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A Beautiful Renaissance Astrolabe

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Auction on 24 January 2024 - 15:30 (CET) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This very well-preserved astrolabe attests to the technical mastery of Renaissance craftsmanship, a successful marriage of scientific precision and aesthetics.

Late 16th century, engraved brass astrolabe, two double-sided plates, engraved with... A Beautiful Renaissance Astrolabe

Late 16th century, engraved brass astrolabe, two double-sided plates, engraved with concentric circles, h. 23 cm/9.05 in., diam. 17.5 cm/6.88 in.
Estimate: €40,000/60,000
 

In the second century BCE, Hipparchus, ancient Greece’s greatest astronomer, geographer and mathematician, invented the astrolabe, an astronomical calculating…
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HAUTE ÉPOQUE AND CURIOSITIES
Wednesday 24 January 2024 - 15:30 (CET) - Live
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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