2x antique, large 17th - 18th C mason/ builder / shipwright Dividers / Compass

Description: 2 large, antique, decorated, wrougth iron measuring / drawing tools, used by stone masons, carpenters, builders and shipwrights in the 17th and early 18th Century, known asBuilders Dividers and Stone Mason Compasslengths: circa 61 and 70 cm / circa 24 and 27.5 inch, condition: working - open and fold, points are sharp, no marks found, country of origin unknown to us, weight together circa 1250 gr / 1.2 kg,do see all pictures for information on decoration, surface, condition and use - the pictures are part of the descriptionSee: Woodworking Tools 1600-1900, by Peter C. Welsh, published by Smithsonian Institution in 1966: “(…) On first sight, it is the conformation rather than any facet of its technical or social significance that strikes the eye; perhaps the most decorative of tools are early dividers and calipers which, prior to their standardization, existed in seemingly endless variety. The great dividers used by the shipbuilder and architect for scribing and measuring timbers not only indicate building techniques, but also document 17th-and early 18th-century decorative metalwork. Well before the 17th century, artists and engravers recognized them as intriguing shapes to include in any potpourri of instruments, either in cartouches or the frontispieces of books (…) “- the sale price is for the 2 dividers together - world wide shipping: - you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU - this will be according to the PostNL conditions and destinations - shipment out of the EU will be under Incoterm DAP and HS-code 970600 we are: delta 98 den haag The Hague, The Netherlands, EU registrated at: Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335

Price: 1100 USD

Location: 's-Gravenhage

End Time: 2025-01-05T07:14:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 49 USD