Mother-O-Pearl Folding Ruler
Stock No
5385
2015
- £340.00
- €404 Euro
- $460 US Dollar
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Item Description
A French, probably Palais-Royal, folding mother-o-pearl measure. Seven lengths, hinged, engraved with divisions according to the French system of pied du Roi, (the King's foot), and thereby probably dating from the ancien régime, prior to the imposition of the metric system that followed the French Revolution of 1795.
Open length 23.75 inches
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
London, London
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)207 7275263
+44 (0)7831 561042
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