An English Rosewood Telescope on Stand* Circa 1830

An English Rosewood Telescope on Stand* Circa 1830

Extending brass lens tube with rosewood veneer, fitted on a later folding brass tripod base.

(L: 14 in. (scope))

Provenance

Purchased Philip W. Pfeifer, Le Cabinet Scientifique, Ltd., 1979
Private Collection, Washington, DC.
Freeman's, Philadelphia, October 6, 2010, lot 1230.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.

Footnote:

Note

This lot may be subject to CITES import/export restrictions because it contains rosewood. Freeman's does not provide CITES documentation for import/export.

Condition report:

Alligatoring to varnish on rosewood, some cracking to veneer at ends of tube. Overall wear and some darkening to brass parts.