17th Jul, 2008 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix)
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[M] A 19th century model mariner's...
*A 19th century model mariner's astrolabe
engraved over one side with degree scale divided into four quadrants, inscribed on the cross limb E. Gourdin Paris 1671, pinned sighting arm, bottom ballast with six-pointed star cut out, suspended from a universal joint
4in. (10cm.) diameter.
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5th May, 1983, lot 5.
Literature: Stimson, A. The Mariner's Astrolabe, HES Publishers, Utrecht, 1988, p.47-48
engraved over one side with degree scale divided into four quadrants, inscribed on the cross limb E. Gourdin Paris 1671, pinned sighting arm, bottom ballast with six-pointed star cut out, suspended from a universal joint
4in. (10cm.) diameter.
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5th May, 1983, lot 5.
Literature: Stimson, A. The Mariner's Astrolabe, HES Publishers, Utrecht, 1988, p.47-48
Sold for £1,364
Estimated at £200 - £300
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
*A 19th century model mariner's astrolabe
engraved over one side with degree scale divided into four quadrants, inscribed on the cross limb E. Gourdin Paris 1671, pinned sighting arm, bottom ballast with six-pointed star cut out, suspended from a universal joint
4in. (10cm.) diameter.
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5th May, 1983, lot 5.
Literature: Stimson, A. The Mariner's Astrolabe, HES Publishers, Utrecht, 1988, p.47-48
engraved over one side with degree scale divided into four quadrants, inscribed on the cross limb E. Gourdin Paris 1671, pinned sighting arm, bottom ballast with six-pointed star cut out, suspended from a universal joint
4in. (10cm.) diameter.
Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5th May, 1983, lot 5.
Literature: Stimson, A. The Mariner's Astrolabe, HES Publishers, Utrecht, 1988, p.47-48
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix), 17th Jul, 2008
