Lot 20 , A cased French silver Butterfield-type pocket sundial / compass (scale) early 18th century 6 x 5cm

A cased French silver Butterfield-type pocket sundial / compass (scale) early 18th century 6 x 5cm

A cased French silver Butterfield-type pocket sundial / compass (scale) early 18th century
Inscribed ‘Le Febure, Paris’, with hinged songbird mounts to the dial, inscribed to underside with European cities, set in original velvet-lined studded hinged leather case.
6 x 5cm
£2,000-3,000

Condition:
Structurally sound. Blemishing throughout commensurate with age and use. Otherwise good.

Sold for £1,800