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Bronze Sundial Signed Charles Bryne London, Anno Dom 1742

$10,660.25
£7,800
€9,095.39
CA$14,705.01
A$16,084.87
CHF 8,469.12
MX$192,036.93
NOK 107,940.16
SEK 98,739.49
DKK 67,933.24

About the Item

The face engraved with a sun and bordered with a latin inscription “utque redit viam constans quam suspiris umbra funax homines non reditura sumus” which translates to “The shadow flees and retraces its path every day, man is the shadow that flees without the spirit of return” Provenance The George Withers Collection 45.5 cms diam
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1.97 in (5 cm)Diameter: 17.92 in (45.5 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1742
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Good.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10128247734802

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