Emporium Auction | January 25, 2024
Thu, Jan 25, 2024 09:00AM EST
Lot 710
Surveyor's Brass Compass, H.W. Hunt
Estimate: $100 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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, 19th century, signed on silvered face for maker Harvey W. Hunt, 8-5/8 x 16-3/4 x 6-1/2 in.
Prov: Quinn's Auction Galleries, Falls Church, Virginia, January 14, 2023 lot 114
Note: Edmund Brown and Harvey W. Hunt took over Richard Patten’s (1792-1865) shop at 180 Water Street in the mid-1830s. You can read more about Harvey W. Hunt in The Makers of Surveying Instruments in America since 1700 by Charles E. Smart pp. 20 and 88. See: https://www.compleatsurveyor.com/resources/eReference-Library/Surveying-Instruments-Knowledge/Compasses-&-Transits/SmartOCRWaterRestricted.pdf.
Provenance: Quinn's Auction Galleries, Falls Church, Virginia, January 14, 2023 lot 114; N/A
Condition
not tested for functionality, large crack with hole across glass panel, loose glass inside, separation along edge, rubbing and discoloration to brass, some dents, surface dirt/accretion
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Quinn's Auction Galleries, Falls Church, Virginia, January 14, 2023 lot 114; N/A
