A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD TWO DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER, CHARLES SHEPHERD, LONDON, CIRCA 1865
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD TWO DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER, CHARLES SHEPHERD, LONDON, CIRCA 1865Estimate $4,000 – $6,000
the three tier box with brass handles and mounts, ivory plaque to front, brass bowl and gimbal, 95 mm silvered dial, signed and numbered 'Charles Shepherd, Maker to the Royal Navy, 53 Leadenhall Street, London, 1503' Roman hour numerals, subsidiary up-and-down dial, subsidiary seconds dial, steel helical balance spring, Earnshaw type escapement
THE CASE 18CM WIDE, 18CM DEEP, 19CM HIGH
CONDITION
Movement - Charles Shepherd improved detent movement, is original and complete however not recently serviced or timed.
Case - is in good condition with rubbing to the brass work consistent with age and use. Gimbal is in good order.
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