BERINGER CUBIC SUNDIAL polyhedral 18TH .

Beringer is best known for portable wooden sundials with scales printed on paper glued to the wood. These included cube dials and diptych dials.Some of Beringer's sundials were collaborations made wit

Small Diptyque pocket sundial in wood and polychrome paper. Working compass with "North, East, South, West" suggesting it is of German origin, attributed to David BERINGER (1777-1821) . At the end of

MINIATURE FRENCH SUNDIAL - 18th c. Bronze "Butterfield" Style Pocket Sundial, marked "Mavlevavt, Paris" (active 1712-1720), engraved bronze with rigid gnomon, inset ivory compass with crystal cover, s

Replica based on an original in the Galileo Museum collection attributed to Stefano Buonsignori (died 1589). Unmarked. 7 3/4 inches

17th/18th century sundial, possibly Swiss, the standing gnomon above the dial plate with Roman numerals and hour lines, within an heraldic coat of arms: a crowned double-headed eagle with halos and sw

A French Brass Equinoctial Sundial Butterfield, Paris, 18th Century Height 2 3/4 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from a Midwestern Institution

French gilt metal box with round miniature portrait. Relief floral swag decoration on box sides with applied scrollwork on engraved cubic design. Portrait of 18th century woman in light blue dress wit

Walnut with applied hand colored engraved paper. "WM" "Madden". 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 inches.

Cube Sundial with Compass by David Beringer, c. 1800 Paper-covered oak cube with hand-colored copper engravings and brass gnomons on five of the faces, signed on the north face "D. BERINGER" (David Be

AN 18TH-CENTURY VOGLER-TYPE COMPASS SUNDIAL, unsigned, of usual form with decorative gilt brass edge, and contained in fitted plush-lined shagreen case -- 2¾in. (7cm.) diameter,

Late 18th to early 19th century sundial, slate dial plate with engraved hour lines and numerals, iron gnomon. Two screw holes for attaching to base (not included). 9 3/4" diameter. (Additional high-re

AN UNUSUAL 18th/19th CENTURY ELM EQUINOCTIAL SUNDIAL of primitive form 35.5cm wide, 28cm high

18th century heavy bronze or copper sundial. Engraved face with Roman numeral hours and 20 minute marks. Cardinal directions and engraved sunburst at center. Later mounting holes drilled. 11.75 x 11.7

Late 1700s German Floating Gnomon Pocket Sundial Compass with printed and colored dial, signed Stockert, fruitwood case.

A German Augsburg pattern gilt brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Ludwig Theodor Muller, mid to late 18th century The recessed compass centre with precise rose and radial lines engraved with G

1749 Physics Experiments Science Electricity Optics Illustrated Sundials Nollet Jean-Antoine Nollet was an 18th-century French physicist who made incredible contributions to world of physical science.

1749 Physics Experiments Science Electricity Optics Illustrated Sundials Nollet Jean-Antoine Nollet was an 18th-century French physicist who made incredible contributions to world of physical science.

18th century AD or earlier. A bronze sundial with horizontal disc table and two-part gnomon, balustered stem and tripod feet with dragon-head detailing; the table with silver-inlaid gridlines and band

Butterfield a Paris Brass Sundial. Early brass sundial with engraved numerals, 1.25 in. dial compass, hinged indicator with bird and engraved reverse. Signed Butterfield a Paris, c.18th century. In ex

of cubic form outlined with stringing, with brass bail handles, the hinged top opening to a compartmented interior, on a separate stand with square tapered legs with brass caps (Dimensions: 38cm wide,

An antique sundial made of slate and marked: 'Inuirim Que Feror', 18th century. Marked 1798. (40 x 40 x 16,5 cm)

Mid-18th c. French Made Leather Cased Octagonal Pocket Sundial, by Jean Baptiste Nicolas Delure (1695-1766), Paris, with engraved Roman numeral sundial scale, engraved European cities and Arabic numer

18th Century or earlier French carved limestone sundial having scroll and incised decoration. Size: 11.5"H x11.5"W x3"D Circa: 1780 List Price: $3300

An English brass garden sundial George Adams, London, third quarter of the 18th century The 7.875 inch circular plate fitted with angled gnomen set at 51 degrees and centred with an eight-point compas