A FRENCH BRASS AND STEEL ARMILLARY SPHERE
19TH CENTURY
With brass sun ball surrounded by eleven planetary bone spheres and brass solstitial and equinoctial colure rings, held in a stamped horizon ring graduated in degrees, days of the month and of the houses of the Zodiac, on an ebonised circular plinth and base
20 in. (51 cm.) high
A FRENCH BRASS AND STEEL ARMILLARY SPHERE
19TH CENTURY
With brass sun ball surrounded by eleven planetary bone spheres and brass solstitial and equinoctial colure rings, held in a stamped horizon ring graduated in degrees, days of the month and of the houses of the Zodiac, on an ebonised circular plinth and base
20 in. (51 cm.) high