German, c.1910, unsigned but probably by Emil Gundelach or Müller-Uri, large hand-blown globe with large synthetic ruby sample held on glass claw, on wooden stand, tube and stand 34cm tall
Note: Tube in good working order.
The French chemist Auguste Verneuil developed the technology required to produce synthetic rubies in 1902 publishing his findings in 1904.
Sold for £1,488
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German, c.1910, unsigned but probably by Emil Gundelach or Müller-Uri, large hand-blown globe with large synthetic ruby sample held on glass claw, on wooden stand, tube and stand 34cm tall
Note: Tube in good working order.
The French chemist Auguste Verneuil developed the technology required to produce synthetic rubies in 1902 publishing his findings in 1904.
Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 19th Nov, 2020
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