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| A rare brass Ptolemaic armillary sphere by Christian Carl Schindler,
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active from 1680-1716 in Halle, Dresden (Germany). Schindler called himself "Mathematicus et Mechanicus"; the item is signed “Schindler M. & M. / fecit”. The horizon ring is divided into the calendar, zodiac symbols and pictorial representations, a 360-degree-scale, and compass directions in Latin; the engravings are coloured in red. The circular stand is made of turned fruitwood and a brass plate with compass.
Height: 46 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 14 cm
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Philip & Sons Ltd 75a Jermyn Street St James's London SW1Y 6NP England
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