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[?]Dien, Charles, Paris
A mid-19th Century brass planetarium, unsigned but in the style of Charles Dien, the 1-inch (3.2cm.) diameter sunball at the centre, with seven ivorine planetballs on separate arms revolving around it, the earthball with geared mechanism to rotate the ivorine moonball, with stamped brass meridian circle and horizon ring, raised on a turned ebonised column and plinth base -- 19in. (49cm.) high
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A mid-19th Century brass planetarium, unsigned but in the style of Charles Dien, the 1-inch (3.2cm.) diameter sunball at the centre, with seven ivorine planetballs on separate arms revolving around it, the earthball with geared mechanism to rotate the ivorine moonball, with stamped brass meridian circle and horizon ring, raised on a turned ebonised column and plinth base -- 19in. (49cm.) high
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