Lot 83
MAHOGANY CASED MARINE CHRONOMETER BY JAMES MCCABE, LONDON Y
CIRCA 1820
Auction: 30 September 2015 at 11:00 BST
Description
the two-day fusee movement with detent escapement, the silvered dial with Roman numerals inscribed JAS. MCCABE/ ROYAL EXCHANGE/ LONDON, and with subsidiary seconds dial, within original brass bound mahogany box and brass gimbals, bearing an original trade label for Black & Murray of Calcutta, the case inset with an ivory plaque engraved 158, with brass side carrying handles
Dimensions
dial 7.5cm diameter; case 13cm wide, 14cm high, 13cm deep
Footnote
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