THE COLLECTIONS OF JANET & JACK THORNTON
Wednesday, 12 - Monday, 24 November 2025

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A 19thC two-day marine chronometer by Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London, No.2898, c.1858, running, in dark mahogany three-piece case with brass capping and binding and folding carry handles.

Estimate $4,000 - $5,000
Realised: $2,700 plus premium

Lot Details

Brass gimbal mounted, 4" silvered dial with name, address and serial number, Roman numerals with rail track minutes, subsidiary state-of-wind 0-56 dial at XII, flanked by garter framed crowned medallions: 'By Appointment to the Queen' and ' Gold Medal of Honour/Paris Exn.1855', subsidiary seconds dial at VI. The mahogany case with glazed mid-section, set with an ivory disc with maker's details and matched serial number, a vacant brass cartouche inlaid to the lid. With 'tipsy' key. 175 x 175 x 180mm. Provenance: Ex Cordy's 2019.

A 19thC two-day marine chronometer by Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London, No.2898, c.1858, running, in dark mahogany three-piece case with brass capping and binding and folding carry handles. Image 1++
A 19thC two-day marine chronometer by Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London, No.2898, c.1858, running, in dark mahogany three-piece case with brass capping and binding and folding carry handles. Image 1++