$3,900
Mahogany and Boxwood 15-inch Octant, c. 1782, with bone plaque engraved Captain John Ashton 1782 , boxwood arc with carved center grid and divided 0-90 in both directions, two small fleur-de-lis markings, index arm with ivory-edge reader, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, in a pine fitted keystone box with label on the inside stating in part Gedney King, No. 10 North Row Boston , box lg. 18 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-05-04