24th May, 2023 12:00
Fine Instruments of Science, Medicine and Books
A Large & Spectacular Collection of Microscope Slides
The Cabinet - English, c.1880, unsigned but very much in the style of Beck, constructed of French polished mahogany with a large carry handle on the top, with paneled sides and a plinth base, glazed door opening to reveal 14 drawers to hold 36 standard slides and a deep drawer in the base to hold accessories, each drawer with a pull and a porcelain label with a brass frame, the cabinet 42.5cm wide
The drawers are mostly full of microscope slides all in very good and clean condition, slide makers include Fred Enock, Russel London, Bourgogne a Paris, Amos Topping, A. C. Cole, Norman,, Smith Beck & Beck, Edmund Wheeler, J B. Dancer Microphotographs, J. D. Moller, W. A Firth, along with many others.
Sold for £3,250
Result plus buyers premium
The Cabinet - English, c.1880, unsigned but very much in the style of Beck, constructed of French polished mahogany with a large carry handle on the top, with paneled sides and a plinth base, glazed door opening to reveal 14 drawers to hold 36 standard slides and a deep drawer in the base to hold accessories, each drawer with a pull and a porcelain label with a brass frame, the cabinet 42.5cm wide
The drawers are mostly full of microscope slides all in very good and clean condition, slide makers include Fred Enock, Russel London, Bourgogne a Paris, Amos Topping, A. C. Cole, Norman,, Smith Beck & Beck, Edmund Wheeler, J B. Dancer Microphotographs, J. D. Moller, W. A Firth, along with many others.
