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A Pierre Sevin brass equinoctial ring dial, French, circa 1680, image 1
A Pierre Sevin brass equinoctial ring dial, French, circa 1680, image 2
Lot 68

A Pierre Sevin brass equinoctial ring dial,
French, circa 1680,

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

Sold for £3,328 inc. premium

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A Pierre Sevin brass equinoctial ring dial, French, circa 1680,

signed Pierre Sevin A Paris, the suspension ring sliding over two 0-90 degree scales, engraved with twenty five European cities and latitudes, 7.2cm (2 7/8in) diameter

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Provenance:
Trevor Philip & Sons, London, 1990.
Private Collection.

Pierre Sevin (fl.1662-85) held the title Ingenieur do Roi and supplied a wide range of instruments to the Acedemie des Sciences and also navigation instruments for Richer's voyage Cayenne in 1671

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