A RUSSIAN BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SHIP’S CHRONOMETER

The brass-bound three-tier case with hinged lid above glazed observation panel, with a pair of brass drop carrying handles, the brass bowl with screwed bezel and deep bevelled glass, held in a brass gimbal, the 4 1/4in silvered dial, signed and numbered 9802, with subsidiaries for seconds and state of winding, the chain fusée movement with Earnshaw type escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance, freesprung steel helical spring with jewelled endstone, maker’s mark and number to the barrel bridge

19cm square

CONDITION REPORT
With tipsy key.  In working order, ticking.  The case with some marks and scuffs consistent with age.