A MECHANICAL TORPEDO LOG BY EDWARD MASSEY, OWNED BY LORD BURGHLEY, ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB, CIRCA 1878
constructed in lacquered brass and numbered 374 with enamelled triple dial signed as per title and with sliding cuff inscribed Lord Burghley M.P. R.V.Y.C. Ryde, Isle of Wight, complete with original leather bound connector in fitted box of issue -- 23½in. (60cm.) wide
Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849 – 1898), styled 'Lord Burghley' between 1867 and 1895, was a Peer and Conservative politician.
Sold for £620
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A MECHANICAL TORPEDO LOG BY EDWARD MASSEY, OWNED BY LORD BURGHLEY, ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB, CIRCA 1878
constructed in lacquered brass and numbered 374 with enamelled triple dial signed as per title and with sliding cuff inscribed Lord Burghley M.P. R.V.Y.C. Ryde, Isle of Wight, complete with original leather bound connector in fitted box of issue -- 23½in. (60cm.) wide
Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849 – 1898), styled 'Lord Burghley' between 1867 and 1895, was a Peer and Conservative politician.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hesperus'), 30th Apr, 2019
Pictures and Naval - 1-61
Sailor Art - 65-97
Shipwreck and East India Co. - 100-125
Collectables inc. Rowing, Liner and Fittings - 128-167
Instruments 170-249
Ship Models - 250-287
Viewing
Saturday, 27th April
(12noon - 5pm)
Sunday, 28th April
(12noon - 5pm)
Monday, 29th April
(10am - 5pm)
Tuesday, 30th April
(10am - 11am (limited view only))