An English Brass 4-Inch Reflecting Table Telescope
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Status
Closed
An English Brass 4-Inch Reflecting Table Telescope
George Adams the Elder, London, 18th Century
with eyepiece, screwing focusing, mirror, reflector on a folding tripod stand with cabriole legs, the tube signed Adams*London, in a mahogany case with spare reflector in a tin box. Height overall 17 x length of tube 24 inches.
Property from a Private Collector, Lincolnwood, Illinois
Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.