Premier Auction
Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1683
American Federal Surveyors Compass
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
New York, circa 1788, with bar-type limb, two sight vanes on dovetail mounts, sun-ray engraved star on face with snake form needle arrestor, signed "C. Hurtin, Goshen. A 1788 N. 7" (Christian Hurtin, Newark/New York City, b.1743), 13-1/4 in.
Provenance: Private Virginia CollectionNote:Christian Hurtin was born in either Newark, New Jersey or New York City. Around 1775 he moved to Goshen, New York where he advertised as a clock and watchmaker. There are three recorded examples of compasses by Hurtin, No. 8 dated 1788, No. 17 dated 1794 and No. 39 dated 1811. See Charles Smart, The Makers of American Surveying Instruments Since 1700, pp. 216-18.
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