A Nicholas Bion brass Butterfield dial,, French, circa 1800, 1685-1715
A Nicholas Bion brass Butterfield dial, French, circa 1800, 1685-1715,
the oval dial engraved with four hour scales for latitudes 40, 45, 50 and 55 degrees, hinged bird gnomon and base engraved with twenty towns and their latitudes, in fitted leather case with pin decorated lid, the dial 2 1/2in (6cm) long
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A Nicholas Bion brass Butterfield dial, French, circa 1800, 1685-1715,
the oval dial engraved with four hour scales for latitudes 40, 45, 50 and 55 degrees, hinged bird gnomon and base engraved with twenty towns and their latitudes, in fitted leather case with pin decorated lid, the dial 2 1/2in (6cm) long
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