Lot 144 A Sèvres porcelain ewer with a portrait of Thales...   A Sèvres porcelain ewer with a portrait of Thales Neoclassical form with tall handle issuing from a bucranium. The lower section gadrooned and with a foliate band, the pommel accentuated by
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
Catalogue: A Sèvres porcelain ewer with a portrait of Thales

 

Lot 475 A Parisian engraved brass baroque solar compass....   A Parisian engraved brass baroque solar compass. Of Butterfield type. In the original velvet-lined leather case. Signed to the dial: Lasnier AParis. Gebrauchsspuren. W 7.3 cm. Early 18th C.
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Catalogue: A Parisian engraved brass baroque solar compass.

 

Lot 1175 A fine silvered copper portable compass and sundial. Mid-19th century...   A fine silvered copper portable compass and sundial. Mid-19th century Carved to the outside in relief with a dragon amidst billowing clouds, the inside gilded and silvered, and with a compass
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Catalogue: A fine silvered copper portable compass and sundial. Mid-19th century

 

Lot 1607 A table clock by Hans Gruber of Nuremberg...   A table clock by Hans Gruber of Nuremberg Engraved and fire-gilt brass with engraved and blackened silver, glass, iron hands, iron cogs. Day-running with hourly striking to a bronze bell in the
Estimate: 35.000 € - 45.000 €
Catalogue: A table clock by Hans Gruber of Nuremberg

 

Lot 759 An Augsburg Equatorial Sundial...   An Augsburg Equatorial Sundial Octagonal brass frame engraved with vines around a round compass box. With blued steel hands, the digit ring and degree arch folding up. To the bottom of the compass
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Catalogue: An Augsburg Equatorial Sundial

 

Lot 318 A brass sundial and compass in the original leather case...   A brass sundial and compass in the original leather case Engraved "Baradelle AParis". W without case 7.3, D 6.4 cm. Paris, attributed to Jacques-Nicolas Baradelle, firt half 18th C.
Estimate: 1.700 € - 1.800 €
Catalogue: A brass sundial and compass in the original leather case

 

Lot 1667 A folding azimuth sundial...   A folding azimuth sundial Engraved and blackened ivory, gold and coloured brass, silver. Designed as two oblong ivory plaques connected by wire hinges and bolts at the front. The upper face with a
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Catalogue: A folding azimuth sundial

 

Lot 1668 An equatorial sundial...   An equatorial sundial Silver, blued steel hand, glazing. Octagonal base with round compass case, the four directions engraved "SERIEN", "ORIEN", "MERIDI" and "OCCIDE". Folding dial, graduated arc
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Catalogue: An equatorial sundial

 

Lot 1666 A horizontal travel sundial...   A horizontal travel sundial Gilt brass, blued steel hand, glazing. Octagonal base. The upper face with four engraved dials, a folding gnomon and a round compass with the directions labelled in
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Catalogue: A horizontal travel sundial

 

Lot 488 A group of a conch shell trumpet, a tea cup and two pipes. Tibet...   A group of a conch shell trumpet, a tea cup and two pipes. Tibet a) A Tibetan conch shell trumpet, the conch compassed with a mouth piece and a tail end of silver; Length 18.5 cm; b) A Tibetan
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Catalogue: A group of a conch shell trumpet, a tea cup and two pipes. Tibet