04-20-201804-20-2018
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 20, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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18th Century Radius Plane

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$154$125
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3093MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 20, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

18th Century Radius Plane, Netherlands, 9 1/2-in. body with simple carved scrolled tote, incised line-decorated sides, decorated escapement with "ND" in a heart with three-point mark below, iron marked "P*ML" twice.

Literature: Codes & Symbols of European Tools, p. 64.

Note: Only once a journeyman acquired his status as a Compagnon was he authorized to use the three-point signature.
Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz.
Estimate $600-800

old screw through one side stabilizing the crack


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Laurent Adamowicz, Netherlands