Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools

 

Now accepting entries for forthcoming sales

Next Specialist Sale: Saturday 10 August

The Department of Scientific and Musical Instruments, Cameras and Tools offers a friendly and efficient service to anyone wishing to buy or sell items in this wide-ranging and fascinating field.

This highly successful and popular department has been built up by our in-house specialist, Nick Lambert, who is responsible for researching and cataloguing sale items. He welcomes enquiries from collectors, sellers and dealers.

We are currently holding 4 specialist sales a year that include: 

  • Microscopes, telescopes & binoculars
  • Surveying & navigational instruments
  • Cameras & optical toys
  • Medical & dental instruments
  • Woodworking tools
  • Violins, guitars and banjos
  • Concertinas
  • Wind instruments
  • Musical boxes and mechanical music
  • Radios
  • Jukeboxes
 
Nick Lambert
Collectables Specialist
 
Email:  Nick Lambert
 
Telephone:  01969 623780
 

 

 

 
 

Gallery

 
  • August - Lot 1008 - A 19th Century Cruchley's 5 1/2inch Terrestrial Table Globe, £300
    Lot 1008 - A 19th Century Cruchley's 5 1/2inch Terrestrial Table Globe, realised £300
  • August - Lot 1153 - A 19th Century Brass Trumpet with Slider by W Grayson, £1,800
    Lot 1153 - A 19th Century Brass Trumpet with Slider by W Grayson, realised £1,800
  • August - Lot 1069- A Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Carpenters Pine Tool Box, £300
    Lot 1069 - A Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Carpenters Pine Tool Box, realised £300
  • August - Lot 1173 - A 19th Century Singing Bird Musical Box Automaton, £1,400
    Lot 1073 - A 19th Century Singing Bird Musical Box Automaton, realised £1,400
  • August - Lot 1080 - A Gibson 335 'Pro' Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitar, £1,300
    Lot 1080 - A Gibson 335 'Pro' Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitar, realised £1,300
  • August - Lot 1070 - A Collection of Vintage Carving Tools, £480
    Lot 1070 - A Collection of Vintage Carving Tools, realised £480
  • August - Lot 1255 - A Hasselblad Carl Zeiss Fisheye Lens, £1,200
    Lot 1255 - A Hasselblad Carl Zeiss Distagon f/3.5 30mm CF Fisheye Lens No.7492391, realised £1,200
  • August - Lot 1112 - 19th Century French Violin by Honore Derazey, £6,000
    Lot 1112 - A 19th Century French Violin by Honore Derazey, realised £6000
  • January - Lot 1010, £980
    An All Brass Ashworth's Patent Hepplewhite-Gray Miner's Safety Lamp or A.H.G, realised £980
  • January - Lot 1064, £1,000
    A Set of 'County of Northumberland' Working Standards Spherical Brass Weights, realised £1,000
  • January - Lot 1101A, £2,500
    A Gretsch Chet Atkins Nashville Model Guitar, serial number 271308, circa 1967, realised £2,500
  • January - Lot 1136, £8,400
    An Original 1962 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar, serial number 87416, pre CBS, the base of the neck stamped '2 SEP 62B', realised £8,400
  • January - Lot 1163, £2,300
    An 19th Century Brass Natural Trumpet with Slide by Fredk Pace, 15 King Street, Westminster, realised £2,300
  • January - Lot 1173, £1,700
    A Cased Pair of Yamaha German System Bb Clarinets, realised £1,700
  • January - Lot 1175, £3,800
    A 19th Century French Monkey Musician Automata Clock, possibly by Henri Phalibois, realised £3,800
  • January - Lot 1193, £1,600
    A Leica IIIa Camera No.266003, in chrome, circa 1937, realised £1,600
  • April 2009 - Lot 1021, £700
    A Fine 19th Century Lacquered Brass Monocular Compound Travelling Microscope by Wm Matthews, London, realised £700
  • April 2012 - Lot 1035, £480
    A 19th Century Ebony Octant by John Chrichton, 112 Leadenhall Street, London, with ivory vernier, scale and name tablet, realised £480
  • April 2012 - Lot 1081, £2,100
    A Gibson J200 JR Twelve String Acoustic Guitar, with makers paper label, serial number 90492022, realised £2,100
  • April 2012 - Lot 1096, £800
    A 19th Century French Violin, no label, realised £800
  • April 2012 - Lot 1133, £2,300
    A Rare George IV Scottish Silver Mounted Copper Eight Key Bugle by Curtis and Son, Glasgow, realised £2,300
  • April 2012 - Lot 1140, £2,200
    A 19th Century Swiss Walnut Cased Coin Operated 'Symphonion' Musical Disc Player, realised £2,200
  • April 2012 - Lot 1203, £1,800
    A Boxed Leica M5 Camera Outfit, realised £1,800
  • April 2012 - Lot 1205, £1,300
    A Leica M2 Camera Outfit, realised £1,300
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Departments

Tennants has 24 separate specialist departments.

This specialisation enables us to provide our UK and international clients with the highest levels of personal service, combined with the expertise and in-depth knowledge for which we are renowned. Select a department from the list below for more information and galleries of items past, present & future.