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Antique Marble Noonday Cannon Sundial With Terracotta Pedestal

Stock No

20492

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2019
  • £11,745.00
  • €13,695 Euro
  • $14,688 US Dollar

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Item Description

An antique marble and bronze noonday cannon sundial by Louis Marie Arthur Chevalier (1830-1874).

Noonday Cannon Sundial

This sundial is inscribed ‘CONSTRUIT PAR ARTHUR CHEVALIER PALAIS’. It is based on a noonday cannon commissioned by the Sun King, Louis XIV, for the gardens of Versaille. This miniature bronze cannon is set off at noon by the sun’s rays, which are magnified through a lens.

This is an extremely rare type of sundial, having been primed with gunpowder, is designed to fire at midday as a result of the magnifying glass focusing on the sun’s rays of the fuse.

Instilled with a beautiful, aged finish that only exposure to the elements through time can create, this fascinating sundial would make a wonderful centrepiece in any garden.

CONDITION REPORT

Good structural condition. The canon is not in working order. Supplied as fourteen components. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses, scuffs, and scratches.

Item Info

Seller

UK HERITAGE

Seller Location

Herefordshire, Worcestershire

Item Dimensions

H: 113.5cm W: 66.5cm D: 67cm

Period

Circa 1860

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

Herefordshire, Worcestershire

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)1981 541155

+44 (0)778 6916288

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