04-13-200204-13-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2133
April 13, 2002 10:00 AMCalender
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Miniature Brass Sextant by Ramsden

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$4,406$3,750
Auction: Sale #2133 - 2133Location: BoltonDate / Time: April 13, 2002 10:00AM

Description:

Miniature Brass Sextant by Ramsden, London, c. 1786, No. 871, with silver scale divided 0-130, vernier with fine adjustment, clamp screw and magnifier, telescope, pinhole and shades, radius 6 in., in shaped, fitted mahogany case (case refinished)

Note: A letter from A.N. Stimson, Curator of Navigation at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England, discussing this instrument is included.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Keywords

London, United Kingdom, A.N. Stimson, Curator , National Maritime Museum, Greenwich