A Fine Example of a Dieppe Magnetic ‘Azimuth’ or ‘Blound-Type’ Pocket Dial
A Fine Example of a Dieppe Magnetic ‘Azimuth’ or ‘Blound-Type’ Pocket Dial
Period 1700-1800
Origin France
Medium Ivory, silver, Paper, Brass, Glass
Dimension 2 x 6.5 x 7 cm (0³/₄ x 2¹/₂ x 2³/₄ inches)
Ivory, brass, silver, paper, glass
France
17th Century Circa 1660
SIZE: 2cm high, 7cm long, 6.5cm wide - ¾ ins high, 2¾ ins long, 2½ ins wide / 8 cm high - 3¼ ins high (when open)
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE00995/CE
Period: 1700-1800
Origin: France
Medium: Ivory, silver, Paper, Brass, Glass
Dimension: 2 x 6.5 x 7 cm (0³/₄ x 2¹/₂ x 2³/₄ inches)
Provenance: Ex Private North Country collection
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE00995/CE
Literature: The dial appears in the form of a diptych, commonly made of ivory, resembling the earlier Nuremberg diptych dials. Directional place names on our example include: ‘Paris, Rouen, Rheims, Rochell, Rome, Milan, Londres, Bruxel’.
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