An 18th century pocket combination compass sundial

Sold for £600

Pocket compass / sundial. An 18th century pocket combination compass sundial, the brass case with circular brass compass, blued hand under glass, folding circular with a crescent index marked in degrees, folding brass gnomon, 6.5cm diameter, together with another 18th century pocket compass / sundial, with paper compass, blued steel hand under glass, folding gnoman, with paper compass applied to inner brass cover, 5.5cm diameter, plus an 18th century Portuguese compass, the coloured circular paper dial inscribed 'Emfavorita fe dobrao aspagas', with three rings inscribed 'Geral Declarado', 'Geral', 'Pagas Ordinarias', under glass set in a brass and ivory case (loose), 6cm diameter

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Provenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London.