A continental, possibly German, 18th-Century brass horizontal garden sundial,

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A continental, possibly German, 18th-Century brass horizontal garden sundial,
unsigned, the folding gnomon with scroll support engraved for latitude adjustment to read against a plummet (missing), finely engraved with foliate and drape decoration, with inset compass (needle possibly a replacement) -- 8.7/8 x 7¾in. (22.5 x 19.7cm.)
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