Lot Essay
Benjamin Macy is recorded working between 1713 and 1731 from Hermitage Bridge, Wapping, London.
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A ROSEWOOD BACK-STAFF BY BENJAMIN MACY, CIRCA 1717
the boxwood arcs divided over one side, the great arc to 25°, the lesser arc to 60°, signed on the cross bar MADE BY [?MRCS] BENI MACY FOR MR WILLIAM BRYMER 1717 , together with horizon vane -- 26in. (66cm.) overall.
the boxwood arcs divided over one side, the great arc to 25°, the lesser arc to 60°, signed on the cross bar MADE BY [?MRCS] BENI MACY FOR M
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