It was listed by Salisbury Antiques Centre. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
This magnificently constructed refracting telescope has a thirty seven inch barrel of brass and beautifully figured mahogany with a two and a quarter inch objective lens that has a beautiful green hue from the crown and flint glass doublet employed.
Fully extended, the telescope measures forty four and a quarter inches and has a single draw with the makers marks, “Dixey London, Improved” engraved with the writing running towards the eyepiece (the standard changed in and around the 1820 s when engraving was written away from the eyepiece). The flat eyepiece has its original protective dust slide and the telescope maintains a sharp focus.
Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Single Draw Marine Telescope
