Stock No. 20492

Antique Noonday Cannon Sundial with Terracotta Pedestal

Name: Antique Noonday Cannon Sundial with Terracotta Pedestal
SKU: 20492
Price: 11745.00 GBP
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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…

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£11,745.00

Dimensions

Depth: 67cm26.38in

Width: 66.5cm26.18in

Height: 113.5cm44.68in

Weight: 250kg551.16lbs

Metric

Imperial

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.

Wear

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor Losses, scuffs, and scratches.

Date of Manufacture

Circa 1860

Maker

Louis Marie Arthur Chevalier

Material

Bronze, Handcrafted, Marble, Terracotta, White Statuary Marble

Origin

England, France

Period

19th Century

Style

Victorian

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About this piece

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.

Additional information

Weight	250 kg
Dimensions	67 × 66.5 × 113.5 cm
Date of Manufacture	Circa 1860
Maker	Louis Marie Arthur Chevalier
Material	Bronze, Handcrafted, Marble, Terracotta, White Statuary Marble
Origin	England, France
Period	19th Century

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