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A Jean Nourry silver and gilt brass horizontal dial, Lyon, France, circa 1780, image 1
A Jean Nourry silver and gilt brass horizontal dial, Lyon, France, circa 1780, image 2
Lot 42

A Jean Nourry silver and gilt brass horizontal dial,
Lyon, France, circa 1780,

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25 September 2019, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,060 inc. premium

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A Jean Nourry silver and gilt brass horizontal dial, Lyon, France, circa 1780,

boldly signed NOURRY A LYON, the octagonal dial with inset compass well, engraved with Roman numeral hour scale and mounted with gilt brass gnomon engraved with leafy scrolls, the base with gilt brass compass well and small foot, in silk lined shaped leather case, the dial 1⅝in (4cm) long

Footnotes

Jean Nourry (c.1637-84) worked in Lyon and is known for his sundials and pocket watches.

For the matching silver case clock watch with alarm by Nourry A. Lyon, please see Lot 2 in our 'Watches & Wristwatches' sale, on the 10th September at Bonhams Knightsbridge, London.

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Please note that the leaf spring on the underside of the dial is missing.

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