A 5-INCH EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL

Lot 74
09.12.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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£ 5 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 470192
Lot 74 | A 5-INCH EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
A 5-INCH EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL

EDMUND CULPEPER, CIRCA 1710

signed E Culpeper Fecit, chapter ring with hours I-XII-I-XII divided to 7 ½ minutes, equinoctial ring with degree scale 90-0-90° and declination scale to reverse, the bridge with sliding pinhole gnomon on calendrical and zodiac scales.

5 ½in. 14cm. maximum diameter

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