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BUTTERFIELD' PORTABLE HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL circa 1700 In silver signed 'N. Bion à Paris'; set for latitudes 40°, 45°, 50 and 55° and bearing the names and latitudes of twenty-four cities; with black chagrin case Dimensions: 7 x 6.1 cm (2 ¾ x 2 ½ in.) Provenance: Acquired from Galerie Franck Marcelin, Aix-en-Provence, 1988. A silver portable 'Butterfield' type sundial, circa 1700

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BUTTERFIELD' PORTABLE HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL circa 1700 In silver signed 'N. Bion à Paris'; set for latitudes 40°, 45°, 50 and 55° and bearing the names and latitudes of twenty-four cities; with black chagrin case Dimensions: 7 x 6.1 cm (2 ¾ x 2 ½ in.) Provenance: Acquired from Galerie Franck Marcelin, Aix-en-Provence, 1988. A silver portable 'Butterfield' type sundial, circa 1700

Estimate 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Starting price 1 000 EUR

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For sale on Wednesday 10 Jul : 14:00 (CEST)

paris, France

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Butterfield-type portable sundial in engraved brass with octagonal table. Mobile gnomon with bird whose beak indicates the angle of latitude. Back engraved with the names and latitudes of twenty-three French and European cities. Signed Delure AParis. Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Delure (Paris, active 1695, died 1736), early 18th century Height: 6.8 cm -Width: 6 cm (wear)

Lot 1175

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Engraved brass and silver-plated horizontal circular sundial with bird design, spring system and slider to indicate north. In a varnished cardboard stand. 18th/19th century Diameter: 7.5 cm (the cursor is missing and there are accidents)

Lot 1174

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Portable octagonal engraved brass sundial with compass; signature on reverse Johan Schrettegger in Augsburg. Augsburg, Johan Schrettegger (1764-1843), circa 1800 Height: 5.6 cm - Width: 5.8 cm (restoration)

Lot 192

Estim. 500 - 800 EUR

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.

Engraved brass and silver-plated horizontal circular sundial with bird design, spring system and slider to indicate north. In a varnished cardboard stand. 18th/19th century Diameter: 7.5 cm (the cursor is missing and there are accidents)

Portable octagonal engraved brass sundial with compass; signature on reverse Johan Schrettegger in Augsburg. Augsburg, Johan Schrettegger (1764-1843), circa 1800 Height: 5.6 cm - Width: 5.8 cm (restoration)

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