AN 18TH-CENTURY COMPASS SUNDIAL BY BENJAMIN MARTIN, LONDON
the 3¼in. silvered dial with finely engraved compass rose, blued steel hand, lacquered brass case, hinged latitude, horizon ring signed B. Martin Fecit with folding gnomon, contained within a lined morocco case (later) approximately -- 6in. (15cm.) square

Benjamin Martin worked between 1738 and 1777 from one address in Chichester and five in Fleet Street and latterly as Benjamin Martin & Son until 1782 when the firm went bankrupt.

Condition Report
Polished and re-lacquered overall, it's assumed the jeweler's wax numeral filling has also been refreshed; the case is a ?19th Century example and seems to fitted for purpose.

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