Wilson Chilton’s mahogany Naval Architects/Naval draughtsman box of

Wilson Chilton’s mahogany Naval Architects/Naval draughtsman box of curves and templates, probably by Gillows still retaining around 100 superb quality small and large shears, two of them inscribed, the box of rectangular form with a hinged top, in fine quality mahogany with the T-square and straight-edge also executed in mahogany, a single drawer, with two original inset brass handles, opens at each end of the box, the interior retaining the original brass locking pin for the drawer, the inkwell (glass slightly damaged), period pen and old sealing wax (appear to be of the period.) One inscribed ‘October the 15 1820 The small moulds 56 Wilson Chilton’ and ‘Number of shear moulds 27 1820 October the 15’. English, circa 1820

Estimate:$13,900.38

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