Jacques CANIVET (1714-1773) in Paris - Lot 141

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Jacques CANIVET (1714-1773) in Paris - Lot 141
Jacques CANIVET (1714-1773) in Paris Gilded, engraved and chased brass graphometer with pinnules, the round compass under glass with eight directions, the openwork board chased with foliate scrolls and volutes, signed 'Canivet à Paris' and 'A la Sphère', ball-and-socket base on a quadrangular wooden pedestal. Circa 1750-1760. Diam. 36 cm ; H. 41 cm. Needle replaced. Jacques Canivet, received his master's degree in 1743, was 'ingénieur du Roy' and a member of the Académie des Sciences. He was one of the most renowned manufacturers of precision instruments in the second half of the 18th century.
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