A gilt brass Butterfield dial, French, late 17th century,
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A gilt brass Butterfield dial, French, late 17th century,
signed Butterfield A Paris, the unusual rectangular form of Butterfield dial, with inset compass bowl, three engraved hours scales in Arabic and Roman numerals, adjustable and finely decorated folding bird gnomon, revered of compass bowls with sixteen towns and latitudes, reverse of dial plate with six towns and their latitudes,
2 1/2in x 2 3/4in (6 1/3cm x 7cm)
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Provenance:
Tesseract, New York State, 1991.
Private collection.
signed Butterfield A Paris, the unusual rectangular form of Butterfield dial, with inset compass bowl, three engraved hours scales in Arabic and Roman numerals, adjustable and finely decorated folding bird gnomon, revered of compass bowls with sixteen towns and latitudes, reverse of dial plate with six towns and their latitudes,
2 1/2in x 2 3/4in (6 1/3cm x 7cm)
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Tesseract, New York State, 1991.
Private collection.
Condition
Good overall condition - no case.
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A gilt brass Butterfield dial, French, late 17th century,
Estimate £1,200 - £1,800
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