Lot 1213

A ROSEWOOD AND BRASS-LINE INLAID MARINE CHRONOMETER

By Victor Kullberg, No. 4484, 105 Liverpool Road, London, circa 1883
Ivory Declaration: ETLARKG6

Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
Hammer price: £2,800
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

The three-piece case with lidded glazed observation cover, recessed flush carrying handles, two inset ivory roundels, brass gimbals, 4in signed silvered dial, with Royal appointments and testimonial, spotted plates, freesprung bi-metallic compensated balance and diamond endstone, with brass tipsy key and deck case

17.5cm square

Offered with two rating certificates dated 1898 and 1900


Victor Kullberg (d. 1898) was a very fine maker of chronometers.  Born in Visby, Island of Gothaland, Sweeden, in 1824, he worked with Jorgensen in Copenhagen and came to London in 1851. His workmanship is without doubt of the highest quality, as evidenced by his prestigious awards of medals at the various International Exhibitions through the second half of the 19th century. 


The chronometer appears to be in very good original condition.  The movement is working and the plates are clean and free from marks.  The case has an attractive lustre.  The ivory roundels have lost their markings.

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