Equatorial Brass Sundial and Compass, 18th C.

Mid-18th c. French Made Leather Cased Octagonal Pocket Sundial, by Jean Baptiste Nicolas Delure (1695-1766), Paris, with engraved Roman numeral sundial scale, engraved European cities and Arabic numer

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 G

AN 18TH-CENTURY VOGLER-TYPE COMPASS SUNDIAL, unsigned, of usual form with decorative gilt brass edge, and contained in fitted plush-lined shagreen case -- 2¾in. (7cm.) diameter,

Butterfield a Paris Brass Sundial. Early brass sundial with engraved numerals, 1.25 in. dial compass, hinged indicator with bird and engraved reverse. Signed Butterfield a Paris, c.18th century. In ex

Delicate brass surveyor's compass, 18th century, unsigned in its original pine fitted box. 12"l. x 5.25"diameter

Set into a walnut clamshell case. 4 x 4 inches

A French Brass Equinoctial Sundial Butterfield, Paris, 18th Century Height 2 3/4 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from a Midwestern Institution

Walnut with applied hand colored engraved paper. "WM" "Madden". 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 inches.

English Pocket Manuscript Compass Sundial, c. 1760 Brass, hour ring with Roman numerals, hand-colored compass under glass with compass rose, adjustable gnomon, Ø 3 ¾ in., with lid. Englische

18th century French brass surveying instrument with articulating sights for measuring degrees and angles. Signed "Meurand a Paris". Compass not moving; stains and wear to brass.

17th/18th century sundial, possibly Swiss, the standing gnomon above the dial plate with Roman numerals and hour lines, within an heraldic coat of arms: a crowned double-headed eagle with halos and sw

A BENJAMIN MARTIN BRASS CIRCUMFERENTOR, ENGLISH, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY, signed B. MARTIN, LONDON, the silvered brass compass rose engraved with circle degrees and four quadrants inset with

Late 1700s German Floating Gnomon Pocket Sundial Compass with printed and colored dial, signed Stockert, fruitwood case.

An English brass garden sundial George Adams, London, third quarter of the 18th century The 7.875 inch circular plate fitted with angled gnomen set at 51 degrees and centred with an eight-point compas

With an integral compass and a string gnomon. There is an inscription on the lid inside: "Al Polo 43:47". Outside, a wooden box is decorated with a landscape. Lockable with brass padlock. Such items w

Rare Reduction Compass, 17th-18th Century Germany, with sliding angle, fruitwood, carved decoration, hinge and points in iron and brass, length 14 1/5 in. Seltener "Goldener Schnitt"-Zirkel, 17.-18. J

'English Pocket Compass Sundial, c. 1840 Signed "J Abraham, Bath", lacquered brass, silver-plated hour ring with roman numerals, silver-plated compass under glass with compass rose, adjustable gnomon,

Late 18th century, unsigned, wooden body of circumferentor, with engraved graduated brass scale 0-90-0, trough compass with brass back engraved, with arrow, steel compass needle with brass support beh

Cube Sundial with Compass by David Beringer, c. 1800 Paper-covered oak cube with hand-colored copper engravings and brass gnomons on five of the faces, signed on the north face "D. BERINGER" (David Be

MINIATURE FRENCH SUNDIAL - 18th c. Bronze "Butterfield" Style Pocket Sundial, marked "Mavlevavt, Paris" (active 1712-1720), engraved bronze with rigid gnomon, inset ivory compass with crystal cover, s

Butterfield Equinoctial Sundial, c. 1740 Signed "Butterfield à Paris", engraved octagonal brass plate, glazed inset compass, Ø 1 1/10 in., blued magnetic needle, hinged gnomon with adj

Rams Head Posts, Dated 1766 - Engraved Top SIZE: 8"

6 arms, 51 cm. tall.

A small French Regence-frame made of brass, 18th centuryMehrteilig gearbeiteter Rahmen aus reliefiertem Messing mit Resten von Vergoldung. Der erhabene Rankendekor mit fein gravierten und ziselierten