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An unusual 19th-Century silvered and lacquered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,
signed on the chapter ring NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA 1. HATTON GARDEN LONDON with folding oxidised brass gnomon, hour scale IIII-XII, I-VIII, folding latitude arc for 2°-60°, the horizontal plate with two bubble levels and a glazed compass box with edgebar needle and clamp, in a blue plush-lined tan leather-covered round case, the underside with an applied label for LEROY & FILS Watchmakers and Jewellers TO THE QUEEN 57, New Bond St., London AND PARIS (hinge detached) -- 3in. (7.6cm.) diameter
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signed on the chapter ring NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA 1. HATTON GARDEN LONDON with folding oxidised brass gnomon, hour scale IIII-XII, I-VIII, folding latitude arc for 2°-60°, the horizontal plate with two bubble levels and a glazed compass box with edgebar needle and clamp, in a blue plush-lined tan leather-covered round case, the underside with an applied label for LEROY & FILS Watchmakers and Jewellers TO THE QUEEN 57, New Bond St., London AND PARIS (hinge detached) -- 3in. (7.6cm.) diameter
See Colour Illustration
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.