Brass sector by Jean Maulevaut circa 1715
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An early and beautifully engraved sector by Jean Maulevaut (worked circa 1712-1720)
Circa
1715
Country of manufacture
France
Description
Offered for sale is a circa 1715 brass sector featuring exquisite floral designs at the hinge, typical mathematical scales and alchemical symbols including tiny faces on the sun signs (for gold), early Roman block letters, and spelling such as “Poids de Bouletz.”
Instrument maker Jean Maulevaut is recorded working in Paris at the Quai de l’Horloge under the sign “Au Niveau” in 1712. His widow is recorded at the same address in 1721. The sign “Au Niveau” was taken up by instrument maker Claude Langlois circa 1727-1735.
Maulevaut was a very skilled and creative engraver as can be seen in several contemporary instruments by his hand:
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