Lot Essay
A similar example sold Christie's South Kensington, 15 April 1999 for £18,400
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BRUNNER, MID-19TH CENTURY
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A French lacquered-brass dip circle
Brunner, mid-19th century
signed on the horizontal circle Brunner à Paris, the needle carriage with agate suspension, mounted on its axis with an upper and lower arm carrying the twin mirrors and magnifiers, enclosed in a glazed mahogany casing with upper inspection apperture and lock to door, raised on the limb over the 7-inch diameter horizontal circle, with finely divided silvered scale and two verniers, with tangent-screw fine adjustment and clamp, the limb with graduated cross-bubble, the vertical support with 5-inch vertical circle, with similar finely divided scales and twin verniers, tangent-screw fine adjustment and clamp, the axis and bubble level mounting with turn-key fine adjustment, the horizontal circle raised on a pillar support and tripod stand with three adjustable screw feet; mounted on an oak base board with screwdrivers, horn-framed magnifier, two turn-keys, seperate horiztonal fitting for dip-needle; in the original walnut carrying case with iron handle, containing two fitted cases one with original dip needle, one case inscribed in ink Haut the other Devant
17½in. (45cm.) high in case
Brunner, mid-19th century
signed on the horizontal circle Brunner à Paris, the needle carriage with agate suspension, mounted on its axis with an upper and lower arm carrying the twin mirrors and magnifiers, enclosed in a glazed mahogany casing with upper inspection apperture and lock to door, raised on the limb over the 7-inch diameter horizontal circle, with finely divided silvered scale and two verniers, with tangent-screw fine adjustment and clamp, the limb with graduated cross-bubble, the vertical support with 5-inch vertical circle, with similar finely divided scales and twin verniers, tangent-screw fine adjustment and clamp, the axis and bubble level mounting with turn-key fine adjustment, the horizontal circle raised on a pillar support and tripod stand with three adjustable screw feet; mounted on an oak base board with screwdrivers, horn-framed magnifier, two turn-keys, seperate horiztonal fitting for dip-needle; in the original walnut carrying case with iron handle, containing two fitted cases one with original dip needle, one case inscribed in ink Haut the other Devant
17½in. (45cm.) high in case
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