Lot n° 358
Estimation :
1400 - 1600
EUR
Jean Baptiste Nicolas DELURE (1695-1736) - Lot 358
Jean Baptiste Nicolas DELURE (1695-1736)
Butterfield-type octagonal travel sundial in silver featuring three alternating time scales in Arabic and Roman numerals. The back features the latitudes of twenty-four European cities. The compass is divided into 30 sections. The gnomon is bird-shaped.
In a black chagrin case lined with velvet and fastened with two ties.
Signed "DELURE APARIS".
7 x 6.1 cm - Weight: 34 g (restorations and missing parts)
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