A LARGE BOXWOOD GUNTER-TYPE HORARY QUADRANT, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1760 unsigned, constructed in laminated sections and inscribed over one side with the usual degree scales and equinox dates, the shadow square with positions for five stars, plummet hole and remnant sights in the top edge -- 12in. (30.5cm.) radius Literature: Cowham, M: A Dial in your Poke, 2nd Ed., Cambridge 2011, p.32-3.
A LARGE BOXWOOD GUNTER-TYPE HORARY QUADRANT, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1760 unsigned, constructed in laminated sections and inscribed over one side with the usual degree scales and equinox dates, the shadow square with positions for five stars, plummet hole and remnant sights in the top edge -- 12in. (30.5cm.) radius Literature: Cowham, M: A Dial in your Poke, 2nd Ed., Cambridge 2011, p.32-3.
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