Sold for:
$1,080
$1,080
English Sighting Scope, c. mid to late 19th century, brass sighting scope (missing optics) with engraved silvered dial marked Bate/London , and engraved on level tube Lt. R.R. Armstrong C.S.S. Alabama , wooden box with label marked MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, to the honorable Board of Excise/ HYDROMETER MAKER for the REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM/ R.B. Bate with royal cipher and other instruments shown, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 6 1/4, lg. 14 5/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02