Lot Essay
A similar cannon dial by Lefrançois, dated circa 1850, is held by the Adler Planetarium, Chicago (inventory no. N-35).
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BY LEFRANÇOIS, 19TH CENTURY
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A French cannon dial
by Lefrançois, 19th century
with brass cannon on quadrant supports, engraved with calendrical scale for burning lens, four-point compass, two bubble levels, silvered plate with two hour scales for 48° and 52°, bird pointer gnomon for 40-60°, signed A. Lefrançois Palais-Royal, on tapering brass column with three adjustable feet, wooden stand, in fitted case
4½in. (11.5cm.) high in case
by Lefrançois, 19th century
with brass cannon on quadrant supports, engraved with calendrical scale for burning lens, four-point compass, two bubble levels, silvered plate with two hour scales for 48° and 52°, bird pointer gnomon for 40-60°, signed A. Lefrançois Palais-Royal, on tapering brass column with three adjustable feet, wooden stand, in fitted case
4½in. (11.5cm.) high in case
Special notice
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