23rd Mar, 2019 10:00 GMT/BST

Spring Fine Art Sale (Part II)

 
Lot 636
 

636

A Mahogany Eight Day Marine Chronometer, by Victor Kullberg, numbered 9282, supplied to the British

A Mahogany Eight Day Marine Chronometer, by Victor Kullberg, numbered 9282, supplied to the British Government India Office in 1919, bottom case section with concealed side handles, silvered dial with Roman numerals, later retailers signature Greenwich Time R.A.Jones & Sons Ltd The County Watchmakers, numbered 9282 broad arrow I 1919, two dials for seconds and up/down indication, single fusee movement with a spring detent escapement, maintaining power, blued screws, movement stamped with broad arrow I 1919 and numbered 9282, free sprung helical hairspring, bimetallic compensation split balance with timing screws and weights, diamond endstone, movement contained in a brass gimbal numbered inside bowl 9282, 13cm high, sold with a CD showing all the client's research and images of the Victor Kullberg's pages in the original record book and a typed copy by the vendor of Victor Kullberg's order book 1913-1919. see illustrations

This movement shows all the characteristics of Victor Kullberg's top quality work. These eight day chronometers were used in the 19th/early 20th century and ordered by the British Government for military use at sea. It is understood from the current vendor's extensive research that in 2010 Jonathan Betts, curator of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, confirmed that the movement was by Victor Kullberg. The Guildhall Library in London confirmed from the Victor Kullberg original record books that this chronometer 9282 was ordered by the British Government India Office along with two other eight day marine chronometers 9264 & 9266 at £57.10s each on September 17th 1919.

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000


 

21.02.19, The bottom case section with scratches and slightly faded in parts, metal mounts are discoloured, upper two box sections are missing. The retailers signature on the dial has been later added, back of the dial with signs of punch marks, a signature appears to have been removed at some time and the current retailers name added, gimbal brass surfaces are discoloured and with surface scratches, movement is winding smoothly and the power reserve hand is moving correctly when winding, balance with a good swinging action, movement in going order.

 


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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale (Part II), 23rd Mar, 2019

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