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Wooden Surveyor's Compass, Thomas Greenough, Sr. (1710-85), Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1765. Glazed compass recessed in carved hardwood housing lined with engraved print of a compass rose and dial centering a hand-colored illustration of a man surveying a coastline, encircled with band border inscribed 'Made by Thomas Greenough Boston N. England', retaining removable carved ebony vanes at ends, mounted on a later wooden stand with plaque inscribed, 'Colonial Surveyors Compass / Boston Maker Thomas Greenough / Robert Nittolo Collection', wd. 12 3/4, dp. 5 5/8, ht. 11 in. Footnotes: Provenance Collection of Robert C. Nittolo (1941-2023), Orange, New Jersey. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Wooden Surveyor's Compass, Thomas Greenough, Sr. (1710-85), Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1765. Glazed compass recessed in carved hardwood housing lined with engraved print of a compass rose and dial centering a hand-colored illustration of a man surveying a coastline, encircled with band border inscribed 'Made by Thomas Greenough Boston N. England', retaining removable carved ebony vanes at ends, mounted on a later wooden stand with plaque inscribed, 'Colonial Surveyors Compass / Boston Maker Thomas Greenough / Robert Nittolo Collection', wd. 12 3/4, dp. 5 5/8, ht. 11 in. Footnotes: Provenance Collection of Robert C. Nittolo (1941-2023), Orange, New Jersey. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Stichworte: Wetterfahne, Kompass