Extremely Rare Original C. 1800 Georgian Armillary Arrow Museum Quality Sundial ! The Cupid base is NOT included in the sale, how-ever added in the image to humorously illustrate the charm of Cupid holding this Original Arrow Armillary Sundial ! Time Flies Like An Arrow In The Sky, so waste no time when it comes to True Love for True Love will be the most important investment you will ever make ! Approximately 51 cm (20 inches) in height, a ruler was added in the two of the images to give you a good idea of dimensions. Arabic numerals engraved in Germanic calligraphy for the telling of time ! I have never encountered another original of this design, but have seen hundreds of copies plastered all over the internet ! I have not even encountered this Arrow Armillary Sundial design in any museum, so to find one in such condition is spectacular, one can only imagine how much more wonderful this time piece was when the gilding was all intact, the upper globe portion with the arrow was once shining like solid gold ! I have seen many stone bases for such Armillary sundials fetch thousands but none with its original Armillary Sundial, only recently made distasteful armillary sundials attached to the historic bases ! In the 18th century the English were fascinated with astronomy, science, and in the creation of scientific instruments, and as a consequence developed extremely refined metallurgical skills, which in turn was used to advance their instruments. As a result in the late 18th century the Armillary Sundial was created as a reflection of that admiration, to be enjoyed in English gardens by owners and friends! This beauty, as can be seen in the provided images, shows the master metallurgical skills in the highest quality of an instrument maker of that period ! All bolts and fasteners are present except for one bolt that fastens the Armillary globe the the 3 legged footing, therefore a couple of the bolts have been moved around to give a more appealing look. Some of the photos have be redone since the two of the rings were wrongfully placed, since the numerical time portion should have been placed in the lower 40 degree angle, that has already been fixed by yours truly; ) The upper globe section including the Arrow of the Sundial was once gilt, and now only some of the gilding is visible, other than that the condition is amazing considering that such Sundials have all been weathered away ! You wonder how could such a Sundial even survive ? Well two explanations, first the gilding which protected the copper or brass beneath which Georgians were famous for perfecting, and secondly is wisdom, love and care ! The Arrow was a wonderful idea by the artist craftsman whose initials are either NW or MN! Time Flies Like An Arrow In The Sky, which here with a glimpse of its shadow in a fraction of time and space that we observe. The Armillary is designed as a globe to which we can reflect upon the Universe and its great master, of whom we can only reflect upon a shade which in turn reflects how little time we have, one must always make the best of time, and so the great Brits were once the worlds most industrious creative people on the globe, and this wonderful beauty is a reflection of what once was and what could have been ! It is such marvelous time pieces that inspired humans with the need to understand, and the ability to achieve and conquer science and space ! Please feel free to check out my other Museum Quality Sundial !

*The upper globe section including the Arrow of the Sundial was once gilt, and now only some of the gilding is visible, other than that the condition is amazing considering that such Sundials have all been weathered away ! All bolts and fasteners are present except for one bolt that fastens the Armillary globe the the 3 footings, therefore a couple of the bolts have been moved around to give a more appealing appearance. Some of the photos have been redone since the two of the rings were wrongfully placed, since the numerical time portion should have been place in the lower 40 degree angle, that has already been fixed; ) All in all good luck finding an original in this great condition !

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