27th Oct, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious)
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[M] A FINE MID 19TH-CENTURY COMPASS SUNDIAL BY...
A FINE MID 19TH-CENTURY COMPASS SUNDIAL BY YEATES & SON, DUBLIN
with 1½in. paper dial signed as per title, compass needle and clamp, silvered chapter ring, hinged latitude arm, oxidised-brass folding gnomon, contained within lacquered-brass case with plush-lined leather travel case with adjusting table pasted inside lid (glass broken) -- diameter 3in. (7.6cm.)
George Yeates & Son worked from 2 Grafton St., Dublin between 1840 and 1864
with 1½in. paper dial signed as per title, compass needle and clamp, silvered chapter ring, hinged latitude arm, oxidised-brass folding gnomon, contained within lacquered-brass case with plush-lined leather travel case with adjusting table pasted inside lid (glass broken) -- diameter 3in. (7.6cm.)
George Yeates & Son worked from 2 Grafton St., Dublin between 1840 and 1864
Sold for £806
Estimated at £300 - £500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A FINE MID 19TH-CENTURY COMPASS SUNDIAL BY YEATES & SON, DUBLIN
with 1½in. paper dial signed as per title, compass needle and clamp, silvered chapter ring, hinged latitude arm, oxidised-brass folding gnomon, contained within lacquered-brass case with plush-lined leather travel case with adjusting table pasted inside lid (glass broken) -- diameter 3in. (7.6cm.)
George Yeates & Son worked from 2 Grafton St., Dublin between 1840 and 1864
with 1½in. paper dial signed as per title, compass needle and clamp, silvered chapter ring, hinged latitude arm, oxidised-brass folding gnomon, contained within lacquered-brass case with plush-lined leather travel case with adjusting table pasted inside lid (glass broken) -- diameter 3in. (7.6cm.)
George Yeates & Son worked from 2 Grafton St., Dublin between 1840 and 1864
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious), 27th Oct, 2010
