A CONTINENTAL SILVER COMBINATION NOTEBOOK, COMPASS AND SUNDIAL
DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN
A CONTINENTAL SILVER COMBINATION NOTEBOOK, COMPASS AND SUNDIAL DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN Oblong, the hinged covers with silver overlay on a gilt ground pierced with monkeys, squirrels and men astride sea-monsters within scrolling foliage, opening to reveal a silver page engraved with the Madonna and Child, the front inside set with a compass and sundial between scrolls and snails, with inscription 'Anno 1600', the inside back cover inset with a portrait miniature in oil on card of a gentleman in black coat and white collar, with beard, Venetian School, circa 1600 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide (2)
A CONTINENTAL SILVER COMBINATION NOTEBOOK, COMPASS AND SUNDIAL
DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN
A CONTINENTAL SILVER COMBINATION NOTEBOOK, COMPASS AND SUNDIAL DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN Oblong, the hinged covers with silver overlay on a gilt ground pierced with monkeys, squirrels and men astride sea-monsters within scrolling foliage, opening to reveal a silver page engraved with the Madonna and Child, the front inside set with a compass and sundial between scrolls and snails, with inscription 'Anno 1600', the inside back cover inset with a portrait miniature in oil on card of a gentleman in black coat and white collar, with beard, Venetian School, circa 1600 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide (2)
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