Auction Team Breker unveils science and technology curiosities, March 25
Circa-1880 trumpet barrel organ by Frati & Co. of Berlin, with 37 keys, estimated at $5,300-$9,500. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker will open the collector’s cabinet once more on March 25 for its next Science & Technology, Mechanical Music, and Photography & Film sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
From a fine selection of scientific and technical instruments comes a pair of three-inch celestial and terrestrial pocket globes by Nicholas Lane, estimated at $21,400-$26,800; and a set of table globes and a planetarium by Charles Dien, estimated at $7,500-$9,600.
Charles Dien set of table globes with planetarium, estimated at $7,500-$9,600. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Milestones in telecommunication history include an early Siemens & Halske butterstamp telephone receiver with whistler-call, estimated at $3,200-$5,400; and an 1855 American patent model of a telegraph by Lewis and Leroy S. White, which has an estimate of $3,200-$5,400.
1855 patent model of a telegraph by Americans Lewis and Leroy S. White, estimated at $3,200-$5,400. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Highlighting technological icons of the 20th century is a three-rotor Enigma 1 cyphering machine with special advanced switching by Chiffriermaschinenfabrik Heimsoeth & Rinke of Berlin, which carries an estimate of $74,900-$128,400.
1937 HMV Type 900 mirror console television, estimated at $3,200-$5,400. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
The auction also boasts two early television sets: a coveted example of John Logie Baird’s Televisor, which brought BBC broadcasts to the home in 1929, estimated at $8,600-$12,800; and an HMV Type 900 mirror console television from 1937 with an estimate of $3,200-$5,400.
Imhof & Mukle Model 6 Herold orchestrion, estimated at $22,600-$33,900. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Mechanical music instruments large and small range from an Imhof & Mukle Model 6 Herold orchestrion that has an estimate of $22,600-$33,900, to a diminutive Roullet et Decamps Espagnole automaton in fine original presentation, estimated at $2,800-$4,300. Another standout that demands mention is a circa-1880 37-key trumpet barrel organ by Frati & Co. of Berlin, which boasts an estimate of $5,300-$9,500. Also featured are cylinder and disc musical boxes, pneumatic instruments and talking machines.
Cie Francaise de Photographie all-metal Photosphere, estimated at $2,700-$4,000. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Photography aficionados will delight in the line-up of collectable antique cameras featuring an all-metal Photosphere by Cie Francaise de Photographie bearing an estimate of $2,700-$4,000 and an S.O.L. 9×12cm Sigriste in near-mint condition, estimated at $4,500-$5,400. Also on offer is an excellent selection of classic usable cameras, lenses and accessories, including Leica, Rolleiflex and Hasselblad.
Petite English showman’s model traction engine, estimated at $2,100-$3,200. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Completing the sale is a single-owner collection of tin transport toys and engineering models that includes an English 1 1⁄2in scale showman’s traction engine with an estimate of $2,100-$3,200.
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