A 19th-Century 2-inch five-draw Sheffield-plate refracting telescope,
A 19th-Century 2-inch five-draw Sheffield-plate refracting telescope,

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A 19th-Century 2-inch five-draw Sheffield-plate refracting telescope,
signed Bate, London, with rosewood outer body-tube, mounted with a clamp and compass joint on the pillar stand with tripod, the cabriole legs terminating in inswept feet, the telescope -- 43.1/8in. (109.2cm.) long fully extended

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