07-29-200607-29-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2345Boston
July 29, 2006 10:00 AMCalender
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Lacquered Brass 2 1/2-inch Gregorian Reflecting Telescope

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$2,350$2,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2345Location: BostonDate / Time: July 29, 2006 10:00AM

Description:

Lacquered Brass 2 1/2-inch Gregorian Reflecting Telescope, signed on the end-cap B.E. Van de Bilde, with 9-inch lg. body tube, primary and secondary mirrors, screw-rod focusing, and threaded eyepiece dividing into two sections, mounted with milled thumbscrews to compass joint on turned pillar with three straight folding legs, ht. level 12 in., in original (refinished) dovetailed mahogany case with baize-lined fitted sections.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

Keywords

E. Van de Bilde