Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion

Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion

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Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion, Paris, Early-18th Century. Octagonal shape, with compass and adjustable hinged gnomon, graduated for the latitudes 40° to 60° North. Back engraved with the latitudes of 23 places in Europe. Signed ‘N. Bion A Paris’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 661

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3535
Materials:
silver (alloy)
type:
sundial
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers