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Lot 51

A brass ring or poke dial,
probably English, dated 1688,

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

Sold for £3,072 inc. premium

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A brass ring or poke dial, probably English, dated 1688,

stamped I.A.M. 1688, with suspension ring, collar with pin hole gnomon sliding over calendar scale, inner surface with sloping line hour scale and a moth scale, 4.5cm (1 3/4in) diameter

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Provenance:
Sotheby's London, lot 19, 30th September 1997.
Private Collection.

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