Brass Equinoctial Pocket Sundial by Andreas Volger, Augsburg, Germany, mid 18th century, the engraved octagonal base with silvered dial compass and directionals in Latin, folding hour ring with Roman numerals and needle gnomon, latitude arc calibrated 20-80 degrees, reverse signed, And Vogl and engraved with latitudes of several cities including Augsburg and Leipzig, wd. 2 in. Note: Accompanying the lot is a letter of June 4, 1973 from Clare Vincent of the Metropolitan Museum of Art discussing the dial.
Brass Equinoctial Pocket Sundial by Andreas Volger, Augsburg, Germany, mid 18th century, the engraved octagonal base with silvered dial compass and directionals in Latin, folding hour ring with Roman numerals and needle gnomon, latitude arc calibrated 20-80 degrees, reverse signed, And Vogl and engraved with latitudes of several cities including Augsburg and Leipzig, wd. 2 in. Note: Accompanying the lot is a letter of June 4, 1973 from Clare Vincent of the Metropolitan Museum of Art discussing the dial.
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