18th Oct, 2019 12:00
Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine
A Hand Held Simple Microscope
English, unsigned, c. 1800, with bone handle screwing in to the lacquered brass body, with forceps to the front, with wheel of 6 lenses in a cell at the top, each lens has a corresponding number engraved on the disk that shows in a small window as the cell is rotated, length 12cm.
Sold for £2,640
Result plus buyers premium
English, unsigned, c. 1800, with bone handle screwing in to the lacquered brass body, with forceps to the front, with wheel of 6 lenses in a cell at the top, each lens has a corresponding number engraved on the disk that shows in a small window as the cell is rotated, length 12cm.
Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine, 18th Oct, 2019
