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Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789

Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789

$ 1531.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Color: Brown
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  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Silver Butterfield Sundial-Compass. French, Signed P. Sevin, Circa 1780-1789
    #10635
    French Equatorial Pocket Sundial and Compass. Butterfield made sundials of similar design, this one is signed. P Sevin, Paris.  The item itself is silver, case is hand carved wood. We estimate it's age from 1780 to 1789.
    Per Wikipedia a  Butterfield dial is a portable horizontal sundial designed to be folded flat and used in latitudes between 35° and 60°. A Butterfield dial was named after the English Gnomonist, Michael Butterfield who was active in Paris around 1690.  DIMENSIONS:  Width:2 5/8 Inches  Height: Inches  Depth:2 Inches.
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