30th Apr, 2014 12:00

Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Seraph)

 
  Lot 207
 

207

[M] A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY CHARLES...

A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, LONDON, NO. 0028, CIRCA 1896
with 4in. silvered dial signed as per title, inscribed and numbered 84 Strand LONDON, No.0028, gold hands with blued-steel secondaries, Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance, helical balance spring, balance with jeweled locking stone, blued screw heads, spotted plates, contained in gimbal-mounted bowl within brass-bound mahogany three-tier case with key and counter-numbered maker's plate -- 7½in. (19cm.) square

Sold for £3,472
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)


Condition Report
Running order; later key to case.

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A 2-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, LONDON, NO. 0028, CIRCA 1896
with 4in. silvered dial signed as per title, inscribed and numbered 84 Strand LONDON, No.0028, gold hands with blued-steel secondaries, Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance, helical balance spring, balance with jeweled locking stone, blued screw heads, spotted plates, contained in gimbal-mounted bowl within brass-bound mahogany three-tier case with key and counter-numbered maker's plate -- 7½in. (19cm.) square
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