James Stratton
Director
Property of a Gentleman
Lot 49Ф,Y
A good mid-19th century two-day brass-bound rosewood marine chronometer Charles Shepherd, MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY, 53 Leadenhall St., London number 1955
2 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,500
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Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
A good mid-19th century two-day brass-bound rosewood marine chronometer
Charles Shepherd, MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY, 53 Leadenhall St., London number 1955
The three-part brass-bound case with brass furniture and side handles, numeral plaque to the centre section, and a felt covered underside, internally set with a brass stay and standard rising ratchet tipsy key. The 3.75 inch signed silvered Roman dial with 48-hour power reserve over subsidiary running seconds. The full-plate chain fusee movement with maintaining power to an Earnshaw type detent escapement, with freesprung blued steel helical balance spring to a cut and compensated bimetallic balance with keystone shaped weights, suspended in a numbered weighted bowl.
Ticking. 17cms (7ins) high.
The three-part brass-bound case with brass furniture and side handles, numeral plaque to the centre section, and a felt covered underside, internally set with a brass stay and standard rising ratchet tipsy key. The 3.75 inch signed silvered Roman dial with 48-hour power reserve over subsidiary running seconds. The full-plate chain fusee movement with maintaining power to an Earnshaw type detent escapement, with freesprung blued steel helical balance spring to a cut and compensated bimetallic balance with keystone shaped weights, suspended in a numbered weighted bowl.
Ticking. 17cms (7ins) high.
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Provenance: Property of a Gentleman