A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY SHIP'S COMPASS CASE of typical cube form
Lot 582
Lot 582
A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY SHIP'S COMPASS CASE of typical cube form, with inlaid brass escutcheon and name plate (blank), the fascia applied with an ivory roundel, engraved and stained in black "Sewill, Maker to the Royal Navy, Glasgow and Liverpool", the cover hinged and opening to reveal a pink paper label "Andrew Christie ... Nautical, Mathematical & Optical Instruments ... 27 Clyde Place, Glasgow", 7" square