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)

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.

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.

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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)

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.

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.

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An English Rosewood Telescope on Stand* Circa 1830

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An English Rosewood Telescope on Stand* Circa 1830