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A Nicholas Bion rectangular silver Butterfield-type dial, French, circa 1720, image 1
A Nicholas Bion rectangular silver Butterfield-type dial, French, circa 1720, image 2
Lot 64

A Nicholas Bion rectangular silver Butterfield-type dial,
French, circa 1720,

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

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A Nicholas Bion rectangular silver Butterfield-type dial, French, circa 1720,

signed Bion A Paris, the rectangular plate with hinged bird gnomon, three hour scales centred by heraldic shield surmounted by a crown, the reverse with list of twenty European towns and latitudes, 0.6 x 4 x 5cm (1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2in)

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Provenance:
Edward S Jones Collection, Los Angeles, CA.
Christie's New York, lot 11, 27th October 1988.
Private collection.

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