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A large Butterfield silver compass dial, French, early 18th century, image 1
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Lot 87

A large Butterfield silver compass dial,
French, early 18th century,

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

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A large Butterfield silver compass dial, French, early 18th century,

signed Butterfield A Paris, for fixed latitude 48 degrees 51 minutes (Paris), hinged gnomon with leaf scroll decoration, compass rose with replaced needle, hours scale with Roman numerals, the reverse with compass bowl with leaf scroll decoration, in fish skin case with green velvet lining, when closed 1 x 6.6 x 7.8cm (1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3in), the case 1.7 x 7.7 x 8.7cm (1/2 x 3 x 3 1/2in)

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Provenance:
Bertrand Thiebaut, Paris, 2010.
Private collection.

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