A German Augsburg pattern brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Andreas... A German Augsburg pattern brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Andreas Vogler, Augsburg, circa 1770 The recessed compass centre with rose and radial lines engraved with German annotations for the four cardinal points beneath glazed panel within octagonal surround engraved with repeating foliate motifs and herringbone bands, the hinged open hour circle pivoting against folding curved latitude scale and engraved in reverse III-XII-IX with stylised wheatear half hour markers, the centre with pivoted needle gnomen set on a sprung square section arbor, the opposing side with scroll pierced and engraved pivoted armature enclosing a metal plumb, the underside of the compass engraved Eleva Poli, Madrid 40 Cadix, 56. Barcellona 41, Amfterdam 52, Carterdam 45 and signed And. Vogl. , the instrument 6.5cm (2.5ins) wide; in a leather covered card box, 7.5cm (3ins) wide overall. Andreas Vogler took over the business of his older brother Johann Georg Vogler (who had been making and selling instruments in Augsburg from 1740) on the latter's death in 1765. Andreas Vogler continued the business until the 1790's; he is though to have died in around 1800. Vogler specialised in the production of simple equinoctial compass sundials no doubt marketed as an affordable alternative to those who could not afford a pocket watch.
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A German brass Butterfield pattern portable horizontal compass sundial... A German brass Butterfield pattern portable horizontal compass sundial Andreas Vogler, mid to late 18th century The elongated octagonal plate with double engraved hour scale IIII-XI-I-VIII and 4-12-8 divided into quarter hours to outer track, the centre with stylised scallop shell engraved panel within foliate trail infill, with glazed four-point compass and hinged bird engraved adjustable gnomen calibrated in degrees for elevation to the outer edge, the underside engraved with latitudes for seven cities including Paris 48, Cadix 36, and Madrid 40 over signature Andr. Vogler, 6cm (2.375ins) long; in a wooden case with pivoted lid, 9cm (3.5ins) long overall. Andreas Vogler took over the business of his older brother Johann Georg Vogler (who had been making and selling instruments in Augsburg from 1740) on the latter's death in 1765. Andreas Vogler continued the business until the 1790's; he is though to have died in around 1800. Vogler specialised in the production of simple equinoctial compass sundials no doubt marketed as an affordable alternative to those who could not afford a pocket watch. This type of portable pocket sundial was devised by Michael Butterfield, an English Instrument maker who settled in Paris around 1685.
A German Augsburg pattern gilt brass portable equinoctial compass sundial... 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 German annotations for the four cardinal points beneath glazed panel within octagonal surround engraved with symmetrical foliate scrolls on a matted ground, the hinged open hour circle pivoting against folding curved latitude scale and engraved in reverse III-XII-IX with stylised wheatear half hour markers, the centre with pivoted needle gnomen set on a sprung arbor, the underside of the compass with engraved Elev Poli, Corfu 39 Lion 45, Paris 49 DanZig 54, Moscau 57 Petersb, Stockholm 60 over monogram L. T. M. to lower margin, 5cm (2ins) wide. The exact working dates for Ludwig Theodor Muller appear to be unknown however he is believed to have flourished between 1710 and 1770.
A rare Spanish brass and silver portable equinoctial compass sundial Unsigned A rare Spanish brass and silver portable equinoctial compass sundial Unsigned, probably mid 17th century The square case with recessed simple compass plate engraved with concentric line decoration and retained by a square brass friction collar, the hinged silver open hour circle set within a pierced square frame and pivoting against a folding brass arm locating into corresponding graduated slots calibrated for degrees of elevation to the side of the instrument, the hour ring engraved 1-12-1-12 twice and fitted with pivoted steel needle gnomon fitted onto double baluster arbor to centre, both sides of the lid and the base of the case engraved with tables giving the respective latitudes of seventy-four European and South American cities including Lima 12, Cuzco 14, Santiago 32, Buenosayres 36, Cartegena 12, Mexico 20, Guatimala 15, Valencia 39, Murcia 37, Toledo 40, Madrid 42, Roma 41, Florencia 43 and Paris 50 , the front of the case applied with foliate bud finial, the rear with foliate mount centred with a hole to take a suspension post (compass plate probably a replacement, suspension post/ring lacking), 4.5cm (1.75ins) wide. The current lot is a rare form of Spanish dial which operates essentially in the same manner as other sundials designed with inclined chapter rings and pivoted pin gnomons such as German Augsburg pattern dials. A noteworthy detail which sets the current lot aside from related German models is the use of a pivoted stay engaging with graduated slots cut into the body of the instrument to set the elevation of the hour ring rather than a reading directly against a pivoted arm engraved with degrees for latitude.
