1st Nov, 2022 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana)
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[M] A PATENT FOLDING LIFE PRESERVING SEAT, CIRCA 1853
A PATENT FOLDING LIFE PRESERVING SEAT, CIRCA 1853
the seat comprising two sealed air-tight units, hinged at the bottom with sprung securing steel clasps, finished in polychrome overall with Russian crown inscribed 'Nicholas' over, with the American and Russian coats of arms opposite, silver label within inscribed Patent / Folding Life Preserving Seat / Invented by / Nathan Thompson Jr. / New York U.S.A. / 1853 -- 22¼ x 15 x 14½in. (56.5 x 38 x 37cm.)
Sold for £1,054
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A PATENT FOLDING LIFE PRESERVING SEAT, CIRCA 1853
the seat comprising two sealed air-tight units, hinged at the bottom with sprung securing steel clasps, finished in polychrome overall with Russian crown inscribed 'Nicholas' over, with the American and Russian coats of arms opposite, silver label within inscribed Patent / Folding Life Preserving Seat / Invented by / Nathan Thompson Jr. / New York U.S.A. / 1853 -- 22¼ x 15 x 14½in. (56.5 x 38 x 37cm.)
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana), 1st Nov, 2022
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail & Yachting) 1-57B
Mercantile (Steam) 58-112
Naval (Sail) 115-202
Naval (Steam) 205-319
Navigational & Scientific Instruments 325-353
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