The Collector's Auction - featuring the Natural World
The Collector's Auction - featuring the Natural World

The Collector's Auction - featuring the Natural World

18th & 19th November 2025 at 10:00 am

This two-day auction of over 800 lots consists of over 100 lots of Taxidermy, Fossils and Minerals, Vintage Advertising and Enamel Signs, Political and Historical Signatures, Mechanical Music, Religious Artifacts and Scriptures, Royal Memorabilia, Scientific Instruments, Fire Service Equipment, Sporting Prints and Paper ephemera, such as Stamps, Post Cards and Cigarette & Trade Cards.

Also with the sale a large collection of Militaria from WWI, WWII and the Falklands, including Memorabilia, Badges, Medals, Equipment, Bayonets & Swords, Firearms, Helmets, Uniforms and so much more.

We are currently consigning for this Sale and future 2026 'Collectors' Auctions. For further information, please email adam@specialauctionservices.com or call 01635 580595.

Catalogue: Download PDF catalogue

Order of Auction

Day One - Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 10:00
Lots 001 to 013 - Mechanical Music
Lots 014 to 042 - Scientific Instruments
Lots 043 to 104 - Collectables
Lots 105 to 123 - Sport
Lots 124 to 139 - Medallions
Lots 140 to 155 - Historic & Famous Autographs
Lots 156 to 164 - Royal Memorabilia
Lots 165 to 224 - Religious Artifacts
Natural World - Lots 225 - 376
Lots 225 to 237 - Artwork
Lots 238 to 292 - Fossils & Minerals
Lots 293 to 376 - Taxidermy
Lots 377 to 380 - Advertising
Lots 381 to 410 - Advertising Signs
Lots 411 to 447 - Stamps & First Day Covers
Lots 448 to 455 - Postcards & Ephemera
Lots 456 to 519 - Cigarette & Trade Cards
Lots 520 to 541 - Fire Service

Day Two - Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 10:00
Lots 542 to 626 - Military Memorabilia
Lots 627 to 641 - Uniforms & Helmets
Lots 642 to 667 - Badges and Clasps
Lots 668 to 673 - Sweetheart Brooches
Lots 674 to 697 - Medals
Lots 698 to 699 - Air Weapon Accessories
Lots 700 to 708 - Air Rifles *
Lots 709 to 764 - Air Pistols *
Lots 765 to 777 - Ordnance
Lots 778 to 787 - Firearm Accessories
Lots 788 to 792 - Shotguns **
Lots 793 to 799 - Antique Pistols
Lots 800 to 803 - Antique Rifles
Lots 804 to 850 - Knives ***
Lots 851 to 905 - Bayonets ***
Lots 906 to 927 - Weaponry, Swords & Sidearms ***
End of Auction

Lot Symbols:

(ar) - Goods may be subject to Artist's Resale Rights with an additional premium.

(f) - Firearms Licence required.

* 18+ To Purchase, Section 21 Disclaimer Must Be Signed Before Releasing Of Lot, Face To Face Collection Preferred

** Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Proof of Certificate required, no postage available for these Lots

*** No postage for bladed items, we can supply pack only service at a cost, the buyer to organise their own collection as soon after the sale as possible, please contact Pack & Send, Newbury on T: 0163 041 0636  E: newbury@packsend.co.uk or Mail Boxes Etc. 0118 951 7980 email: info@mbereading.co.uk


 

Refine your results

 

Category

Military & Collectables (927)

 

Lot 1
Musical Box

Sold for £10
Estimated at £30 - £40

Lot 2
Cabinet Gramophone

Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 3
A 1950s Decca Child's Nursery Portable Gramophone

Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 4
A late 19th Century German Polyphon

Sold for £260
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 5
An HMV Portable Gramophone

Sold for £10
Estimated at £20 - £40

Lot 6
A Nirona Portable Gramophone

Sold for £120
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 7
A Celebrity Portable Gramophone

Sold for £20
Estimated at £50 - £100

Lot 8
Musical Box

Unsold
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 9
Cabinet Gramophone

Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 10
A Symphonion ‘Eroica’ triple-disc musical box

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £8,000

Lot 11
Cabinet Gramophone

Unsold
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 12
An HMV Portable Gramophone

Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50

Lot 13
An Edison Bell Portable Gramophone

Sold for £50
Estimated at £60 - £80

Lot 14
The 'Universal Barometer'

Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £50

Lot 15
A Negretti & Zambra Pressure Recorder

Sold for £20
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 17
A Short & Mason Stormoguide

