A late 18th-Century brass 3 Inch reflecting telescope, signed on the back plate JAMES SHORT LONDON. = 12, the 18ins. (45.7cm.) long body tube with speculum mirrors and screw rod focusing, on alt-azimuth mounting with column support, tripod stand, the inswept cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, in mahogany veneered oak carrying case - 21ins. (53.5cm.) wide, the inside of the lid inscribed in ink S & H Dashwood 69 Gloucester Place.