ID 470192
Lot 74 | A 5-INCH EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
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
| Medium: | Brass |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Category: | Scientific instrument |
| Medium: | Brass |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Category: | Scientific instrument |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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