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19th C Gilt Brass Table Top Telescope
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19th C Gilt Brass Table Top Telescope

19th century
Description

A 19th Century Gilt Brass Table Top Telescope.

The telescope with a two drawer barrel, and two subsidiary eye pieces. The adjustable tripod stand with a holding bracket. The barrel engraved for the maker 'A SCHWAIGER, AUGSBURG'. Complete with the walnut case and lens cover.

Date circa 1870.

Height 13 1/2 inches, 34cm, telescope horizontal.

Width 24 inches, 61cm, telescope closed.

Depth 11 inches, 28cm, splay of tripod.

Physical Dimensions
Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Declaration

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Brass Tabletop Telescope to the 19th Century.

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SA837591
Dealers Internal Reference
22567
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Mytton Antiques

Norton Crossroads

Atcham

Shropshire SY44UH

01952740229

07860575639

Description
A 19th Century Gilt Brass Table Top Telescope.

The telescope with a two drawer barrel, and two subsidiary eye pieces. The adjustable tripod stand with a holding bracket. The barrel engraved for the maker 'A SCHWAIGER, AUGSBURG'. Complete with the walnut case and lens cover.

Date circa 1870.

Height 13 1/2 inches, 34cm, telescope horizontal.

Width 24 inches, 61cm, telescope closed.

Depth 11 inches, 28cm, splay of tripod.

Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Brass Tabletop Telescope to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA837591
Dealers Internal Ref
22567
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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Fine antiques from the 18th century onwards, supplying both trade and private customers worldwide.

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A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box.
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Archive I A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box.

19th C Gilt Brass Table Top Telescope

Archive II A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box. View II
Archive III A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box.
Archive V A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box. View VII
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
Telephone 01952 740 229 or 07860 575 639
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Atcham (just off J7 of M54)
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 4UH
United Kingdom
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box.
19TH C GILT BRASS TABLE TOP TELESCOPE
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A 19th-century gilt brass tabletop refractor telescope set on a folding tripod stand beside its original wooden fitted box.
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  • ObjectTelescopes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBrass, Glass, Mahogany
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFolding tripod stand, draw tube mechanism, fitted wooden case, threaded lens cap
  • SizeH 34 cm (13 in) x W 61 cm (24 in) x D 28 cm (11 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian table top telescope is rendered in polished gold-colour gilt brass and glass, paired with a rich dark brown fitted wooden storage case lined with contrasting dark fabric inside the slots. The main optical barrel comprises a two-drawer mechanism with secondary eye pieces, resting horizontally upon an adjustable tripod stand equipped with a secure holding bracket and slender pointed feet. Several auxiliary lens components, a threaded cap, and the maker's engraving reading 'A SCHWAIGER, AUGSBURG' complete the ensemble. The overall arrangement measures 34 cm high, 61 cm wide, and 28 cm deep. Positioned on a study or office desk, this scientific instrument brings classic nineteenth-century character to a gentleman's library workspace. The folded tripod setup alongside the open fitted box offers an engaging display of historical optics suitable for a collector's surface or library table.

FAQs

Tabletop telescopes of the 19th century are refractor optical instruments mounted on short tripod stands, constructed for terrestrial and astronomical observation from a desk or window sill.

These instruments were manufactured using lacquered or gilt brass for the draw tubes and stand, ground glass optical lenses, and fitted mahogany timber storage cases.

Authentic period telescopes feature hand-engraved maker signatures near the eyepiece, threaded brass connections, natural surface oxidisation, and fitted wooden boxes constructed with period joinery.

A brass tabletop telescope serves as an accent piece when positioned on an office desk, library shelving unit, or deep window sill within traditional or dark academia interior schemes.

Dust the brass components with a soft dry cloth, avoiding abrasive metal polishes that remove original protective lacquers, and clean the optical glass using dedicated lens cloths.
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