Lot Essay
There is a similar ring dial to the one here offered in the collection of the Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg, inv. A.5826. That example is stamped MS in the same place as the initials on this instrument.
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Details
A fine late 17th-Century brass ring dial,
stamped TB, with an unusual curved section for the month initials, with sliding pin-hole sight and suspension loop -- 1¼in. (3.1cm.) diameter
See Colour Illustration
stamped TB, with an unusual curved section for the month initials, with sliding pin-hole sight and suspension loop -- 1¼in. (3.1cm.) diameter
See Colour Illustration
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.