Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Benjamin Rittenhouse Surveyor's Compass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, 5 1/4-in. dia. eight-point engraved rose with east-west reversed, fleur-de-lis representing north, blued needle, and lifter, engraved in script "B. Rittenhouse" below the circular level on arm.
Provenance: Richard Miller Collection.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
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Keywords
Richard Miller, Benjamin Rittenhouse, PhiladelphiaJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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