A rare Troughton and Simms 19th century double frame Vernier sextant, the lacquered brass frame with adjustable telescopic socket, seven shades and mirrors, the index arm with vernier and magnifier, tangent screw adjustment with clamp, radius 28.8 cm, the arc with an engraved silver scale. Fitted accessories in a shaped mahogany box with original sellers trade label George Lee & Son, Portsmouth, the lid engraved Kenneth J. Manners R.N.R