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A Pierre Le Maire silver Butterfield dial, French, circa 1740, image 1
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Lot 48

A Pierre Le Maire silver Butterfield dial,
French, circa 1740,

29 August – 9 September 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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A Pierre Le Maire silver Butterfield dial, French, circa 1740,

signed P le Maire a la Pierre d'Aiman, octagonal dial with inset compass rose, engraved with four hours scales and mounted with hinged gnomon with bird latitude indicator, the base engraved with twenty eight European cities and their latitudes, in leather covered case with replaced velvet lined interior, the dial when closed 1 x 6 x 6.8cm (1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/8in)

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Provenance:
Bonhams, London, lot 95, 10th November 2009.
Private Collection.

Pierre Le Maire worked with his uncle Jacques and was the first instrument maker in France to produce the Hadley's quadrant. Active in his own name from 1730-1760 he was appointed Engineer to the King and had his workshop in Quai de l'Horloge du Palais under the sign "Au Nouveau Quartier Anglais".

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