Galerie Delalande Paris

Equinoctial ring made of brass and steel, consisting of two articulated circles and a central bridge with a movable slider, equipped with an adjustable throne surmounted by a ring.

The outer meridian circle, graduated from 0 to90°, allows the latitude to be adjusted by sliding, while thehas a double hour graduation (I to XII) and a 1–24 scale on a sliding blade. The central bridge, openworked to allow the passage of sunlight, is engraved with a calendar scale (months in Italian) and a zodiac scale.

Dimensions: diameter of 8,8 cm; total height of 12,3 cm; ring thickness of 0,38 cm.

Italy made circa 1750.

Reference : D ex AL 3

Price on request.

 

Also discover many more sundials and equinoxial rings in the dedicated section of our French website : « Anneaux équinoxiaux ».

 

18th century equinoctial ring made of brass and steel.
18th century equinoctial ring made of brass and steel.
18th century equinoctial ring made of brass and steel.
18th century equinoctial ring made of brass and steel.
18th century equinoctial ring made of brass and steel.
18th century equinoctial ring made of brass and steel.