λ A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND BRASS BOUND EIGHT DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER

λ A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND BRASS BOUND EIGHT DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER

BY FRENCH, LONDON, MID-19TH CENTURY

the brass movement with a 4 1/2 inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and eight day Down / Up dial, inscribed 'French Royal Exchange, LONDON: No. 6794', in a brass bound twin hinged case with a glazed upper section and side carry handles, with an ivory plaque to the front, the underside of the cover with a paper trade label inscribed 'F.M. MOORE Limited Chronometer Makers to the Admiralty, 102 High Street, Belfast and 23 Eden Quay, Dublin'

20.2cm high, 18.9cm wide, 18.7cm deep

Catalogue Note

A paper label in the box gives details of when the clock was bought and cleaned including by Chas. Frodsham Brompton Road SW1, 1962

*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate.

Provenance

Purchased from the Estate of F.L.Oliver, Haslemere in 1931.