14th Jul, 2021 10:00 EDT
The Gilded Age
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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)
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.
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $500 - $700
Extending brass lens tube with rosewood veneer, fitted on a later folding brass tripod base.
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.
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.
