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An attractive mid 18th-Century mahogany cased compass,
the paper label on the inside of the lid Made by Benjamin Cole At the Orrery next the Globe Tavern In Fleet Street LONDON., the glazed compass with blued-iron needle, brass cap and engraved paper face with eight-point wind rose and circumference scale in four quadrants (clamp missing), the case with brass hook and eye -- 8cm. (3 1/8in.) square
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the paper label on the inside of the lid Made by Benjamin Cole At the Orrery next the Globe Tavern In Fleet Street LONDON., the glazed compass with blued-iron needle, brass cap and engraved paper face with eight-point wind rose and circumference scale in four quadrants (clamp missing), the case with brass hook and eye -- 8cm. (3 1/8in.) square
See Illustration
Special notice
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