Early Silver Antique Drawing Instruments In Shagreen Case

A fine shagreen pocket drawing set of silver or nickel silver? And steel drawing instruments comprising a bone scale ruler, compass dividers with attachments for inking and lead lines, and a fine bow compass. The set is housed in a shagreen etui with silver moulding, clasp, hinge and a silver cartouche on the lid.

Interior of the case is lined in red velvet. All instruments are engraved with the owner or possibly makers initials in a fine cursive script. A similar pocket sized set is in the collection of the Oxford Museum of the History of Science.

13 cm / 5.1 inch case height. The item "Early Silver Antique Drawing Instruments In Shagreen Case" is in sale since Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Other Antique Science Equip". The seller is "instrumentumantiques" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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