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Portable Sundial

Antique 18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by Beringer
By David Beringer
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden sundial with compass, of German
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Rare 18th Century Equatorial Sundial And Compass By Johann Nepomuk Schrettegger
Located in Bilzen, BE
superb and rare example of an 18th-century equinoctial portable sundial and compass crafted by renowned
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XVI Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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Diptych Portable Maritime Sundial and Compass, circa 1780
Located in York, GB
Exquisite diptych portable maritime sundial and compass, circa 1780. Made from fruitwood and hand
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Antique Late 18th Century Nautical Objects

Early Equatorial Sun Ring Dial
Located in New Orleans, LA
advantage of being self-orienting. Diminutive, portable sundials such as this model were often carried in
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Antique 17th Century German Other Sundials

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Brass, Bronze

French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield
By Butterfield Paris
Located in New Orleans, LA
Butterfield was a British clockmaker who moved to Paris in the early 1660s. His portable sundials were known
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Antique 17th Century French Other Scientific Instruments

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Silver

French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield
French Equatorial Sundial by Butterfield
H 0.63 in W 1.88 in D 2.38 in
18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Kleininger
Located in Milano, MI
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of
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Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments

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Brass

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer
By David Beringer
Located in Milano, MI
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of
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Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Portable Equinoctial Sundial Signed Cary, London
Located in Kent, GB
Exquisite brass sundial that retains the original lacquer, though worn through on the areas that
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Antique 19th Century English Sundials

French Silver Ovale Sundial by Jean I Lefebvre, 1680-1681
By Jean I Lefbvre
Located in Paris, FR
A very fine example of early ovale-shape French horizontal portable sundial signed “Le febvre à
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Antique 1680s French Scientific Instruments

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Silver

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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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H 9.25 in W 8.5 in D 6.75 in
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Located in Savannah, GA
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Mid-Century Modern Textile Collage, 1961
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$1,800
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Bauhaus, Weimar 1919-25 Dessau 1925-28, Museum of Modern Art, 1938 First Edition
Located in Stamford, CT
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By Charles Schneider, Le Verre Francais
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