Impressive Black Stained Turned Wood Microscope. From The 18th Century

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Object description :

"Impressive Black Stained Turned Wood Microscope. From The 18th Century"

Impressive black stained turned wood microscope.
The body has an elegant shape with a series of concentric rings of reduced sizes in both directions from a central cylindrical part covered with brown leather bearing a worked gold frieze. On the lens the top cover also has a rounded shape.
The development is obtained by screwing (endless screw) with locking system inside the side upright itself mounted on the beveled hexagonal base.
Literature: at this stage, we could only refer to a similar model presented in the “Kölnisches Sadtmuseum” in Cologne, called “Germany XVIII^th century”.
Dimensions: height of 47 cm, base: length of 21.5 cm x width of 21.5 cm x thickness of 3 cm.
Germany circa 1780.

Price: 11 500 €