A rare Spanish pewter portable equinoctial compass sundial Unsigned A rare Spanish pewter portable equinoctial compass sundial Unsigned, 18th century The square case centred with recessed compass incorporating a circular paper scale printed with rose within band annotated in English with the cardinal points sub-divided into four beneath circular glazed panel retained by a scalloped brass bezel, the surround with band annotated in Spanish NORTE, Norteste, LESTE, suete, SVR, sudoeste, ESE, Noveste within spandrel areas engraved with masks emblematic of the four winds, the hinged open hour circle set within a pierced square frame and pivoting against a folding arm locating into corresponding graduated slots calibrated for degrees of elevation to the side of the instrument, the hour ring engraved 1-12-1-12 twice and fitted with pivoted needle gnomon to centre, the interior of the lid engraved with a panel of a naked figure holding a basket of fruit and blowing a horn over Memento Mori motif with further masks to angles, the exterior engraved with rococo scroll motifs and the text SYRVOAD: ETAN, CISCOCRVANTeS, NEGRI , (suspension post/ring lacking), 6cm (2.375ins) wide. The current lot is a rare form of Spanish dial which operates essentially in the same manner as other sundials designed with inclined chapter rings and pivoted pin gnomons such as German Augsburg pattern dials. A noteworthy detail which sets the current lot aside from related German models is the use of a pivoted stay engaging with graduated slots cut into the body of the instrument to set the elevation of the hour ring rather than a reading directly against a pivoted arm engraved with degrees for latitude.
A German Augsburg pattern brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Lorenz... A German Augsburg pattern brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Lorenz Grassl, Augsburg, late 18th century The recessed compass centre with radial lines engraved with German annotations for the four cardinal points and locking lever for the blued steel pointer beneath glazed panel within octagonal surround engraved with alternating arched cross-hatched panels and floral motifs on a matted ground, the hinged open hour circle pivoting against folding curved latitude scale and engraved in reverse III-XII-IX with stylised wheatear half hour markers, the centre with pivoted needle gnomen set on a sprung arbor, the underside of the compass with engraved Eleva Poli, Wittenberg 53, Venedig 45 ZeiZ, Edenburg 57, over signature Lor. Grafsl to lower margin, 5cm (2ins) wide. Lorenz Grassl is recorded in Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Augsburg circa 1700, however the engraved hatched decoration to the plate of the current lot would stylistically suggest a date towards the end of the 18th century.
A fine French brass horizontal compass sundial Michael Butterfield, Paris A fine French brass horizontal compass sundial Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700 The square baseplate signed Butterfield, AParis to lower edge and incorporating a compass centred with a finely engraved thirty-two point rose fully annotated in French within glazed moulded bezel divided into 360 degrees with scale annotated for every ten degrees both for the entire circumference and for each quarter to the inside edge, the circular sundial plate fitting via overlapping friction collar onto the compass with repeat signature Butterfield AParis and scroll-bordered aperture revealing section of compass scale opposing hinged bird engraved adjustable gnomon calibrated in degrees for elevation, the circumference with four hour scales for 52, 49, 46 and 43 degrees annotated from the outside in for hours 4-12-8, IIII-XII-VIII, 4-12-8 and V-XI-I-VII divided into half hours with cruciform half hour markers, the centre engraved with latitudes for twenty-two cities including Londres 51..32, Hambourg 53..41, Strasbourg 44..42, Nantes 47..46, Grenoble 45..13t, Marseille 43..20 and Nice 43..32 , the baseplate 9cm (3ins) square. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the Estate of an Italian connoisseur collector of horological artefacts and works of art. Michael Butterfield was an English Instrument maker born in 1635 who is believed to have emigrated to Paris in around 1663. Butterfield initially set up business in rue Neuve-des-Fosses, faubourg Saint-Germaine trading under the sign 'AUX ARMES D'ANGLETERRE' (at the sign of the English coat of arms) however by 1685 he had relocated to a workshop in 'Le Quay de l'Horloge'. Amongst Butterfield's patrons was the Royal Court and in 1717 he supplied a number of instruments to Tsar Peter the Great. He died in 1724 Butterfield is best known for devising a pattern of pocket sundial with compass set into stretched octagonal plate often annotated with several hour scales for differing latitudes and fitted with a hinged gnomen with adjustable vane calibrated in degrees (see lot XX for an example by N. Bion). In addition to sundials Michael Butterfield also well known for producing fine quality sectors and related drawing and surveying instruments. The current lot is notable in that it is clearly made with accuracy in mind hence would have been an expensive 'top of the range' model when made. The extensively annotated rose and the finely divided outer scale to the compass allows accurate direction readings to be taken. In addition to this the sundial itself is engraved with four hour chapters, and relevant latitudes for each European city in the centre includes annotations for seconds as well as minutes. The present dial can be compared to a compass sundial attributed to Pierre Le Maire, Paris sold at Sotheby's, New York MASTERPIECES FROM THE TIME MUSEUM, PART FOUR, October 13th and 14th, 2004 (lot 773). This example is of the same basic form as the current lot with compass set beneath the sundial plate visible through a shaped aperture in front of the gnomen. However it varies in that there is only one hour chapter which is compensated by the fact that the plate itself is hinged allowing an inclined plane dial (rather than relying on several hour chapters annotated for differing latitudes engraved on a fixed as per the current lot).
