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216 - BAUDRY in Rouen – An ‘Butterfield’-type equinoctial sundial …
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Estimate €400 - €600
Description
BAUDRY in Rouen – An ‘Butterfield’-type equinoctial sundial in engraved copper, with an octagonal base and a chiselled gnomon in the shape of a bird. Hour scales in Arabic numerals; a compass beneath the glass with a sixteen-pointed rose. On the reverse, cities and latitudes such as Arras, Dunkirk, Lisle, Brussels, Liège, London, Mons, Hamburg, Warsaw, Copenhagen and Berlin. First half of the 18th century – 3.3 x 6.5 x 8.2 cm (Signs of wear and scratches from use, minor imperfections)
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