LOT 213 Butterfield-Type Equinoctial Sundial by Langlois, c. 1740
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Signed "Langlois Paris, Galeries du Louvre", hand-engraved octagonal brass plate, glazed inset compass, Ø 1 1/10 in., blued magnetic needle, hinged gnomon with adjustable angle, latitude scale from 40º to 60º, index in the shape of a bird, the beak serving as a pointer, dial engraved with four different hour scales, alternating Roman and Arabic numerals for latitudes 43, 46, 49 and 52, back of baseplate engraved with names and latitudes of several French and other European cities, in original fruitwood case, inside lined with red velvet, outside covered with leather (incomplete), dimensions of baseplate 2 ¼ x 2 ½ in., sundial in good working original condition.品相: (2–3/2)
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