Offered for sale is a vintage, probably English round brass sundial in a fitted round turned wood case, with the compass with blue needle recessed. The turned wood case has a 2 1/4" diameter. We believe this is circa la middle 19th century and is in outstanding condition.

Provenance: Sotheby's Auction, October 1992

Lit: "Diptych Sundials (1570-1750), catalogue of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, by Steven A. Lloyd, 1992, Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-46977-1.

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This product would make a wonderful addition to any scientific instrument or sundial collection when displayed in a prominent place, being a grand collectible item that would adorn any serious collector's prized scientific instrument and sundial accumulations, while showing a discriminating dedication for fine sundials and other scientific instrument items as well as a devotion to acquiring fine collectibles.

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