French anonymous instruments

#4 French drawing set, 3rd quarter 19th century.

Small compact 3 tier French drawing set in a polished wooden case 150x75x43mm. The middle tray has a folding ruler in the form of a sector. The lower tray has water colours and 2 ceramic palettes. Unsigned, hard to date accurately, probably 3rd quarter 19th century.

#3 Turnabout gothic compasses.

A brass turnabout 'gothic' compass as first illustrated in Buron's 1844 catalogue.

inset: Illustration from Pape Successor's 1920 catalogue showing that the gothic compass was still being sold well into the 20th century. [catalogues de constructeurs CNUM].

______________

[1] Buron à Paris, 1844, p.99. [CNUM/CNAM]

[2] L. Pape Succr Catalogue illustré, 1920, p.6, [CNUM/CNAM]

#2 French drawing set, 18th century.

Tooled leather covered case lined with natural chamois, lacking are a pair of dividers and compasses. Lower 2 objects are goat's foot ruling pen fittings, one on the left is a dotting pen. In the lid is a wooden parallel rule, a protractor with diagonal scales, and small flat dividers.

__________________

Feldhaus 1959, pp.87-88.

#1 French drawing set, mid 18th century.

Set of brass instruments most likely French ca. 1750. An almost identical set is illustrated on page 68 of Antique Tools and Instruments from the Nessi collection 2004. The case is covered with tooled leather and inside lined with chamois. Dividers, ruling pen and pen inserts have hand-cut paddle wing nuts, except the pencil insert which has a soldered on washer nut. Two little dishes for mixing water-colours or ink and the clip holding the ruler in the lid were originally missing and now replaced by new fabrications.