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JACQUES CANIVET (ACTIF DE 1743 À 1774) À PARIS

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JACQUES CANIVET (ACTIF DE 1743 À 1774) À PARIS
Butterfield-type horizontal portable silver sundial, the octagonal plate with four hour divisions engraved with foliage in its center and signed "Canivet à
La Sphère à Paris", gnomon with bird, the back engraved with the latitudes of European cities, the compass with sixteen directions, the north indicated by a fleur de Lys.
In its black chagrin and red velvet case (damaged).
18th century
Gross weight. 37,47 g - 7,4 x 6 cm