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A Rare Louis Chapotot Circumferentor, French, circa 1700,
A Rare Louis Chapotot Circumferentor, French, circa 1700,
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A Rare Louis Chapotot Circumferentor, French, circa 1700, signed CHAPOTOT A PARIS, with magnetic compass flanked by two open sights, moving over a 360-degree scale, on shaped brass base with two fixed open sights, uncased, 7in x 6 3/4in x 2in (18cm x 17cm x 5cm) Footnotes: Louis Chapotot (fl. 1670 - 1700) and his son, Jean (fl. 1676 – 1721) were highly regarded instrument makers who occupied premises 'sur Le Quay de l'Horloge, Ile de La Cite, A La Sphere, Paris', according to one of their trade cards in the Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire. Surviving instruments show their elite clientele included the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, and the court of the Qing Emperor. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A Rare Louis Chapotot Circumferentor, French, circa 1700,

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