• Science & Natural History auction at Christies

    Sale 12052

    Science & Natural History

    London, South Kensington

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    19 October 2016

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    • A MECHANICAL ARMILLARY SPHERE
    Lot 191

    A MECHANICAL ARMILLARY SPHERE

    VULLIAMY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 5,000

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

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    A MECHANICAL ARMILLARY SPHERE
    VULLIAMY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
    the wooden base with crank handle signed VULLIAMY LONDON, the brass plate carrying a 3-inch armillary sphere with graduated equator, and colures, enrgaved tropics and ecliptic with zodiacal scale
    6 x 8in. (15 x 20cm.)

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    Lot Essay

    A rare didactic instrument, probably intended for didactic use.

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