ELEGANT MEURAND GRAPHOMETER with INITIALS
Euro 1150
Circa
1750-1775
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A good and elegant French graphometer by Antoine Joseph “MEURAND à Paris”.
Age: 1750-1775
Dimension: 20cm (8”), 10cm (4”) radius.
This beautiful brass instrument is in very good condition throughout, with fixed sights and silvered compass dial.
The peculiarity is in the “M” decoration, recalling the Meurand name, instead of the more classical symmetrical floral design.
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Antoine Joseph Meurand (w1750-1805) of Paris, supplied instruments for the military campaign to Constantinople.
Paris, rue du Clotre Saint-Jacques in 1766
Paris, 53 Quai de l’Horloge in 1771 and 1789 “Au Compas des Génes”.
A VERY GOOD GRAPHOMETER WITH RARE AND UNUSUAL PATTERN
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Alpha et Omega
Alpha Et Omega
Alpha et Omega is a recently established firm, based in Milan, Italy. We specialise in antique Scientific Instruments and rare Books to supply collections worldwide. Focus is given to optical and time-related instruments, especially before the Industrial Revolution but we are also interested in rare-to-find scientific and natural items and wunderkammer objects. Alpha et Omega also deals in rare books related to Early Science and Scientific Instruments. Please feel free to contact us for individual requests or desiderata.
