. Working well!
Coin-Activated Orchestral
Musical Box with Ragtime Repertoire
by Mermod Frères, c. 1900
Radio »Radione« by Nikolaus Eltz,
Vienna, Austria, c. 1925
»Cinématographe
Lumière« , 1895
Sensational Milestone!!
Prototype:
»Verascope F 40«, c. 1950
Rare and early Microscope
by C. Kellner’s Nachf.:
Fr. Bethle, Wetzlar, c. 1859
The Name’s Bond... James Bond
The 1964 film “Goldfinger” marked
Sean Connery’s third appearance as
British MI6 agent James Bond and
has been described as “the peak of the
series”.
This pair of Bausch & Lomb
binoculars, consigned by the family
of the film’s art director Michael White,
played its own very iconic role in the
Prototype: 35mm Reporter Camera
by E. Suter, c. 1920
Extremely rare:
»Rothschloss«, 1930
»Hanken (Police)«
by Riken, c. 1952
scene where Bond prevents Auric Goldfinger from winning a rigged game of
gin rummy by distracting his assistant
Jill Masterton on the hotel balcony.
“Goldfinger” was also significant for
introducing the ingenious gadgets and
technology which feature in all the later
films, leading a Times critic to write:
“All the devices are infinitely sophisticated, and so is the film”.
Original Ferdinand Braun’s »Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)«, c. 1900
The only known example worldwide!!
The forefather of all television tubes.
De Forest-Type Radio »Audion
Detector with Amplifier 14 T«
With original tubes!
See also: "Radiomuseum.org"
Telefunken Experimental
Colour-Television Set, 1967
Prototype ex laboratory of
TV-pioneer Prof. Walter Bruch.
Pal-System. – A giant rarity!
»S.G. Brown Type Q«
Loudspeaker, 1924
An extensive collection of rare tubes of all kinds
Radio »Isaria Type N3«, 1924
American Airplane Radio
Transceiver »SCR 68«, 1918
…and many more!
American Quenched
Spark Transmitter, 1910
Coin-Operated »Regina Hexaphone«
Phonograph, c. 1915
Excellent and complete working condition!
Interchangeable
Musical Escritoire
by Bremond, c. 1875
Disc Musical Box
»Symphonion Eroica No. 38B«,
c. 1895
»Regina Style 33« Automatic Disc-Changing
Musical Box for 12 Discs
Excellent original condition!
With 45 discs – Extremely rare in this superb condition.