An Augsburg equatorial travel sundial. - image-1

Lot 1126 Dα

An Augsburg equatorial travel sundial.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €

An Augsburg equatorial travel sundial.

Engraved brass and iron, glazed aperture. An Augsburg equatorial travel sundial. Engraved with place names "Görliz, Iena, Nordlingen, DünckelSpiel" and their latitudes to the reverse. Signed to the reverse "Andreas Vogler". The horizontal hand lost. H when extended 5.7, diameter 5 cm.
Andreas Vogler (ca. 1700 - 1780), mid 18th C.

Literature

Abeler "Meister der Uhrmacherkunst", Wuppertal 1977, p. 634 mentions Andreas Vogler as a manufacturer of equatorial sun, moon and star dials.