A GEORGE II BRONZE SUNDIAL BY J COGGS, EARLY/MID 18TH CENTURY

A GEORGE II BRONZE SUNDIAL EARLY/MID 18TH CENTURYOf typical form with pierced gnomon, Roman chapter ring, signed 'J Coggs, London Fecit', then illegible text, possibly "Parliament"?13.5cm high, 21cm wide, 21cm deepJohn Coggs is recorded as working from the 'Globe & Sun against St. Dunstan's Church and Chancery Lane, in Fleet Street' between 1718 and 1733. He was succeeded by his son, also John Coggs (fl.1730-1759) at the same address. It is possible that either father or son made this example.