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細節
A fine late 18th/early 19th-Century English shagreen-bound and silver and ivory-mounted monocular,
signed on the draw-tube DOLLOND LONDON, in a fishskin-covered case, the objective lens -- 4.1cm. (1 5/8in.) diameter; the case -- 8.2cm. (3¼in.) high
See Colour Illustration and Detail
The objective lens is held in place by a threaded and stained ivory mount. The pasteboard body-tube is bound with green shagreen with a pecked silver band at either end. The draw-tube is bound with silver-tooled Morocco leather. The lignum vitae ring within is inscribed in pencil 12. The eyepiece lens is held in place by a threaded and stained ivory mount. The wooden case is secured by a sprung brass catch and is lined with red velvet and bound in black fishskin. The inside of the lid bears an inscribed 2 in ink, with a second illegible character.
signed on the draw-tube DOLLOND LONDON, in a fishskin-covered case, the objective lens -- 4.1cm. (1 5/8in.) diameter; the case -- 8.2cm. (3¼in.) high
See Colour Illustration and Detail
The objective lens is held in place by a threaded and stained ivory mount. The pasteboard body-tube is bound with green shagreen with a pecked silver band at either end. The draw-tube is bound with silver-tooled Morocco leather. The lignum vitae ring within is inscribed in pencil 12. The eyepiece lens is held in place by a threaded and stained ivory mount. The wooden case is secured by a sprung brass catch and is lined with red velvet and bound in black fishskin. The inside of the lid bears an inscribed 2 in ink, with a second illegible character.
注意事項
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