Lot Essay
Two similar sundials signed by the same maker sold at Sotheby's (24 October 2007, lot 200) and in these Rooms (24 September 2008, lot 14). They were respectively dated 1878-79 and 1876-77 AD.
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PAKISTAN OR INDIA, DATED AH 1303/1885 AD
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SUNDIAL
PAKISTAN OR INDIA, DATED AH 1303/1885 AD
Of semi-cylindrical shape, mounted on three adjustable feet, fixed at its base, the top adjustable and moving along a circular and graduated arm, a gnomon (?) perpendicular to axis of the cylinder, the surface engraved with a numbered rule, two small fixing pieces for plumb-lines, a compass fixed on the base, signed Mankaran (?) and dated, serial (?) number 188, all the parts fixed together with screws, minor corrosion
6¼in. (16.2cm.) max. height
PAKISTAN OR INDIA, DATED AH 1303/1885 AD
Of semi-cylindrical shape, mounted on three adjustable feet, fixed at its base, the top adjustable and moving along a circular and graduated arm, a gnomon (?) perpendicular to axis of the cylinder, the surface engraved with a numbered rule, two small fixing pieces for plumb-lines, a compass fixed on the base, signed Mankaran (?) and dated, serial (?) number 188, all the parts fixed together with screws, minor corrosion
6¼in. (16.2cm.) max. height
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