Lot n° 192
Estimation :
500 - 800
EUR
Brass Butterfield sundial signed "L'ing. Chevallier opticien - Lot 192
Brass Butterfield sundial signed "L'ing. Chevallier opticien du roi vis à vis le marché aux fleurs, N°1 Paris". The engraved octagonal plate, triangular folding gnomon with bird-shaped index, compass, the back engraved with the names and latitudes of ten European cities.
Mid 18th century, circa 1740.
In its original case.
Oxidation, gnomon slightly bent.
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