Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2023

Lot 307

A FINE GEORGE III SILVER POCKET COMPASS

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £380

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Description

A FINE GEORGE III SILVER POCKET COMPASS

BY DOLLOND OF LONDON, C.1786

in the form of a watch, the enamel 1 7/8in dial with a thirty-two point rose and steel needle, the back cover inscribed 'Dollond London', the interior hallmarked for 'TH' (possibly for Thomas Hardy), London 1786, in a shagreen case

6cm diameter