99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 184
Lafontaine Opticien, 18 Palais Royal, Paris, 55 mm, 66 g, circa 1800
A small sundial with the so-called "midday cannon"
Movm: brass, gilt. Dial: silvered.
A very small and particularly rare variation of a sundial with compass and the so-called "midday cannon", which is - if re-loaded daily - ignited exactly at midday by a burning glass.
A small sundial with the so-called "midday cannon"
Movm: brass, gilt. Dial: silvered.
A very small and particularly rare variation of a sundial with compass and the so-called "midday cannon", which is - if re-loaded daily - ignited exactly at midday by a burning glass.
Sold
estimated
1.200—2.500 €
Price realized
1.400 €