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Octagonal sundial made of bronze or brass.
See original version (French)
108
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Octagonal sundial made of bronze or brass.
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Octagonal sundial made of bronze or brass.
Base signed ‘LEFEBVRE’ in Paris.
Adjustable gnomon featuring a stylised bird.
Compass rose engraved with a fleur-de-lis.
The reverse is engraved with the latitudes of major French and European cities (Paris, Rome, Venice, Madrid, Brussels, Marseille, Genoa, Tours, Lyon, Vienna, Turin, Calais, Liège, Nantes, Strasbourg, Lisbon, London, Rouen, Dijon).
The back of the compass is engraved with a large, radiating floral motif.
18th century.
In its case.
L: 7 cm. W: 6 cm.
See original version (French)
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