RARE PERPETUAL CALENDAR

Lot 42
26.10.2021 00:00UTC +00:00
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£ 250
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 637697
Lot 42 | RARE PERPETUAL CALENDAR
Estimate value
£ 400 – 600
Early nineteenth century perpetual calendar. Engraving with acquatint, with moveable parts, in original frame. The upper part of the plate is the title on a banderole held aloft by two cherubs, to the centre is sphere which bears the year, below are two further spheres which contain information upon days, star signs, day and night times, and sunrise and sunset. Two further tables give list signs of the zodiac and the dates for the beginning of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
51/2 x 11in. (28 x 14.5cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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