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CHAYETTE et CHEVAL

28 - Portable horizontal dial with a ‘Butterfield’-type compass, …
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Estimate €1,500 - €1,800
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Portable horizontal dial with a ‘Butterfield’-type compass, made of silver, signed ‘Butterfield A Paris’, c. 1700. Octagonal plate bearing four hour scales for latitudes 43°, 46°, 49° and 52°; gnomon with a folding bird; compass engraved with a sixteen-point compass rose; the reverse engraved with the names and latitudes of thirty-three towns in Europe. 7.7 x 6.5 cm. Expert: Anthony TURNER
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About the sale THE MECHANISMS OF TIME: WATCHMAKING AND RELATED SCIENCES
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Auction time 10/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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