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Auction archive: Lot number 44

AN UNUSUAL LATE 18TH-CENTURY [?]ENGLISH TURNED BONE TELESCOPE, FLEA GLASS AND LIVE BOX COMPENDIUM

Auction 24.10.2001
24 Oct 2001
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$1,645
Auction archive: Lot number 44

AN UNUSUAL LATE 18TH-CENTURY [?]ENGLISH TURNED BONE TELESCOPE, FLEA GLASS AND LIVE BOX COMPENDIUM

Auction 24.10.2001
24 Oct 2001
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$1,645
Beschreibung:

AN UNUSUAL LATE 18TH-CENTURY [?]ENGLISH TURNED BONE TELESCOPE, FLEA GLASS AND LIVE BOX COMPENDIUM, unsigned , in five threaded sections, the Galileo-type telescope with 13/16-inch diameter objective lens, threaded to to attach the live box, the other end threaded to detach and stand upright, with wood diaphragm, flea-glass and specimen spike -- 4¾in. (12cm.) long overall See Colour Illustrations

Auction archive: Lot number 44
Auction:
Datum:
24 Oct 2001
Auction house:
Christie's
Los Angeles
Beschreibung:

AN UNUSUAL LATE 18TH-CENTURY [?]ENGLISH TURNED BONE TELESCOPE, FLEA GLASS AND LIVE BOX COMPENDIUM, unsigned , in five threaded sections, the Galileo-type telescope with 13/16-inch diameter objective lens, threaded to to attach the live box, the other end threaded to detach and stand upright, with wood diaphragm, flea-glass and specimen spike -- 4¾in. (12cm.) long overall See Colour Illustrations

Auction archive: Lot number 44
Auction:
Datum:
24 Oct 2001
Auction house:
Christie's
Los Angeles
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