A 19th-Century lacquered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,

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A 19th-Century lacquered-brass equinoctial compass sundial,
signed on the hour-ring MURRAY & HEATH, 43, Piccadilly London, with folding gnomon and latitude arc engraved 90°-0°, the compass box with silvered dial, level and cross-bubble, the edge-bar needle with jewelled cap and clamp, on shaped platform base with three adjustable levelling screws, with ebonised circular display base and glass dome -- 13.1/2in. (34.3cm.) high

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