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A LARGE EARLY VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD MAGNIFYING-GLASS
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A LARGE EARLY VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD MAGNIFYING-GLASS

BY CARPENTER & WESTLEY, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE EARLY VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD MAGNIFYING-GLASS
BY CARPENTER & WESTLEY, MID-19TH CENTURY
With circular ebonised steel ring and removable baluster handle, the brass neck engraved 'CARPENTER & WESTLEY 24.Regent St London. S.W.'
16½ in. (42 cm.) long; the glass 8 in. (20.5 cm.) diameter
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Carpenter & Westley were the leading British manufacturors of magic lanterns and slides during the mid-19th century. Philip Carpenter was established as early as 1815 as an optician in Birmingham. In 1826 he moved to London where he stayed until his death in 1833. His sister, in partnership with William Westley, continued the business and it was known by the name Carpenter & Westley from 1835.

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