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- Sale 6279
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Feb 24 | 5:00 AM EST
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| Philadelphia
Sale 6279
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
The microscope base inscribed 'A. Ross, London, No. 384,' with rack and pinion adjustments and fine focusing and a plano/convex mirror; the separate binocular lens attachment with two removable lenses in a small fitted mahogany box with brass plaque inscribed 'George Coles' with Coles family crest of a snake encircling a column; the mahogany case fitted with drawers fitted with additional eyepieces, lenses, and an assortment of glass slides.
H: 20 3/4, W: 12, D: 10 1/2 in. (case)Provenance
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, October 6, 2010, lot 1232.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
