JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE, ART & NAUTICAL AUCTION Tuesday, 23 February 2021 - 10:00 AM start

7-inch radius lacquered brass curved pattern framed sextant

Lot Details

circa 1920, marked on the arc 'T. L. Ainsley, South Shields' (opposite Tynemouth), rosewood handle, polished brass and inlaid silver scale from -5º to 155º, silver vernier divided 0-10 with swivel magnifier, milled screw adjuster and clamp, 4 shades (green, amber, red, red), 3 horizon shades (green, amber, red), fitted in square mahogany box with 7" and two 3" telescopes, red shade eyepiece and pair of en suite sextant binoculars marked 'H.Hughes & Son, 59 Fenchurch St, London'. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.