Lot Essay
Lots 89 and 155 are also from the Prescott collection.
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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD TELESCOPE-STAND
The concave-sided moulded dished triangular top with central domed berried flowerhead paterae and lobed corners raising on an adjustable ratchet, the columnar stem with ring-turned collars and further oval floral patarae, on foliate-carved channelled cabriole legs and scroll feet, with Norman Adams label and handwritten label '895R-.-.£1212', the top of the shaft constructed in two sections, held together by a brass collar and incorporating a winding mechanism with removable cast- iron and walnut turning-handle
41 in. (104 cm.) high, fully extended; 29 in. (74 cm.) high, closed; 23 ½ in. (59 cm.) wide, across the feet; 16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) wide
The concave-sided moulded dished triangular top with central domed berried flowerhead paterae and lobed corners raising on an adjustable ratchet, the columnar stem with ring-turned collars and further oval floral patarae, on foliate-carved channelled cabriole legs and scroll feet, with Norman Adams label and handwritten label '895R-.-.£1212', the top of the shaft constructed in two sections, held together by a brass collar and incorporating a winding mechanism with removable cast- iron and walnut turning-handle
41 in. (104 cm.) high, fully extended; 29 in. (74 cm.) high, closed; 23 ½ in. (59 cm.) wide, across the feet; 16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Marjorie Wiggin Prescott Collection, sold Christie's New York, 31 January 1981, lot 280.
Bought from Norman Adams, 9 April 1981.
Bought from Norman Adams, 9 April 1981.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the walnut and cast-iron winding-handle, probably 19th Century, illustrated in the photograph of this lot is missing. Christie's will arrange and pay for its replacement.