A French brass Butterfield pattern portable horizontal compass sundial... A French brass Butterfield pattern portable horizontal compass sundial Nicholas Bion, Paris, early 18th century The elongated octagonal plate with four hour scales for 55, 50, 45 and 40 degrees, the outer 4-12-8 divided into quarter-hours, the next three IIII-XI-I-VIII, 4-12-8 and IIII-XI-I-VIII divided into half hours with wheatear half hour markers for the Roman numeral chapters, the centre with foliate engraved panel within band signed N. Bion, A Paris , with glazed four-point compass and hinged bird engraved adjustable gnomen calibrated in degrees for elevation to the outer edge, the underside engraved with latitudes for twenty cities including Londres, Geneue, Cologne, Milan, Madrit, Metz, Turin and Paris , 7.1cm (2.8ins) long; in original leather case with red velvet lined interior, 8.5 (3.35ins) long overall. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the Estate of an Italian connoisseur collector of horological artefacts and works of art. Nicholas Bion was born in 1652 and is believed to have been active as an instrument maker from around 1680. A trade card pronouncing him as 'Ingenieur du Roi' and listing his address as 'le quay d'Orledge du Palais au quart de Cercle' exists in the collection of the Cluny Museum Paris. In 1709 Bion published TRAITE DE LA CONSTRUCTION ET DES PRINCEPAUX DE USAGE DES INSTRUMENS DE MATHEMATIQUE within which (page 362) he included an engraved image of an instrument almost identical to the current lot. Bion is believed to have worked well into the 18th century and died in 1733. This type of portable pocket sundial was devised by Michael Butterfield, an English Instrument maker who settled in Paris around 1685. By the end of the century Butterfield's workshop was also located on the 'Le Quay de l'Horloge' hence he would have known Nicholas Bion as a neighbour.
A German Augsburg pattern brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Johann... A German Augsburg pattern brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Johann Schrettegger, Augsburg, circa 1800 The recessed compass centre with simple rose and radial lines engraved with German annotations for the four cardinal points beneath glazed panel within octagonal surround engraved with repeating arched foliate motifs, the hinged open hour circle pivoting against folding curved latitude scale and engraved in reverse III-XII-IX with stylised wheatear half hour markers, the centre with pivoted needle gnomen set on a square section arbor, the opposing side with scroll pierced and engraved pivoted armature enclosing a metal plumb, the underside of the compass with engraved signature Johann Schrettegger in Augsb. within concentric stylised herringbone engraved band, the instrument 7.5cm (3ins) wide; in original blue velvet lined texured paper covered card box gilt embossed with the name PIETRO SIMEONI to lid, 10cm (4ins) wide overall. Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger is recorded as working 1764 to 1843.
A rare French portable pillar sundial Henry Robert, Paris A rare French portable pillar sundial Henry Robert, Paris, early 19th century With turned plunger concealing a hinged metal gnomon over cylindrical shaft applied with printed paper scale annotated with divisions for the calendar to upper edge and months annotated in French beneath, the single projected hour scale set-up for 49 degrees of latitude and delineated with hour scale annotated with two opposing Arabic numeral scales 6-1.1/2 and 6-10.1/2 printed to the margin alongside signature A PARIS. HENRY ROBERT, HORLOGER, AU PALAIS ROYAL. No. 164 , 12.5cm (5ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the Estate of an Italian connoisseur collector of horological artefacts and works of art. Henri Robert is recorded in Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as 'an eminent maker' born in 1794 who published L'Art de connaitre les pendules et les montres in 1841 and Etudes sur diverses questions d'horlogerie in 1852 as well as many articles in Revue Chronometrique ; he died in 1874. The current lot is designed to operate at 49 degrees latitude and is used by first removing the plunger to fold-out the metal gnomon. The cap then needs to be re-inserted ensuring that the gnomon lines up with the relevant date printed to the lower margin of the shaft. The instrument then needs to be placed in sunlight and aligned so that the shadow of the gnomon falls vertically down the column, the time will then be indicated at the point where the shadow terminates on the projected hour scale printed beneath. As the sundial relies on the altitude of the sun to provide a reading the hour scales are annotated with two opposing sets of numbers - these allow the time to be ascertained both in the morning or afternoon and converge at six o'clock.
