Sale 5142
London, South Kensington
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22 January 2007
Price realised
GBP 1,680
Estimate
Magic Lantern Aubert or Lapierre [?]; Boule form tin lantern with orange paint, lens and lens cap
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This lantern may be prototype or if a production was produced in very limited quantities. No other examples are currently known and it is not recorded in any contemporary trade catalogue or publication.
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