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An exceptional, rare, five glass walnut cased Stormguide recording barometer or barograph by Short & Mason c1935

A rare silver, bourdon tube pocket thermometer by Francis Barker & Sons, Improved Patent No 7318, retailed by Negretti & Zambra, London, c1908

A very good, scarce, pigskin cased Forecasting Aneroid barometer and easel forecaster made to special order by Negretti & Zambra, No 20996, c1925

A very scarce original issue Fishermans Aneroid Barometer by Dollond No 2528, issued by the Royal National Life Boat Institution, c1885

A scarce, high quality, miniature gilded brass hand bearing compass by Negretti & Zambra, c1870

A good French lacquered brass Bourdon aneroid barometer No 15178 by Jules Richard c1880

A good antique French Bourdon & Richard aneroid barometer No 8138 c1860

A good quality open dial aneroid barometer by Naudet et Cie retailed by Whitfield & Hakes, Nautical Opticians, c1890

Very rare officers Singer pattern prismatic marching compass by Francis Barker c1895, retailed by Negretti & Zambra

A fine antique mahogany cased set of pocket maximum and minimum thermometers by Negretti & Zambra c1915

A very collectable rare lacquered brass Weather Watch pocket barometer by Negretti & Zambra No R/449, c1920

A very good lacquered brass desk weather forecaster together with original canvas case by Negretti & Zambra c1925

A rare and substantial 13 inch marine aneroid bulkhead barometer after Dollond c1890

A very high quality early production mahogany-cased Regent barograph and barometer by Negretti & Zambra no R/20637 c1930

A very scarce antique Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Marine Aneroid Barometer, No 717, by Dollond, London, c1895

A high quality leather cased Negretti & Zambra travelling compendium comprising pocket barometer, Singer pattern compass and thermometer c1890

An exceptionally good five glass mahogany cased drum barograph recorder by Short & Mason No L13629, retailed by Kelvin White & Hutton, c1930

A scarce and fine architecturally styled five-glass mahogany-cased drum barograph and barometer by Short & Mason, No 3205, c1910, retailed by Dunscombe, Bristol

A silvered brass and cast japanned aluminium desk weather forecaster by Negretti & Zambra, first quarter 20th century

A very unusual antique French aneroid barometer clock by Eugene Bourdon and Felix Richard, Paris, No 539 c1882

A fine, substantial silver-cased pocket barometer by Negretti & Zambra, case by Mappin & Webb, retailed by Lennie, c1927

A fine first quality five glass lacquered brass medium oak cased drum barograph recorder with barometer by Negretti & Zambra No 455 c1918

A very attractive and scarce Victorian silver-plated French aneroid barometer and thermometer travel compendium in original case by Antoine Redier c1880

A scarce and very fine copper-cased mining aneroid barometer by John Davis & Son (Derby) Ltd c1930s

A very scarce original issue Fishermans Aneroid Barometer by Negretti & Zambra No 1663, issued by the Royal National Life Boat Institution, c1884

A very scarce and impressive mahogany cased 12” dial Stormoguide Aneroid Barometer No 2550 by Short & Mason for Compton, Guildford c1935

A rare cased brass 3½” diameter telescopic gimballed nautical compass by Francis Barker for Henry Hughes & Son London c1880

A very unusual and most ornate aneroid barometer for hall or drawing room with architecturally detailed dial retailed by William Moody Bell, Cheltenham c1880

A very rare mahogany cased brass pocket equinoctial compass by Francis Barker for Negretti & Zambra London c1870

A rare small gimballed nautical compass, almost certainly an early Francis Barker example, c1840 from the sailing barque Wilmot

A scarce aluminium cased aneroid pocket barometer altimeter by Short & Mason in original travel case c1901

A very high quality early production mahogany-cased Regent barograph and barometer by Negretti & Zambra no R/6259 c1929

A good cased bright plated brass anemometer or airflow meter by Jules Richard Paris No 2316 c1890

An unusually large and rare Singers Patent Night Compass No 12588 probably by Francis Barker c1865

A fine cased military pattern oxidised brass box or pocket sextant with two draw corrected telescope c1890

A very collectable rare lacquered brass Weather Watch pocket barometer by Negretti & Zambra No R/2303, c1923

A rare cased silver compendium comprising pocket barometer, Singer pattern compass and thermometer retailed by Houghton & Gunn, London c1895

A scarce good quality oak-cased five glass drum barograph and barometer by Short & Mason No H 5431, marked Tycos

A very rare French Atmos Barometer, made for the English market, c1875, a fascinating commentary on the development of aneroid barometers

A very good compensated silver hunter cased pocket barometer retailed by Aitchison & Co, case by Albert Thomas Oliver, c1905

A good oxidised brass antique pocket barometer altimeter by Dollond No 7266 c1909

A scarce, high quality, gilded brass hand bearing compass by James White, instrument maker to the University of Glasgow, c1870

A very good antique pocket barometer made by Negretti & Zambra for Braham, Optician, Bath, c1870

A rare and exceptionally fine mariners or explorers pocket compass by Spencer Browning & Co, 111 Minories, London c1845

A fine lacquered brass box sextant by Gardner & Co, Buchanan Street, Glasgow in original leather case c1879

A scarce good quality mahogany and lacquered brass five glass drum barograph and barometer by Short & Mason No 9204, retailed by Manoah Rhodes of Bradford c1920

A very good open-faced dial aneroid barometer by Naudet retailed by Moody Bell & Son, Cheltenham, c1890

A very good brass-cased Singers patent luminous pocket compass with hand-drawn dial by Francis Barker, London c1880

A very unusual nickled brass A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) aneroid barometer made by Negretti & Zambra and retailed by C.S.S.A. Ltd, London, c1940

A rare and very attractive high quality miniature Georgian long necked gilt brass compass in leather case c1800