Sold for £25
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 18
A hand held Anemometer

Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 19
A J Hicks 'Watkin Patent Compensated Barometer

Sold for £80
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 21
A Lambrecht's Polymeter

Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £50

Lot 22
Hall & Kay's Standardised Factory Hygrophant

Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50

Lot 23
A Munro Cup Counter Anemometer Mark II

Sold for £10
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 24
A Munro Mk 4A Anemometer

Sold for £10
Estimated at £50 - £100

Lot 25
A Negretti & Zambra Desk Weather Forecaster

Sold for £60
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 27
A Vintage Brass Microscope

Sold for £70
Estimated at £30 - £40

Lot 28
A Victorian Apothecary Cabinet

Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 29
A selection of Microscope Accessories

Sold for £20
Estimated at £20 - £30

Lot 30
A Fuller's Calculator by John Davies

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £100

Lot 31
A Negretti & Zambra Test Barometer

Unsold
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 33
The Brical Money Calculating Machine

Sold for £35
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 34
An extensive collection of Microscope Slides

Sold for £160
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 35
A vintage Eye Massager

Sold for £20
Estimated at £20 - £30

Lot 36
A 19th Century Human Skull

Sold for £280
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 37
The Good Samaritan Ointment Pot

Sold for £550
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 38
A collection of Surveyors Equipment

Sold for £20
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 39
A set of Griffin & Tatlock Ltd Scientific Scales

Sold for £30
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 40
A 19th Century brass 2 inch Refracting Telescope

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £200

Lot 42
A Human Skull and Skeleton Parts

Sold for £600
Estimated at £100 - £200

Lot 43
A selection of Miscellaneous items

Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50

Lot 44
A pair of Patterson Type A3 Lamps

Sold for £45
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 45
Two Vintage Stock Phones

Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £40

Lot 46
A collection of Fashion and Military Buttons

Sold for £20
Estimated at £50 - £100

Lot 48
Double Your Win

Sold for £440
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 50
A Boyton Archery Longbow

Sold for £50
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 51
A Gary Evans Longbow

Sold for £35
Estimated at £70 - £100

Lot 52
A large brown leather travel trunk/suitcase

Sold for £20
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 53
Philips' Series of Comparative Wall Atlases

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 57
A group of 19th Century and Earlier engravings

Sold for £10
Estimated at £30 - £50

Lot 58
An assortment of various items

Sold for £30
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 59
Four Vintage Wooden Police Truncheons

Sold for £10
Estimated at £40 - £50

Lot 60
Three silver collars Riding Crops

Sold for £20
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 61
A collection of various items

Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £40

Lot 62
A Silk Commemorative Lady's Scarf

Sold for £20
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 63
A Vintage Multi-Drawer Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £360
Estimated at £100 - £200

Lot 65
A 20th Century Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £120
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 66
An Abbess Tambour fronted Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £70
Estimated at £60 - £80

Lot 67
A three drawer Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £20
Estimated at £40 - £50

Lot 68
A Tambour Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £30
Estimated at £60 - £80

Lot 71
A Queen Elizabeth II Postbox

Sold for £40
Estimated at £60 - £80

Lot 72
Pirelli Calendars

Unsold
Estimated at £30 - £50

Lot 73
Two Signs from a Theatre

Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £200

Lot 74
(ar) Tim Bulmer

Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £100

Lot 76
A collection of vintage glass marbles

Sold for £20
Estimated at £50 - £80

Lot 77
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien

Sold for £15
Estimated at £20 - £25

Lot 78
A group of ten Masonic Medals

Sold for £60
Estimated at £60 - £100

Lot 79
A large Plaster figure of a Lady playing Croquet

Sold for £35
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 80
A set of Davidson Croquet Hoop set

Unsold
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 81
An assortment of Hand Tools

Sold for £50
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 82
A Burr Maple and Walnut Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 83
A Georgian Safe

Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £100

Lot 84
Two Hundred Sketches

Sold for £25
Estimated at £20 - £30

Lot 86
A collection of various Lighters

Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50

Lot 87
A Victorian wooden Police Truncheon

Sold for £40
Estimated at £60 - £80

Lot 89
An Oak Collector's Cabinet

Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 90
A base metal and enamel vesta case

Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £40

Lot 92
A collection of Treen Items

Sold for £20
Estimated at £40 - £60

Lot 93
Youngs Dictionary

Sold for £40
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 95
John Senex

Sold for £140
Estimated at £80 - £120