Wood base with 8 sides with bronze plate, and small compass in the center circle with painted compass on unknown surface
Carved bronze base engraved with scrolls and very decorative, with Dedicatua E Medici engraved on the outer circle. The circle is engraved with numbers in 10's from 0 to 90 and back again. Inside the circle is a square, with scrolls around it. Each side of the square has numbers 12, 8, 4, with a hard line and then 4, 8, 12 on the same side of the square. Attached to the base is a center (painted) compass inside a bronze basket with blades that are attached, which move in a circle over the bronze plate. Attached to it above is a perpendicular half circle with same decorative engraving and numbered markings, with a viewer attached to the very top with view finder on both ends. The half circle is engraved with Alti Metra.
Description
Category
Maps, Charts, and Nautical
Medium
Wood base with 8 sides with bronze plate, and small compass in the center circle with painted compass on unknown surface
Distinguishing marks
Carved bronze base with Dedicatua E Medici in the outer circle. The circle has numbers in 10's from 0 to 90 and back again. Inside the circle is a square, with scrolls around it. Each side of the square has numbers 12, 8, 4, with a hard line and then 4, 8, 12 on the same side of the square. Attached to the base is a center (painted) compass inside a bronze basket with blades that are attached, which move in a circle over the bronze plate. Attached to it above is a perpendicular half circle with a viewer attached to the very top with view finder on both ends
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
8 inches diameter by 10 inches tall
Date Period
Unknown
Weight
unknown 2-3 lbs
History
Unknown history -signed by engraver BH Fecit
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
unknown- It was my father's- . There is an old price tag on the bottom that says $143.00 from an antique store- but I doubt he bought it at an antique store
For Sale?
No
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