Sold for:
$2,607
$2,607
John Urings Ebony Backstaff, London, c. 1730-50, two boxwood arcs, one of 60 and the other of 30 degrees at opposite ends of the mortised triangular frame, inset name boss on one arm reads John Urings Fecit and decorative punchwork on serpentine end of large scale, lg. 25 in. Note: Urings is listed in Gloria Clifton's Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers, 1550-1851 , p. 285, working from 1730-50 in London. Repairs to frame, lacking sight vane, wonderful old surface.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-16