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Butterfield equatorial sundial with original Morocco leather box
Paris circa 1700. Silver. Three feet, octagonal body with integrated compass, bird-shaped attachment with flappable indicator. Roman and Arabic hour scale. Dial inscribed «Butterfield AParis». Verso mostly French city names along latitudes in degree and minute. Hallmark. Very good fully functional condition.
H 2,4, W 4,5, D 5,2 cm.
Original box.
The British clockmaker Michael Butterfield (1635 - 1724) lived as a producer and inventor of scientific instruments in Paris and developed a portable octagonal sundial with integrated compass, that was named after him. It was meant for travellers to help them identify the time at their location.
Provenance: private possession Weil a. Rhein.

deutsch Butterfield Äquatorialsonnenuhr mit originaler Saffianlederschatulle
Paris um 1700. Silber. Drei Füße, oktogonaler Korpus mit integriertem Kompass, Halterung in Vogelform mit aufstellbarem Zeiger. Stundenanzeige in römischen und arabischen Ziffern. Auf Zifferblatt bez. «Butterfield AParis». Verso überwiegend französische Städtenamen nebst Breitengradangaben in Grad und Minute. Feingehaltsstempel. Sehr guter, funktionstüchtiger Zustand.
H. 2,4, B. 4,5, T. 5,2 cm.
Originalschatulle.
Der Brite Michael Butterfield (1635 - 1724) lebte als Hersteller und Erfinder von wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten in Paris und entwickelte das nach ihm benannte Zifferblatt für tragbare achteckige Horizontalsonnenuhren mit integriertem Kompass. Gedacht waren sie für Reisende, um es ihnen zu ermöglichen, die Zeit an ihrem Standort zu bestimmen.
Provenienz: Privatbesitz Weil a. Rhein.
 

hammer price: 800,- EUR
(starting price: 600,- EUR)