2252
Spencer, Browning & Rust Sextant
Estimate:
$600 - $1,000
Sold
$400
Live Auction
November 5th, 2021 Gallery Auction l Americana Historical Documents, Memorabilia, & Weapons
Category
Description
London, 1st quarter 19th century, made for Bywater & Co., Liverpool; engraved brass with ebonized handle, 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.; with telescope and 3 additional objectives; housed in a dovetailed mahogany box with labels of Bywater, Liverpool, and T.P. Stran, Instrument maker in Fell's Point, Baltimore.
Condition
Reflector is cracked
Provenance
From the estate of a Maryland collector. Purchased from Alex Cooper Auctioneers, 2007.
