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    Sale 9526

    SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

    London, South Kensington

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    4 December 2002

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    • A 19th-Century lacquered-brass
    Lot 115

    A 19th-Century lacquered-brass 3-inch refracting telescope,

    Price realised

    GBP 940

    Estimate

    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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    A 19th-Century lacquered-brass 3-inch refracting telescope,
    signed on the back plate DOLLOND LONDON, the 42 7/8in. (109cm.) long body-tube with objective lens dust cap, rack and pinion and draw-tube focusing to the eyepiece extension tube, with star finder, three eye pieces, with two adjustable screws for mounting on the brass tripod with three folding inswept legs with padded feet, contained in a fitted mahogany case with two brass hooks and eyes -- 45in. (114.2cm.) long

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    This lot, if not cleared by 1pm on the next business day following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road, London W12 7SJ. Tel: 44(0)20 8735 3700. Fax: 44(0)20 8735 3701. Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate, every week-day from 9am to 5pm. An initial transfer and administration charge of £3.20 (Paintings) or £18.50 (Furniture/Objects) and a storage charge of £1.60 (Paintings) or £ 3.20 (Furniture/Objects) per lot per day will be payable to Cadogan Tate. These charges are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge. Exceptionally large pictures will be subject to a surcharge.


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