Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2025
Lot 1196
A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND BRASS WINDOW SILL / TABLE SUNDIAL
Estimate £500 - £800
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Description
A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND BRASS WINDOW SILL / TABLE SUNDIAL
BY LANGSTON OF CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, C.1820
the dial signed 'Langston 94 Cheapside' on a turned pedestal
27.2cm high
Literature
See Gloria Clifton, 'Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851'. David Langston, optician listed as working 1823-1825 at 116 Cheapside, London and at 94 Cheapside.