An English Brass 4-Inch Reflecting Table Telescope
Sale 1017 - European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Apr 20, 2022
10:00AM CT
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Apr 21, 2022
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$1,250
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Lot Description
An English Brass 4-Inch Reflecting Table Telescope
George Adams the Elder, London, 18th Century
with eyepiece, screwing focusing, mirror, reflector on a folding tripod stand with cabriole legs, the tube signed Adams*London, in a mahogany case with spare reflector in a tin box.
Height overall 17 x length of tube 24 inches.
Height overall 17 x length of tube 24 inches.
Property from a Private Collector, Lincolnwood, Illinois
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