Sold for:
$326
$326
Gimballed Box Compass by Lorkin, London, with brass gimbal, frame and stop lever, 2 3/4 in. dia. paper card with compass bearings in block lettering, fleur-de-lis at North, outer perimeter calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants and signed in the riband Lorkin London , in a dovetailed mahogany box, ht. 3 1/2 in. While the compass looks original to the box and there are no vacant hinge mortices, it is probable that there was once a cover to box.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-07-25
