1st May, 2013 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent)
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[M] AN IVORY NUREMBURG STRING-GNOMON COMPASS...
AN IVORY NUREMBURG STRING-GNOMON COMPASS SUNDIAL, CIRCA 1730
face 1a with depiction of a hound wearing a collar; 2b with later scratched doodles and possible maker's mark 'H*G'; face 1b with depiction of a rose, the edge calibrated for common hours comprising 6-12-6; face 2a with 1½in. compass bowl with etched steel needle, etched inside bowl with orientation of magnetic declination, the edge calibrated 4-12 and 1-8 - 3 x 2⅛?in. (7.5 x 5.5cm.)
The "maker's" mark used appears to be that for Johann Gebhart who was making dials in the 1550s. Another Gebhart dial with this distinctive H*G marking can be found in the Whipple Museum collection, No. 25.
Literature: Cowham, M: A Dial in your Poke, Cambridge 2011, p.48-9; Gouk, P: The Ivory Sundials of Nuremburg 1500-1700, Whipple Museum, pp.93 & 117.
face 1a with depiction of a hound wearing a collar; 2b with later scratched doodles and possible maker's mark 'H*G'; face 1b with depiction of a rose, the edge calibrated for common hours comprising 6-12-6; face 2a with 1½in. compass bowl with etched steel needle, etched inside bowl with orientation of magnetic declination, the edge calibrated 4-12 and 1-8 - 3 x 2⅛?in. (7.5 x 5.5cm.)
The "maker's" mark used appears to be that for Johann Gebhart who was making dials in the 1550s. Another Gebhart dial with this distinctive H*G marking can be found in the Whipple Museum collection, No. 25.
Literature: Cowham, M: A Dial in your Poke, Cambridge 2011, p.48-9; Gouk, P: The Ivory Sundials of Nuremburg 1500-1700, Whipple Museum, pp.93 & 117.
Sold for £1,364
Estimated at £700 - £900
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN IVORY NUREMBURG STRING-GNOMON COMPASS SUNDIAL, CIRCA 1730
face 1a with depiction of a hound wearing a collar; 2b with later scratched doodles and possible maker's mark 'H*G'; face 1b with depiction of a rose, the edge calibrated for common hours comprising 6-12-6; face 2a with 1½in. compass bowl with etched steel needle, etched inside bowl with orientation of magnetic declination, the edge calibrated 4-12 and 1-8 - 3 x 2⅛?in. (7.5 x 5.5cm.)
The "maker's" mark used appears to be that for Johann Gebhart who was making dials in the 1550s. Another Gebhart dial with this distinctive H*G marking can be found in the Whipple Museum collection, No. 25.
Literature: Cowham, M: A Dial in your Poke, Cambridge 2011, p.48-9; Gouk, P: The Ivory Sundials of Nuremburg 1500-1700, Whipple Museum, pp.93 & 117.
face 1a with depiction of a hound wearing a collar; 2b with later scratched doodles and possible maker's mark 'H*G'; face 1b with depiction of a rose, the edge calibrated for common hours comprising 6-12-6; face 2a with 1½in. compass bowl with etched steel needle, etched inside bowl with orientation of magnetic declination, the edge calibrated 4-12 and 1-8 - 3 x 2⅛?in. (7.5 x 5.5cm.)
The "maker's" mark used appears to be that for Johann Gebhart who was making dials in the 1550s. Another Gebhart dial with this distinctive H*G marking can be found in the Whipple Museum collection, No. 25.
Literature: Cowham, M: A Dial in your Poke, Cambridge 2011, p.48-9; Gouk, P: The Ivory Sundials of Nuremburg 1500-1700, Whipple Museum, pp.93 & 117.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent), 1st May, 2013
