An 18th-Century silver Butterfield-type pocket sundial, signed on the dial Macquart Paris , the octagonal silver base with engraved foliate decoration and three hour scales for latitudes 42°, 45° and 49°, engraved on the underside with the names and latitudes of 26 towns and cities, the compass with engraved rose and blued-steel needle with brass cap, the spring-loaded variable gnomon calibrated from 40°-55° with pointer in the form of a bird -- 3¼in. (8.2cm.) long , in plush-lined, leather-covered case with floral motif in metal pins to lid (some wear to case) See Illustration
An 18th-Century silver Butterfield-type pocket sundial, signed on the dial Macquart Paris , the octagonal silver base with engraved foliate decoration and three hour scales for latitudes 42°, 45° and 49°, engraved on the underside with the names and latitudes of 26 towns and cities, the compass with engraved rose and blued-steel needle with brass cap, the spring-loaded variable gnomon calibrated from 40°-55° with pointer in the form of a bird -- 3¼in. (8.2cm.) long , in plush-lined, leather-covered case with floral motif in metal pins to lid (some wear to case) See Illustration
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