Cased Naval sextant of painted bronze and brass manufacture ...

Hammer

£200

Cased Naval sextant of painted bronze and brass manufacture by Elliott brothers of London, complete with index mirror, filters, horizon mirror eyepieces and graduated brass arc inscribed 'Hon. C.A Colville RN' the fitted mahogany case with inset brass plaque similarly inscribed with Kelvin Hughes certificate. Provenance: belonged to Commander Charles Alexander 3rd Viscount Colville of Culross RN who served in World War I as Cdr Royal Navy at the battle of Jutland 1916 served in WWII being killed in active service in a flying accident in the Azores