Hello British Dialists in particular:
I recently came across a photo of a lovely English stained glass sundial
that I have never seen before. I call it "The Lute Player Dial". It is in
perfect condition and was recently resold by an English stained glass
company to an unknown buyer in England. Do any of you know anything about
this beautiful dial? Its artistic design follows the traditional old
English stained glass sundial designs like those of Henry Gyles and John
Oliver. But in a way it looks modern too. I don't know if it is old or
new. The company who sold it says that it is 20th century, but I'm not so
sure.
It is our Sundial of the Month for June and you can see it at:
www.stainedglasssundials.com
Here is the info I have on it:
Dial 397
The Lute Player Dial
Designer, Glazier, Glass Painter: unknown
Date: 20th century
Original Location: unknown place in England
Present Location: unknown. Last known location in late 2007 was at Drew
Pritchard Ltd. at Llanrwst Road, Glan Conwy, Conwy, LL28 5TH, England,
United Kingdom. Drew Pritchard Ltd. sold it to an unknown buyer for an
unknown location in England in early 2008. We have not attempted to
investigate where this dial is now located, but we may do so in the future.
Orientation: declination: due south, inclination: vertical
Size: Approximate width x height- 26.5cm x 38cm (10.4in x 15in)
Adornment: Classical style attractive painted panel with lute-playing
arcadian style musician in centre and the latin inscription across top.
Artistic style is similar to classical 18th and 19th century English stained
glass sundials.
Mottos or Inscriptions: "Nil Extra Numerum" ("Nothing Out of Time") is the
motto of the Randall family and features on their Coats of Arms.
Condition: Good -as reported by Drew Pritchard website in late 2007.
Comment: In late 2007 the Drew Pritchard website featured a page about this
dial that offered this dial for sale and said: "This piece can be resized to
your requirements (at additional cost)." It also provided the copyrighted
photo and limited information posted here. It is uncertain if this is an
original dial or a reproduction. John Carmichael guesses that this might be
an original domestic (English) sundial. The dial was sold by Drew Pritchard
in early 2008 to an unknown buyer and it has been removed from the Drew
Pritchard website. Drew Pritchard has given us permission to use this photo.
We need more information and a better photo of this nice dial.
Original Photo: Here
<http://www.advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass/sundials_files/Stai
nedGlassSundial397aoriginal.jpg>
Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Drew Pritchard Ltd
Webmaster
Websites: <http://www.drewpritchard.co.uk/Home.htm> Drew Pritchard Ltd,
<http://www.drewpritchard.co.uk/LargeImage.php?filename=database_images/for_
sale/521.jpg> Original Photo Enlargement
John L. Carmichael
Sundial Sculptures
925 E. Foothills Dr.
Tucson AZ 85718-4716
USA
Tel: 520-6961709
Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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