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Click here to subscribeSonnenuhr Messing. Auf nahezu quadratischer Grundplatte gravierte Skala mit 30-Minuteneinteilung mit römischen Zahlen und fein ziselierter Rosette. Davon ausgehend volutierter Gnomon. Undeutl. sign. "Louitty (?) à Paris". In den Ecken mit Schraublöchern. 13 cm x 12,8 cm. A French brass sundial. Indistinctly signed.Frankreich. Paris 18. Jh.
15th-16th century A.D.. The flat-section hoop with raised circular seal bezel bearing engraved three fleur de lis flanked by initials T-S, hoop with openwork bar to one side, together with engraved gradation lines and letters representative of the months of the year above and below, and the hours marked on hoop interior. Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. SWYOR-9104DD, for similar. The record comments that no other examples recorded with PAS combine a sundial with a seal. 14.4 grams, 40 mm (1 5/8 in.). Acquired early 1990s.From an East Anglian private collection.
A bronze sundial by Dollond, early 19th century, on a stone plinth, 34cm diameter 120cm high overallThe Accumulations of a Cotswold Antiques Dealer: The David Pickup Edit.Condition ReportWeathering, wear, verdigris and tarnish to dial surface. Set into a later stone socle. Old wear, damage and losses to plinth, with attractive lichen covering. Please see additional photos.
An 18th century circa 1780-90 American bronze sundial. The sun dial of octagonal form with shaped pointer over an engraved base with Roman numerals and notation reading ' Mind Your Business '. The notation was a term used by Benjamin Franklin throughout his campaign. Mounted on a later base. Measures approx. 20cm x 27cm diameter.
A WATERLOO BRIDGE GRANITE BALUSTER AND BRASS SUNDIALEARLY 19TH CENTURY AND LATERWith brass sundial and gnomon, 99cm high including gnomon, the baluster 31cm square at the top Note: The old Waterloo bridge was designed by John Rennie and built 1807-10. By the late 19th century the bridge was in a parlous state and LCC had it demolished and replaced with a new bridge by Giles Gilbert Scott in the 1930s.A black and white photocopy of a photograph is available with the lot showing workmen disassembling the bridge and these balusters lying on the ground
THREE BOXES OF METALWARE AND SUNDRIES, to include a mahogany writing box, oak sewing box, a Japanned jewellery box, a bronze sundial, brass ornaments, two pewter tankards, cutlery, brass coal scuttle, enamel pin badges, a set of six stacking Walter Bosse style hedgehogs, etc. (s.d) (3 boxes +loose)
An 18th Century German brass portable equinoctial compass sundial, Andreas Vogler, Augsburg, the recessed silver coloured compass centre with simple star and radial lines, beneath glazed panel within octagonal surround engraved with foliate and lattice design, the hinged open hour circle engraved III-XII and I-IX, pivoting against folding curved scale engraved 0 to 80, the centre with pivoted blued metal arrow pointer, the underside of the compass engraved 'Eileu Pol, Augsburg, Paris 48, Cracau Prag 50, Leipzig Coll / 51 London 52.' and signed 'And. Vogl', the instrument 5cms wide, 5.5cm high
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