26th Apr, 2022 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Peter)
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[M] A 2IN. THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE BY ROSS, LONDON, OWNED BY CAPT. CHRISTOPHER CRADOCK, R.N., CIRCA 1901
A 2IN. THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE BY ROSS, LONDON, OWNED BY CAPT. CHRISTOPHER CRADOCK, R.N., CIRCA 1901
signed as per title and numbered 24745 and inscribed Captain Cradock, Hartforth, Richmond, Yorks, tapering leather-covered main tube with splash cuff and lens cuff, contained in leather case of issue with strap -- 11in. (28cm.) long (cased)
Captain, later Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock (1862-1914) was a consummate and very brave naval officer who was close to the Royal Family and saw service on the Royal Yacht. In 1914 he was assigned a scrappy, obsolete squadron and ordered to hunt down Admiral Graf Spee in the modern Scharnhorst. The resulting Battle of Coronel was annihilation for Cradock aboard the Good Hope whose ships only landed two hits on the Germans, none of which caused damage and he and 926 men were sunk attempting to ram the Germans. Cradock was born at Hartforth and made a captain on 18th April 1901 when it is presumed he acquired this telescope. By 1914 it would have been superseded by modern prismatic binoculars.
Sold for £744
Estimated at £500 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A 2IN. THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE BY ROSS, LONDON, OWNED BY CAPT. CHRISTOPHER CRADOCK, R.N., CIRCA 1901
signed as per title and numbered 24745 and inscribed Captain Cradock, Hartforth, Richmond, Yorks, tapering leather-covered main tube with splash cuff and lens cuff, contained in leather case of issue with strap -- 11in. (28cm.) long (cased)
Captain, later Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock (1862-1914) was a consummate and very brave naval officer who was close to the Royal Family and saw service on the Royal Yacht. In 1914 he was assigned a scrappy, obsolete squadron and ordered to hunt down Admiral Graf Spee in the modern Scharnhorst. The resulting Battle of Coronel was annihilation for Cradock aboard the Good Hope whose ships only landed two hits on the Germans, none of which caused damage and he and 926 men were sunk attempting to ram the Germans. Cradock was born at Hartforth and made a captain on 18th April 1901 when it is presumed he acquired this telescope. By 1914 it would have been superseded by modern prismatic binoculars.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Peter), 26th Apr, 2022
Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail) – 1-97
Mercantile (Steam) – 100-162
Naval (Sail) – 165-236
Naval (Steam) – 237-318
Navigational & Scientific Instruments – 320-380
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