Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM
Description:
Painted Wood and Slate Folding Ship's Talley, America, 19th century, hinged with raised-panels, the exterior panels painted with compass flower and star motifs, the interiorfitted with slate panels, one side with incised columns with headings Courses, Wind, and Lee Way, (cracks on slate),12 3/4 x 8 3/4, opens to 17 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Cracks in slate are stable.