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VERY FINE QUALITY POCKET COMPASS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL RED MOROCCAN LEATHER PROTECTIVE CASE. COMPASS WITH THE SLIM TALL POCKET WATCH STYLE  BRACKET DATING THE PIECE TO AROUND 1800, GIVE OR TAKE 10 YEARS. HAND PAINTED WHITE DIAL, THE STYLE OF THE FLEUR-DE-LAY SUGGESTING THE PIECE MAY BE BY ROBERT BATE OF LONDON. THE COMPASS IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION HAVING BEEN PROTECTED IN ITS CASE. VIRTUALLY ALL THE GOLD PLATING REMAINING. SMALL SIDE SWAYING LOCK LEVER TO THE TOP. COMPASS DOES WORK, BUT NOT ENTHUSIASTICALLY AND SOMETIMES NEEDS A LITTLE TAP TO TURN TO NORTH. SILK LINED CASE WITH SIDE HOOK.