An unusual 18th-Century fruitwood quadrant,
An unusual 18th-Century fruitwood quadrant,

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An unusual 18th-Century fruitwood quadrant,
signed Allard Chre. de St Croix de partenay fecit 1760, with incised lines and scales, the reverse with text for instructions for use, in French with zodiac and calendar scale, contained in the original fruitwood case with cover slide, plummet and string, the case -- 7.1/8in. (18cm.) radius

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