Lot 603
English School-Ship HMS Conway Presentation Sextant to Henry Eshelby, 1861
Lot 603 Details
English School-Ship HMS Conway Presentation Sextant to Henry Eshelby, 1861
signed by the maker 'Charles Piers, Liverpoot' on the brass and silver vernier and inscribed on the anodized brass frame, 'School Frigate Conway, The "Brocklebank" Prize Presented to Mr. H.D. Eshelby for Proficiency in Nautical Astronomy', in a fitted mahogany case, the lid with owner's plaque, the interior with paper label for G. Lee & Sons, Portsea
case 5 x 11 x 11.5 in — 12.7 x 27.9 x 29.2 cm
Estimate $500-$700
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Provenance:
Estate of H.D. Eshelby, thence by descent through the family.
Note:
Henry Eshelby was a descendant of Dr.Thomas Eshelby, Admiral Horatio Nelson's doctor and the surgeon who famously performed the amputation of his left arm on July 25th, 1797.