Lot n° 269
Estimation :
200 - 400
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 975EUR
Butterfield sundial - Lot 269
Butterfield sundial
in engraved brass enclosing a compass, the plate with four alternating hour scales in Arabic and Roman numerals.
16-direction compass with blued steel needle.
Gnomon engraved with bird and foliage.
On the back are the latitudes of twenty-five cities in France and Europe: Paris, Rome, Lyon, London, Bourdeaux (with error), Douay, Dijon, Brussels, Ghent...
Signed GUIBOUT A PARIS.
Second half of the 18th century.
Grained leather case (one hook missing).
H. 3 cm - L.7,4 cm - W. 6,6 cm
Joseph Simon Guibout - Paris active 1745-1770
A similar model preserved at Harvard University, Maine, USA.
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