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A Le Maire brass Butterfield-type dial, French, mid 18th century, image 1
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Lot 62

A Le Maire brass Butterfield-type dial,
French, mid 18th century,

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

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A Le Maire brass Butterfield-type dial, French, mid 18th century,

signed Le Maire Fils A Paris, with Arabic latitudes numerals and lettering, the octagonal dial with four hour scales, hinged gnomon with bird indictor, the reverse with scroll decorated compass bowl and list of twelve place names and latitudes, when closed 0.9 x 6 x 7cm (1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/4in)

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Provenance:
Philips, London, 1986.
Private collection.

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