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Coutau-Bégarie & Associés
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Round horizontal sundial, Italy, 18th century.
See original version (French)
154
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Round horizontal sundial, Italy, 18th century.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Round horizontal sundial, Italy, 18th century.
Wood, steel, brass and glass; 9.1 cm diameter.
Typically Italian shape of a round horizontal pocket sundial made of wood. The instrument is complete with pointer and cover.
A slightly hollow sphere contains a small compass bearing the initials of the four Italian winds: Mezzogiorno, Ponente, Tramontana and Levante, and a sundial showing the Italian hours from 9 to 22. In the centre is a small brass gnomon.
These dials are typically Italian. They are often the semi-artisanal work of learned clerics.
A fine example of a sundial that is uncommon outside Italy.
See original version (French)
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