An early French silver and gilt-brass miniature sundial, circa 1660-1670
€3,500
Circa
1660s'
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A splendid octagonal miniature sundial (46×35 mm) with a fixed gnomon in gilt brass, attributable to Salomon Chesnon II from Blois.
The silver plate is engraved with the hours from III to XII and I to VIII , divided into half-hours.
The miniature compass is in perfect genuine condition with its original needle still magnetised. At the back the signature is not original but later.
Anyway, a rare and early fix-lattitude sundial in perfect condition.
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Dealer information
Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
Personnal website : https://www.lezograscope.com/
