98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 188
A collection of 2 sun dials
Jacob Senebier, 165 x 185 mm, circa 1800
A sundial in the shape of a crowned double-headed eagle with sword and sceptre, the city arms of Cologne
Case: Intricately engraved burnished brass, with folding gnomon and rotating disc showing the moon phases.
Senebier is a common Swiss name; we know of two clockmakers in Geneva, Abel and Aymé Senebier and there is also a table clock signed "Jacob Senebier".
Jacob Senebier, 165 x 185 mm, circa 1800
A sundial in the shape of a crowned double-headed eagle with sword and sceptre, the city arms of Cologne
Case: Intricately engraved burnished brass, with folding gnomon and rotating disc showing the moon phases.
Senebier is a common Swiss name; we know of two clockmakers in Geneva, Abel and Aymé Senebier and there is also a table clock signed "Jacob Senebier".
Sold
estimated
1.800—2.500 €
Price realized
2.300 €