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A GOOD 19TH CENTURY GOLDEN OAK CARVED BAROMETER WITH CLOCK

A WELL CARVED OAK ANEROID BAROMETER WITH MERCURY TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND CLOCK, LOVELY GOLDEN OAK CARVED CASE.
dIMENSIONS:
79CM TALL
29CM WIDE

Price: £425

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19TH CENTURY SHIPS MODEL OF AN ENGLISH 4 MASTED BARQUE 'IDA'

WELL EXECUTED MODEL IN GLASS CASE OF A 19TH CENTURY SAILING SHIP 'IDA', FULL RIGGING AND FLAGS SET ON SEASCAPE WITH PALE BACKGROUND. OUTER CASE REPOLISHED.
THE PIECE COMES WITHDETAILED BACKGROUND RESEARCH OF THE SHIPS HISTORY- BUILT IN 1804 OWNERS SMITH & CO. NOTED IN LLOYDS REGISTER 1845 AS MASTER PASMORE, 459 TONS ( PRE 1836 MEASURE) SHEATHED IN 1839/COPPERED IN 1841, BUILT IN . VOYAGE IN 1845 LONDON- JAMAICA.NEW OWNERS IN 1845 -SHEPHERD, LONDON SKIPPER T.SILK- VOYAGE LONDON-BATAVIA.

DIMENSIONS:
43CM HIGH
71CM WIDE
23CM DEEP

Price: £350

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FINE ORIGINAL 19TH CENTURY SLOPED SAILORS SEACHEST

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAILORS SLOPE SIDED SEA CHEST- NICE AND ORIGINAL THROUGHOUT; WITH CANVAS COVERED TOP AND SHAPED BRASS CORNER BINDINGS, ORIGINAL ESCUTCHEON AND LOCK WITH CANDLE BOX COMPARTMENT. THE INTERIOR OF THE TOP DECORATED WITH DETAILED 3 MASTED SAILING SHIP OFF MAINLAND WITH VARIOUS OTHER VESSELS AND LIGHTHOUSES. EXTERIOR IN ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTWORK WITH CAST IRON CARRY HANDLES.
SLOPED BOXES SUCH AS THIS WERE USED BY SAILORS TO KEEP THEIR POSSESSIONS ON LONG VOYAGES, THE DETAIL OF ARTWORK & ROPEWORK OF THE HANDLES ALWAYS UNIQUE CARRIED OUT IN THEIR SPARE TIME.

DIMENSIONS:
42CM TALL
98CM WIDE
47CM DEEP

Ref: GREEN BRASS SEACHEST

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