Yearly Archives: 2017

Flints 23rd November Sale

Flints are having their third sale of the season, a General Sale featuring Cameras, Scientific and Medical Instruments, and Early Technology, 436 lots in total.  The catalogue, and live internet bidding are available on the-saleroom.com . This time the sale will be held in Reading, Berkshire. Flints welcome room bidders and phone bidders, and commission bids can also be left directly with the auctioneers. Flints have also made available a 25 page catalogue, which can be downloaded as a pdf Read More...

Auctions & Other Events – The Autumn Season 2017

Flints – London 21st September – Fine Instruments of Science & Medicine Dorotheum – Vienna  28th September – Antique Scientific Instruments and Globes – Cameras The Scientific Instrument Fair – London 22nd October Bonhams – London 31st October – Important Instruments of Science & Technology Charles Miller – London 7th November – Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art Scientific Instrument Society – London 10th November – Turner Memorial Lecture (details to be announced) Flints – London 24th November – Collector’s Sale (Scientific & Medical Read More...

Fleaglass Commission Sales discontinued

Fleaglass no longer take sales on a commission  basis.. It has proved difficult to continue to provide the resources for this service, Anyone wishing to sell antique scientific or medical instruments – or early technology – has a wide choice.  All the auction houses advertised on Fleaglass offer an excellent service. All Fleaglass dealers are keen to buy, and you can contact any one of them directly by completing the “Ask the Dealer” form you will find on the page of Read More...

October Fair Update

Don Edwards, the London Scientific Instrument Fair organiser, has annouced a venue  change. He explains “Because of the refurbishment of the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomsbury (and, I think, a complete change of layout) we will have to move the fair in October. To this end I have accepted the Hilton’s offer of a suite at the DoubleTree by Hilton Victoria . The suite and the hotel are fine and the location is very good for people travelling into Read More...

April London Scientific Fair cancelled – October goes ahead.

Don Edwards, fair organiser, has told us DoubleTree by Hilton has notified them that the hotel is due to be refurbished and will be unable to host the April Antique Scientific Instrument Fair. Don says “we feel at this juncture there is nothing to be done but to cancel the April fair and concentrate our efforts on the October fair”. That fair will be at the same venue, on 22nd October 2017. Further details from Don’s website here. Read More...