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A Fraser magnetic azimuth compass dial, English, late 18th century, image 1
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Lot 94

A Fraser magnetic azimuth compass dial,
English, late 18th century,

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

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A Fraser magnetic azimuth compass dial, English, late 18th century,

signed Fraser London, the silvered brass dial with pivoted dial with gnomon, pivoted within finely engraved circle of degrees and calendar scale and equation of time, under glass dome and brass covered with fish skin outer case, the dial 8.7cm (3 3/8in) diameter, case 10.2cm (4in) diameter

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Provenance:
Stuart Talbot, May 1995.
Private collection.

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