Armillary Sphere, Fortin, 1780 circa
A Ptolemaic armillary sphere
by Jean Baptiste Fortin (Paris, 1750-1831)
signed “A Paris, chez le S. Fortin, rue de la Harpe”
Mounted on a turned ebonised stand.
49 cm high; 32,5 cm diameter
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