Lot 65

N. Bion à Paris, 71 x 61 mm, circa 1700
An octagonal miniature equatorial sun dial with original box
Case: brass/fire gilt, hand-engraved octagonal dial-plate, signed on the back side, finest engraved gnomon is hinged and folds flat, dial-plate with set compass. Dial: inlaid concentric retrograde Roman hour scale.