701086 Dividers, 18th and 16th centuries (bronze, steel, copper & iron) by European; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Left: Possibly Dutch, 18th century (bronze, steel, copper & iron), 30.5cm. On these winged dividers, adorned with copper scrollwork finials, the thumbscrews are shaped as flower petals and the shafts chamfered and notched by hand. Right: Italian, 16th century (cast steel), 26.7cm. The perforated head on these elegant dividers is sprung. The subtle interplay of the chased floral designs with the serpentine form is much in the Renaissance style. The lateral thumbscrew adjusts the span from 3/8 to 21/8 inches); out of copyright.