20th Apr, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess)
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[M] A 19TH-CENTURY SURVEYING COMPASS BY JAMES...
A 19TH-CENTURY SURVEYING COMPASS BY JAMES GARGORY BIRMINGHAM
with 3 1/2in. silvered dial, signed James Gargory Birmingham, folding lacquered-brass sights, contained within mahogany pocket case with removable hinged lid with securing hooks, the base with tripod securing arbor and removable hinged lid -- approximately 5in. (12.7cm.) square; together with a late 19th-Century three-draw telescope signed Dolland London day or night, with facsimile flag code inset to leather of main tube, a brass protractor (unsigned); together with a mahogany box with hinged glass panel -- 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter
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with 3 1/2in. silvered dial, signed James Gargory Birmingham, folding lacquered-brass sights, contained within mahogany pocket case with removable hinged lid with securing hooks, the base with tripod securing arbor and removable hinged lid -- approximately 5in. (12.7cm.) square; together with a late 19th-Century three-draw telescope signed Dolland London day or night, with facsimile flag code inset to leather of main tube, a brass protractor (unsigned); together with a mahogany box with hinged glass panel -- 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter
(3)
Sold for £397
Estimated at £100 - £150
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A 19TH-CENTURY SURVEYING COMPASS BY JAMES GARGORY BIRMINGHAM
with 3 1/2in. silvered dial, signed James Gargory Birmingham, folding lacquered-brass sights, contained within mahogany pocket case with removable hinged lid with securing hooks, the base with tripod securing arbor and removable hinged lid -- approximately 5in. (12.7cm.) square; together with a late 19th-Century three-draw telescope signed Dolland London day or night, with facsimile flag code inset to leather of main tube, a brass protractor (unsigned); together with a mahogany box with hinged glass panel -- 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter
(3)
with 3 1/2in. silvered dial, signed James Gargory Birmingham, folding lacquered-brass sights, contained within mahogany pocket case with removable hinged lid with securing hooks, the base with tripod securing arbor and removable hinged lid -- approximately 5in. (12.7cm.) square; together with a late 19th-Century three-draw telescope signed Dolland London day or night, with facsimile flag code inset to leather of main tube, a brass protractor (unsigned); together with a mahogany box with hinged glass panel -- 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter
(3)
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess), 20th Apr, 2011
