Description: An octagonal horizontal sundial and monolatitude-type made in brass and bearing the large signature of Nicolas à Bion in Paris. The instrument can be dated to the end of the 17th century, around 1680.The plate is engraved with a single hour scale for the latitude of 49th, the latitude of Paris. The folding gnomon is beautifully engraved with a leaf decoration.The original needle works perfectly. The instrument does’t show any restoration. We can note only an old cleaning.The instrument is kept in a case from the period but which is not its own, a little too large.Sundial size: 6.9×5.9cm.An early Butterfield-type fixe-latitude by the famous French maker, Nicolas Bion.
Price: 1500 USD
Location: Paris
End Time: 2024-12-01T08:29:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
