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Set of four optical instruments.
See original version (French)
109
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Set of four optical instruments.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
Set of four optical instruments.
19th century.
It comprises:
- RAMSDEN LONDON.
Brass telescope, the barrel covered in leather known as ‘green galuchat’.
A focus rod covered in silver-embossed paper with a floral pattern.
Eyepiece system with two magnifications.
Signed.
England, second half of the 19th century.
Length: 11 cm – Total length when open: 17 cm
- three retractable theatre lorgnettes in gilded brass decorated with mother-of-pearl or tortoiseshell, with three, seven or eight draw-wires, one marked JECKER (a small chip to one lens, scratches and slight knocks).
19th century.
Diameter: 3 cm to 5 cm
Specimen made from marine tortoiseshell (Cheloniidae spp.), listed in Appendix I/A of CITES. Pre-Convention specimen, dating from before 1947. Free trade within the European Union. A CITES re-export permit will be required for export from the EU (procedures and costs to be borne by the purchaser). The purchaser is advised to check the legislation in force in the country of destination, as some countries refuse imports.
See original version (French)
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