Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1870s.
The Telescope with a long barrel, with a reeded object end rim. The barrel with an adjusting/focus screw, altering the drawer and optic end. The telescope mounted on an adjustable mahogany tripod base, finished with brass cone feet.
Telescope:
Height 3 1/2 inches, 9cm.
Width 3 1/2 inches, 9cm.
Length 46 inches, 117cm.
Maximum length of tripod and brass stand 67 3/4 inches, 172cm.
Date c 1870.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1870s.
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Large 19th C Gilt Brass Telescope, London