A rare Spanish brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Unsigned A rare Spanish brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Unsigned, dated 1622 The square case with recessed copper compass plate engraved with sixteen-point rose and retained by a square brass friction collar beneath fitted glass cover, the hinged open hour circle set within a pierced square frame engraved with hatched border decoration and pivoting against a folding brass arm locating into corresponding graduated slots calibrated for degrees of elevation to the side of the instrument, the hour ring engraved V-XII-VII and fitted with pivoted needle to centre, the inside of the lid engraved with table entitled Gra dosdelas ciudades infra escriptas giving the respective latitudes of thirty countries and cities including Acapulco. 17, Alexandria. 31, China 17. a. 48, Guatimala. 15, Iapon 31. a. 37, Madrid. 40, Mexico. 20 and Roma. 41 the exterior of the lid engraved with a cruciform motif within circular border and leafy spandrels, the front engraved with the text Yoxic. August. Iap and the left hand side dated Anno Dni 1622 beneath the elevation scale, the right hand side, rear and base decorated with engraved foliate designs, (compass plate a replacement, suspension post/ring lacking), 4.5cm (1.75ins) wide. The current lot is a rare form of Spanish dial which operates essentially in the same manner as other sundials designed with inclined chapter rings and pivoted pin gnomons such as German Augsburg pattern dials. A noteworthy detail which sets the current lot aside from related German models is the use of a pivoted stay engaging with graduated slots cut into the body of the instrument to set the elevation of the hour ring rather than a reading directly against a pivoted arm engraved with degrees for latitude.
Royal Doulton Bunnykins - All Boxed and In Perfect Condition. Comprises 1/ Choir Boy - Issued 2000 for International Collectors Club Only. 2/ Rainy Day - Issued 1994. 3/ Fortune Teller - Issued 2000 for Millennium. 4/ Mandarin - With Certificate No 1905, Issued 2001 In Ltd Edition of 2500. 5/ Bridesmaid - Issued 1997. 6/ Liberty Bell - Issued 2001 For The USA Market. Certificate No 1364, In Limited Edition of 2000. 7/ Father - Bunnykins Figure for Year 1996, with Certificate. 8/ Sundial - Bunnykins Figure For Year 2000 with Certificate.
A RARE ENGLISH BRONZE HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL BY JOHN GRUNDY, C1720 signed John Grundy Philo..., with seven concentric chapter rings giving the time in Bosworth [Leicestershire England latitude 52° 40 minutes] Ozaca [sic] in Japan E, Acapulco in Mexico W and four others, with offset gnomon and two plugged fixing holes, the underside left unfinished with hammer marks, scratched letters and numeral 6, 30cm diam The maker of this interesting and relatively early English horizontal pedestal dial, John Grundy (c1696-1748) was a mathematician, surveyor and later civil engineer of Congerstone, Leicestershire. ++A very good dial but the engraving worn, heavily in places, the gnomon original and not bent or refixed
A collection of Royal Doulton "Magical" Bunnykins figures; DB197 "Mystic", DB218 "Fortune Teller" (signed to base), DB213 "Sundial" with certificate, DB229 "Sands of Time" with certificate, and DB303 "Merlin", all boxed, and a reference book on Royal Doulton Bunnykins figures by Louise Irvine (6). CONDITION REPORT: All bunnies in good condition with no sign of damage or repair, all boxed.
A box containing assorted costume jewellery to include a silver cased pocket watch, a 9 carat gold gentleman's signet ring, together with a sundial half hunter ladies pocket watch, various boxed and un-boxed Wade whimsies, commemorative coins, Steiff keyring, etc CONDITION REPORTS All the jewellery is worn and used in varying degrees. The boxed Wade whimsies are all in good condition. Un-boxed Wade whimsies are dirty but generally OK. The Steiff keyring has general wear. The silver cased pocket watch - the front is slightly bent and has difficulty closing. There is some damage to the face. It is not known whether or not the watch is in working order.
A 19th century lacquered brass cased pocket sundial compass by Spear, Dublin With folding gnomon and signed silvered hour ring with Roman numerals above a glazed engraved silvered compass dial. 9.5 cm diameter. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear, scuffing to case, some scuffing to silvering, blind hole to hour ring, initialled inside lid.
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