Portable and scientific sun dials

Metal Sundial on Ceramic Base by Phillip Luxton, Incised Mark

Phillip Luxton, sundial, metal sundial mounted on a ceramic base, incised mark to the shoulder, 109.5 x 37 x 37 cm

18th Century Paris Pocket Sundial with Painted Leather Case

A Robert Butterfield of Paris pocket sundial, early 18th century, of octagonal profile with painted leather case depicting harbour and Classical landscape scenes, the brass dial with hinged gnomon and marked Butterfield Paris, lists of town names verso, 2…

Antique German Equinoctial Pocket Sun Dial, Circa 1750, 6cm Wide

An antique German equinoctial pocket sun dial, circa 1750, 6 cm wide

19th Century Ivory Cased Desk Sun Dial with Glass Dome

A fine quality antique ivory cased desk sun dial with glass dome top, 19th century, 4.5 cm high, 6.2 cm diameter

Vintage Bell & Howell Movie Cameras Collection (1950s)

Bell & Howell: six c. 1950s movie cameras - one 624 8 mm, one Autoload 16 mm, one electric eye with lens filter, one Sportster double run eight, one sun dial 333, and one two twenty. (6 movie cameras)

Engraved Brass Pocket Sundial - Antique Southern Hemisphere Timepiece

An antique engraved brass pocket sundial 5.7 cm diameter, 1.5 cm height with lid closed. An antique engraved brass pocket sundial. Brass pocket sundial; the lid screws off to allow the gnomon to be swung up from the. horizontal position. The hours are…

18th Century Augsburg Equinoctial Pocket Sundial in Original Case

Lorenzo Grassl of Augsburg, antique equinoctial pocket sundial in original case with original single page calibration instructions printed in German, French and Italian, 18th century, 5.5 cm wide

Portable Brass Compass and Sundial in Leather Box, London

A portable brass compass and sundial, by J.H. Steward, Strand London, housed in a leather box, 12 cm diameter

1764 Continental Wood Pocket Sundial and Compass

A carved Continental wood pocket sundial and compass, dated 1764, with precision carved numbers and a small stringline, dated to the lid interior, 1.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep

18th Century European Brass Sundial Compass in Original Carry Case

An octagonal brass sundial compass, European, early 18th century, in original conforming brass carry case, 68 mm wide

Bronze Sundial, 19th/20th Century, Stamped 'W.E. 3478'

Sundial, cast bronze, stamped 'W.E. 3478' on the reverse, 19th/20th century, 25 cm diameter

Antique German Pocket Sundial and Compass

An early 18th century German equinoctial pocket sundial and compass by Ludwig Theodor, circa 1725, 6 cm wide

19th Century Compass and Sundial Set

A boxed compass together with an equinoctial sundial, 19th century, the largest 7 cm square

Brass Equinoctial Sundial by F.L. West, London

A boxed brass equinoctial sundial by F. L. West of London, 13 cm high

19th Century Compass and Protractor Set

A compass with sundial together with another compass and a black lacquered brass protractor by Gebruder Fromme, Wien, 19th century, 21 cm (variable dimensions)

18th Century Brass Sundial by W. & S. Jones

An 18th century brass 9 inch universal equinoctial ring dial [sundial] by W. & S. Jones, Holborn, London, circa 1790, two concentric brass rings folding flat, the chapter ring with hours I-XII-I-XII divided to 1 minute, equinoctial ring with degree scale…

18th Century Brass Sundial with Quadrant and Gnomon

An 18th century brass 6 inch universal equinoctial ring dial [sundial], circa 1790, unnamed, two concentric brass rings folding flat, the chapter ring with hours I-XII-I-XII divided to 1 minutes, equinoctial ring with degree scale in quadrants,…

Antique Brass Sundial with Box and Provenance

An early 19th century brass universal equinoctial sundial, marked to the 6 inch ring 'Jacob & Halse, London', (specialist scientific instrument dealers, active 1808-1823), with sprung hinged gnomon and arc, glazed conforming circular base with three…

Brass Portable Sundial with Compass and Mahogany Box

An uncommon late 19th century lacquered brass portable sundial by T & H doublet, with compass plateau supported on levelling screws and pivoting chapter ring with silvered face engraved with the instrument maker's details. In mahogany box (distressed) 16…

French Brass Pocket Sundial, c.1700

A Butterfield type French octagonal pocket sundial, made in brass, three scale engraved and signed (Henry) 'Macquart A Paris' (1660-1720), made c.1700, with replaced gnomen. 6.8 x 6 cm

Brass Sun Dial on Marble Base (or Celestial Sun Dial)

Celestial brass sun dial on a marble base, height 24 cm

Southern Hemisphere Sundial on Haddonstone Column

A classical brass southern hemisphere sundial on Haddonstone column, the dial on baluster column with square plinth base. Height 96 cm

19th Century German Sundial Compass with Octagonal Case

A German brass equinoctial universal inclining sundial compass, 19th century the circular compass within an inscribed octagonal case with hinged brass axis and pin 8.5 x 8.5 cm

18th Century Bronze Sun Dial with Carved Stone Base

An 18th century bronze sun dial engraved 'As lyme and houres passith awaye so doeth this life of man decaye, as lyme can be redeemed at no coste, be stow it well and let know houre be loste'. Dated 1702, on a carved stone base. 25.5 x 25.5 cm

Georgian Magnetic Pocket Sun Dial in Fruitwood Case

A late Georgian magnetic pocket sun dial, in fruitwood case, under glass with remains of instructions to the base. Diameter 5.5 cm.

Saxon Pocket Sundial Replica with Green Jewels, London 1975

A sterling silver replica of a Saxon pocket sundial, 1975 London, with indistinct maker's mark, with associated papers, modelled on the tablet style sundial set with green jewels originally found in the cloisters of canterbury Cathedral in 1938'silver…