Two Nautical Instruments, an ebony octant, maker's name indistinct, with brass arm and ivory scale and vernier, radius 12 in. , in a gray-painted shaped case; and a 2-inch marine telescope with single-draw and tapered leather and rope-covered body tube, lg. 31 in. unextended. Provenance: Capt. Joshua Brewster, Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1763-1851, by descent through the Barnes family.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-03-31
19th/20th C. FRAMED DECORATIVE PRINTS; Two views of France, La Place du Pont-Neuf and Le Chateau de Fountainebleau; Two illustrations of instruments, Parallaticum and Armillae; Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2013-04-19
Group of Nautical Instruments and Anchors, two gray-painted brass ship's anchors, a red-painted anchor, a submarine phone or intercom, a Japanese marine bell, and a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-08-21
Brass Plain Surveyor's Compass by C.G. King, engraved C.G. King, Boston , with silvered 5-inch dia. dial, star at North, East and West reversed, blued Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-03-24
Ebony and Brass 10-inch Octant in Wooden Case, Spencer, Browning and Rust, London, England, early 19th century, with plaque engraved as above, brass index arm Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-25
