Description

LE MAIRE FILS, PARIS. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER 'BUTTERFIELD' TYPE POCKET SUNDIAL AND COMPASS.

the octagonal plate dial engraved a sundial with four alternating rings of roman and Arabic numerals, the fold out gnomon decorated a seated bird adjustable for latitudes 40-50-60 degrees, signed P. Le Maire, A Paris, the inset glazed compass with blued steel hands, the reverse of the compass engraved with Londres 51-31, la Haye 52-6, Bruxelles 50-51, Lisle 50-40, Calais 50-57, Liege 50-36, Hambourg 53-43, the back plate with 20 further European cities and their relevant latitudes, 7cm x 6cm, contained within a velvet lined green shagreen case 
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Period: Early 18th century.

Provenance: France, Le Marie