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Sundial: significant early ivory folding sundial, c. Bloud Dieppe c. 1680
Lot 4205
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Approx.8.5 x 7.5cm, ivory, foldable, compass, ground with annual calendar and associated zodiac signs, lid inside with different cities and associated geographical data, good condition. Report with exemption of the ban on brokerage is available! Charles Bloud was one of the most important solar clock manufacturers of ivory sundials. A particularly beautiful Charles Bloud ivory folding sundial can be found in the collection of the Dresden Mathematical-Physical Salon and another one at the German Watch Museum Furtwangen. Another 4 sundials can be found in the collection of the British Museum. In the Museo Poldi Pezzoli there is a large collection of sundials, also ivory sundry from Dieppe (Seine-Maritime).
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Sundial: significant early ivory folding sundial, c. Bloud Dieppe c. 1680

Significant early ivory folding sundial circa 1680, attributed to C. Bloud Dieppe, 8.5 x 7.5cm, ivory, foldable, compass, base with yearly calendar and zodiac signs, lid interior with various cities and geographical data, good condition, expertise with liberation of marketing prohibition available, Charles Bloud was major producer of ivory sundials, particularly fine example in Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon Dresden collection.

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Lot Details

Lot #
4205
Currency
EUR
Location
Hamburg, DE
Lot Ends
24 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
Auction Ends
24 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
Auction Started
24 Oct 2026
Lots in Auction
387

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