A brass horizontal/analemmatic dial,, English, 18th century
A brass horizontal/analemmatic dial, English, 18th century,
the horizontal dial with hinged gnomon decorated on one side with an allegorical figure of Time with seated cherub holding a scythe in one hand and a sand glass in the other. engraved hour scales and analemmatic dial with hinged pin gnomon moving over a calendar and zodiac scale, 4 3/4in x 3 3/4in (12cm x 9.5cm)
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A brass horizontal/analemmatic dial, English, 18th century,
the horizontal dial with hinged gnomon decorated on one side with an allegorical figure of Time with seated cherub holding a scythe in one hand and a sand glass in the other. engraved hour scales and analemmatic dial with hinged pin gnomon moving over a calendar and zodiac scale, 4 3/4in x 3 3/4in (12cm x 9.5cm)