Canalblog
Editer l'article Suivre ce blog Administration + Créer mon blog
Publicité
Alain.R.Truong
Alain.R.Truong
Publicité
Visiteurs
Depuis la création 50 863 684
Archives
Newsletter
Alain.R.Truong
15 avril 2023

An ivory sundial with compass and moon clock, Lienhart Miller, Nuremberg, dated 1625

H0792-L324150836_original

H0792-L324150836

H0792-L324150839_original

H0792-L324150835_original

Lot 400. An ivory sundial with compass and moon clock, Lienhart Miller, Nuremberg, dated 162511,2 x 7,7 x 1,5 cmEstimate 900 EUR - 1 400 EUR. © Nagel

Ivory, engraved, punched, blackened and painted. Brass mounting. On the top of the lid a wind rose with 16 wind directions, inside scale for a sundial with pole thread and plumb bob hole. Bottom plate with compass and moon clock on the underside. On the left side a recess for the wind vane (not existing). Signed underneath the sun LENHART MIELER 1625. Age damages, discoloured, rest. Losses. Comes with sales permit for ivory objects.

Provenance: Important Bavarian private Collection, assembled between the 1950s and the 1980s.

Nagel AuctionFine Art & Antiques Day II, 20 April 2023

Publicité
Publicité
Commentaires
Publicité