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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004
LOT 245
Butterfield, Paris, circa 1760. Fine octagonal, horizontal, portable silver Butterfield-type dial with compass in orig- inal fitted box.
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,600 - 2,300 / USD 2,000 - 2,800
Sold: CHF 4,830
C. Four hour scales for the latitudes 43°, 46°, 49°, and 52°, small compass,spring-loaded folding gnomon with bird-shaped index, latitude scale from40°-60°, small central engraved rosette, back with gilt brass plate engravedwith the latitudes of 20 European cities.Signed in the center.Dim. 65 x 58 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Notes
Butterfield's dials are generally semi-universal horizontal dials, usually octagonal or oval in shape, and bearing three or four different hour scales, each marked for a different latitude. The gnomon's index, which Butterfield designed as a bird, must be set for the proper latitude on the scale. This was a very popular type of dial during a period of about 120 years, from 1670 to approximately 1790.