AN EBONY AND IVORY DIPTYCH DIAL
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AN EBONY AND IVORY DIPTYCH DIAL

THOMAS TUCHER, 1612

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AN EBONY AND IVORY DIPTYCH DIAL
THOMAS TUCHER, 1612
leaf 1a with gilt brass putti to the corners, thirty-two point compass rose with index pointer, surrounded by floral decorations, leaf 1 two pin gnomon dials for PEHMISCH VHR and DAG[..]ENG ringed globe surrounding latitude holes for 54°,48°,42°, gilt floral decorations with townscape and astronomer holding a celestial globe, leaf 2a two gilt brass pin gnomon dials for PEHMISCH and NIRENBER, inset ivory compass and ivory hour dial with scales 4-12-8, IIII--XII-VIII, 4-12-8 marked with corresponding latitudes, leaf 2b with rubbed maker's mark for Gouk 1 or Gouk 2, ivory epact calendar dated EPAGTA IVILIANA ANO 1612, floral decoration and gilt brass ivory putti to corners.
5¼in. (13cm.) wide
Literature
Gouk, P. The Ivory Sundials of Nuremberg (Cambridge: Whipple Museum, 1988)
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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