A few examples of appraisal values for
MARINE SEXTANT

• Marine Sextant in Box with other
  Marine Sextant in Box with other equipment.
• MARINE SEXTANT WITH CASEA 20th
  MARINE SEXTANT WITH CASEA 20th century vintage marine sextant showing a black powder coated brass frame with a silvered arc within a brass index arm stamped H. HUGHES & SON LTD. LONDON, and fitted with a pinch type tangent, together with magnifier, brass telescope, and index mirror, 2 pair of sun shades & horizon mirror, as well as an ivorine vernier scale & micrometer. The underside mounted with a black phenolic grip which stores batteries for the electric light fitted atop the index arm. All within a dovetailed & locking mahogany fitted case with carrying handle, some components may be absent. The lids interior retaining its HUSUN inspection certificate dated February 1945. Case dimensions: 6" high x 10.5 " wide x 11" deep.
• Cased sextant, marks are rubbed,
  Cased sextant, marks are rubbed, approx 12cm H x 29cm Sq
• A box sextant,Carl Zeiss,
  A box sextant,Carl Zeiss, Jena, fitted stained wood box with original instruction manual, 33cm w
• U.S.Navy Micrometer Sextant in
  U.S.Navy Micrometer Sextant in Box U.S.Navy micrometer sextant in original fitted dovetailed mahogany chest. Marked on arm of sextant "U.S. NAVY BUREAU OF SHIPS MARK II 1940" "PIONEER INSTRUMENTS DIVISION OF BENDI AVIATION CORP. BENDIX NEW JERSEY TYPE 3050-1-C". With original screwdriver in case extra mirror and half mirror.
• NAVAL SEXTANT & LEATHER BOUND
  NAVAL SEXTANT & LEATHER BOUND MARITIME TELESCOPE: US Navy Bureau of Ships E.T.S. Sextant, Mark 2 model, 1943. In hinged wooden box with dovetail joints and brass hardware. Accompanied by leather encased brass telescope engraved ''Howes, 79 Leader Hall S1 London From: Dolland's 1941''. Telescope extended Approx. 35.25'' l x 3.5'' w. CONDITION: Wear commensurate with age. Sextant box does not include key and some of the brass hardware has oxidized.
• EARLY CASED MARINE SEXTANT 19th
  EARLY CASED MARINE SEXTANT 19th c. Ebony and Brass Navigational Instrument, with inset ivory arc and maker's plate (name obliterated), in a fitted wooden case with two sighting tools, case: 5" high, 12 1/2" x 11 1/2".
• A sextant by Cary, no. 2445, in a
  A sextant by Cary, no. 2445, in a fitted mahogany case
• Brass Surveyors Sextant 8''
  Brass Surveyors Sextant 8''
• Brass and wood sextant, brass arc
  Brass and wood sextant, brass arc marked "Th. Wegener, Berlin No. 236", in finger-jointed mahogany brass mounted case with Dutch label dated 1953, in a 5 x 11 x 11 in. case with multiple lenses and accessories. Sextant with scattered light corrosion and paint loss, appears to be in good working order; case with separations and stains. Private Collection, Delaware
• C. Plath Hamburg nautical
  C. Plath Hamburg nautical sextant, No. 5, SN 14864, 6x30 magnification 160 mm radius, circa 1958
• LA FILOTECNICA, MILANO MARINE
  LA FILOTECNICA, MILANO MARINE SEXTANT 20th c., Italy, brass instrument with various components, in original wooden case with metal tag under cover, "Breschi" tag outside, box edge stamped "67857", 6"h x 10.75"w x 10.5"d (box)
• Brass and wood sextant, brass arc
  Brass and wood sextant, brass arc marked "Th. Wegener, Berlin #236", in finger jointed mahogany brass mounted case with Dutch label dated 1956, in a 5 x 11 x 11-1/2 in. case with multiple lenses and accessories. Sextant with scattered light corrosion and paint loss, appears to be in good working order; case with separations and stains. Private Collection, Delaware.
