A Fine 19Th Century Noon Day Cannon
Stock No
3909
2018
- £4,600.00
- €5,365 Euro
- $5,744 US Dollar
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Item Description
A Fine 19th Century Meridian or Noon Cannon, Large Marble Base into which is carved a sundial with a bronze Gnomen, also engraved is the operational latitude 48 50 13'. Mounted cannon with overhanging adjustable lense. The idea being the cannon is oriented along a North-South Axis at midday the sun passes through the lense and ignites the cannon. at midday. This still happens to this day in Nice, a marker of time acknowledging Midday each and everyday, as a time check for those who had pocket watches to calibrate, but also a guide for those who did not have watches to break for lunch. This example is smaller than the Nice Cannon and would have been an estate or Chateau Cannon and be set each morning if the weather was good enough to inform all those on the estate of the arrival of Midday. Excellent condition, some minor marks and blemishes to the marble, as intended this would have been taken outside daily rather than left outside permanently France, Circa 1850.
Dimensions: 29cm (H) x 39cm (W) x 33cm (D)
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Crawley, Sussex, Sussex
Item Dimensions
H: 29cm W: 39cm D: 33cm
Period
19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Crawley, Sussex, Sussex
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7900 240624
+44 (0)7795 115770
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