Lot Essay
Charles Digby is recorded as working between 1738 and 1766
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A MID-18TH CENTURY DAVIS QUADRANT (BACK-STAFF) BY CHARLES DIGBY
the ebony frame with boxwood arcs, the smaller with 8in. radius divided from 0°- 60°, the larger arc with 24½in. radius divided 0°- 25°, signed on inset boxwood plaque Made by Charles Digby near the Hermitage Stair LONDON (some old staining, wear, all vanes and sights missing), overall length -- 25½in. (65cm.)
See illustration
the ebony frame with boxwood arcs, the smaller with 8in. radius divided from 0°- 60°, the larger arc with 24½in. radius divided 0°- 25°, signed on inset boxwood plaque Made by Charles Digby near the Hermitage Stair LONDON (some old staining, wear, all vanes and sights missing), overall length -- 25½in. (65cm.)
See illustration
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.