• US Navy Bureau of Ships stadimeter,
  US Navy Bureau of Ships stadimeter, circa 1944, Schick Inc. Stamford, Conn., sextant type in lift lid wood box, mark 5 model N15830
• BRASS SHIP'S SEXTANT IN WOOD
  BRASS SHIP'S SEXTANT IN WOOD CARRYING CASE Brass ship's sextant in wood carrying case, inscribed Juan Hern Calloa, 4.5"h x 9"w x 8"d
• NAVY MARK V BUBBLE SEXTANT BY
  NAVY MARK V BUBBLE SEXTANT BY BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION CIRCA 1942 HEIGHT 8". WIDTH 6.5".NAVY MARK V BUBBLE SEXTANT BY BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION, Circa 1942, Inscribed and signed on the base "Aircraft Sextant, Mark V BU. Aero., U.S. Navy" and "Eclipse - Pioneer Division of Bendix Aviation Corporation". Optical system is based on four reflecting prisms with an external knob that rotates the index prism and drives an index over a rough scale divided from -10 to 100 in units of 5 degrees. With an artificial horizon, adjustable size bubble and a chono-metric averaging device. A three-volt, two dry cell battery lighting system illuminates the counter reading and stop watch. Lacking case. Dimensions: Height 8". Width 6.5". Provenance: The Oar House, Clearwater Beach, Florida.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Reference:Taking the Stars, Newport News, by Peter Ifland (1998), p.172.
• 1944 US NAVY BALL RECORDING SEXTANT
  1944 US NAVY BALL RECORDING SEXTANT Cased Mark 1, Model 0 Ball Recording Sextant by Mergenthaler, sn 5372-44, with U.S. Naval Observatory Collimation Certificate dated Nov. 18, 1944, with day and night scopes, in original fitted wooden case with brass plaque, 6" x 12 1/4" x 10 1/2". Exterior case surface wear, missing one side handle.
• HUSUN MARINE SEXTANT IN WOOD
  HUSUN MARINE SEXTANT IN WOOD CASE, HENRY HUGHES &HUSUN MARINE SEXTANT IN WOOD CASE, Henry Hughes & Son Ltd., London, #54734, c. 1947. Case dimensions: 5.5"H x 10.25"W x 10.75"L.
• U.S. Maritime Commission Stadimeter
  U.S. Maritime Commission Stadimeter Sextant type in original U.S. Maritime Commission Ser. No. 1980-1942 inlaid wood chest. Plate on stadimeter-"SCHICK INCORPORATED STANFORD CONN. U.S.A." Complete with instruction sheet in lid.
• BRITISH BRONZE MARINE SEXTANT IN
  BRITISH BRONZE MARINE SEXTANT IN MAHOGANY CASE, DATED 1871 Bronze frame with all lenses intact, signed on the silver register "J.S. Newill, 7th St S. Liverpool & 50 Cornhill, London". The case has an engraved brass plate that reads "G.L. Josselyn, 1871". George L. Josselyn is registered as a property owner in Duxbury, MA in 1870. A vintage card is tacked to the inside of the lid from Charles C. Hutchinson at 152 State Street, Boston. Shrinkage crack to box, loose blocks. 5" x 10 1/2" x 10". Good optics.
• BRASS SEXTANT IN WOOD CASEBrass
  BRASS SEXTANT IN WOOD CASEBrass Sextant in Wood Case,
• German Black Enamelled and
  German Black Enamelled and Lacquered Brass Marine Sextant Carl Plath Hamburg 1924 no. 10087 signed on the arc in fitted case with accessories the lid with metal makers label and paper registration label and exterior brass owner s plaque: T. Gillan 5.6" (height) 14.3cm (height) 11.8" (width) 30cm (width) 11.8" (depth) 30cm (depth)
• VINTAGE STADIMETER SEXTANT BY
  VINTAGE STADIMETER SEXTANT BY SCHICK Cased WWII Era Nautical Sextant Type Rangefinder, by Schick Inc., Stamford, CT, SN. 2092, USN contract 1942, in a fitted wooden case, with instruction sheet affixed to lid interior, exterior metal plaque reads "Stadimeter, US. Maritime Commission, Mfd. by Schick Incorporated, Stamford, Conn., USA", 5 1/2" high, 11 1/4" x 11 1/2". Box exterior scratches.
• MARINE TELESCOPE, SIGNED "DOLLAND
  MARINE TELESCOPE, SIGNED "DOLLAND LONDON" Marked "Day or Night," 2nd quarter 19th century (a pirated version of a Dollond spy glass): Bright mahogany barrel with long brass draw and an extending hood at front; 20 in. L. closed, and 39 1/8 in. L. open.
