A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOHN PARKES & SONS, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1900
the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title and inscribed 43 & 44 Canning Place, 6525, with government broad arrow mark, gold main and blued secondary hands, counter stamped on the back of dial, spotted plates with Earnshaw's standard balance, with blued helical balance spring, contained in gimbal-mounted brass bowl counter-numbered inside, and inscribed H.S.1 with arrow mark near winding hole, gimbal-mounted within three-tier wooden box with tipsy key and inset drop handles -- approx. 7½in. (19cm.) cubed
Sold for £1,736
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Condition Report
Movement running at time of cataloguing.
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A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JOHN PARKES & SONS, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1900
the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title and inscribed 43 & 44 Canning Place, 6525, with government broad arrow mark, gold main and blued secondary hands, counter stamped on the back of dial, spotted plates with Earnshaw's standard balance, with blued helical balance spring, contained in gimbal-mounted brass bowl counter-numbered inside, and inscribed H.S.1 with arrow mark near winding hole, gimbal-mounted within three-tier wooden box with tipsy key and inset drop handles -- approx. 7½in. (19cm.) cubed
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Superb'), 5th Nov, 2019
Download a Bid Form here
Main view and sale venue:
Olympia Auctions
25 Blythe Road
London
W14 0PD
Large object view
6 Imperial Studios
3-11 Imperial Road
London
SW6 2AG
Viewing
Saturday, 2nd November
(12pm-4pm)
Sunday, 3rd November
(12pm-4pm)
Monday, 4th November
(10am-5pm)
Tuesday, 5th November
(10am-11am)