Tompion’s sunny side
THOMAS Tompion may be England’s most celebrated 18th century horologist, but he is less widely known for his exquisitely crafted sundials, a signed example of which furnished Sotheby’s Bond Street (20/12% buyer's premium) with their undisputed highlight on June 15.
The sundial's pedestal base (broken and badly restored) was ascribed to John Van Nost the Elder and …