• Three instruments: 6 x 6 in.
  Three instruments: 6 x 6 in. Fairchild U.S. Army sextant, black finish, label "Property Air Forces U.S. Army Type A-10, ... No. E320 D1", original green-painted wooden case, 5-1/2 x 9 x 9 in., possibly lacking accessories ; 7 in. Boyce-Meier sextant, black-painted metal, pasteboard case with instructions; U.S. Navy azimuth circle, black-painted brass, marked "4340-1941", 10-1/2 in., in finger-jointed mahogany case, brass label "U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Serial 16003 …", 4-3/8 x 11-3/4 x 11-1/2 in., good condition, normal wear . The Collection of the Late Ronald Kiser, Mars Hill, North Carolina
• MAINE CAPTAIN'S SEXTANT - Bronze
  MAINE CAPTAIN'S SEXTANT - Bronze and Rosewood Sextant by Bassnett of Liverpool with ivory scale vernier and signature plate housed in original oak case with early pencil inscription inside lid 'Rachel Smith' & Almira S. Themko' also a modern note tha
• C. PLATH HAMBURG NAUTICAL
  C. PLATH HAMBURG NAUTICAL SEXTANT, WOOD BOX C. Plath Hamburg (German), late 19th / early 20th century. Brass nautical / celestial sextant with case including shade glass, index mirror, and horizon mirror. Marked to index bar Ku.K. K.M. No 236. and maker's mark to arc. Approx. w. 10", d.
• A Sextant (Vernir Type) ca.
  A Sextant (Vernir Type) ca. 1900-1910 in Mahogany Fitted Chest Sextant engraved on arc "HEATH &CO. NEW ELTHAM LONDON". Made for Taylor & Taylor San Francisco. Plate on Tangent arm "HEZZANITH-ENDLESS TANGET SCREW-AUTOMATIC CLAMP." Box has the name "H.J. Dieble".
• MODERN SEXTANT &
  MODERN SEXTANT & WEATHERVANEModern sextant in 10 inch wood case; and modern copper weathervane of man on sailboard. 29 in high.
• C. PLANTH NAUTICAL SEXTANT IN
  C. PLANTH NAUTICAL SEXTANT IN ORIGINAL CASE: Original plastic case
• English brass sextant by Wilson &
  English brass sextant by Wilson & Gillie dated September 1923 in fitted wood case with with old label from the National Physical Laboratory. Serial #6632 which corresponds to numbering on instrument. sextant W10'' and case H5'' W11'' D10 1/2'' Provenance: Banner Elk North Carolina private collection.
• (4) MARINE NAVIGATION COMPASSES(lot
  (4) MARINE NAVIGATION COMPASSES(lot of 4) Marine navigation compasses, 20th c., including: (2) marine compasses, (one) with handle, (1) magnetic compass, with polychrome decorated compass rose, mounted in brass gimbal, rising on circular wooden base, (1) lifeboat binnacle compass, rising on square wooden base, marked 'Barren N.R. 230244,' in need of wiring, largest: approx 11"h, 8"w, 8"d, 15.75lbs total
• BRASS SEXTANTunmarked; with
  BRASS SEXTANTunmarked; with accessories, in a brass-mounted, fitted mahogany case; Condition: the case with a split to lid; the sextant: 9 1/4 inches wide; 8 3/4 inches deep; the case: 11 1/8 inches square; 5 inches high Condition:
• ANTIQUE SEXTANTAntique rosewood
  ANTIQUE SEXTANTAntique rosewood or ebony wood sextant with bone scale and plate circa 1820. Unsigned. 15 x 13 inches.
• German sextant by C. Plath
  German sextant by C. Plath Hamburg in a mahogany case the lid with two red stars and inscribed "Bromley" 1952 retailed by Riggs & Brother Philadelphia. Case 7"h.x12"x12"
• ANTIQUE AMERICAN SEXTANT NAVIGATION
  ANTIQUE AMERICAN SEXTANT NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT United States,Early 20th CenturySturdy wood case housing a black painted brass sextant with certificate of examination from the National Physical Laboratory signed by Joseph Ernest Petavel.