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A SILVER-GILT TELESCOPE DOLLOND, CIRCA 1860
作品估价：GBP 30,000 - 50,000
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拍品名称：
A SILVER-GILT TELESCOPE DOLLOND, CIRCA 1860
拍品描述：
A SILVER-GILT TELESCOPE
DOLLOND, CIRCA 1860
The 2 ½-inch refractor with five draw tubes and screw dust cap, the main body embellished with fine raised floral motifs, and badge of the Prince of Wales and a device with the three tuğs of the Sultan above, signed to the eyepiece, signed to the eyepiece with sliding lens cover.
12 ½in. (32 cm.) closed
44 in. (114 cm.) extended
By repute: Royal gift to Abdul Aziz Khan, Sultan of Turkey (1861-1876) by Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII
By descent to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey (1876-1909)
By Royal gift to M. Edward Huguenin, circa 1900.
With Sam Fogg, 2018.
Whence acquired by current owner.
This exceptional instrument remains one of the most impressive presentation telescopes ever crafted by London's leading optician. Remarkably preserved and highly ornate, this scientific instrument represents the collaboration and intersection between ornamentation and science. Presented in silver gilt the highly decorative body conceals a functioning telescope.
DOLLOND, CIRCA 1860
The 2 ½-inch refractor with five draw tubes and screw dust cap, the main body embellished with fine raised floral motifs, and badge of the Prince of Wales and a device with the three tuğs of the Sultan above, signed to the eyepiece, signed to the eyepiece with sliding lens cover.
12 ½in. (32 cm.) closed
44 in. (114 cm.) extended
By repute: Royal gift to Abdul Aziz Khan, Sultan of Turkey (1861-1876) by Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII
By descent to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey (1876-1909)
By Royal gift to M. Edward Huguenin, circa 1900.
With Sam Fogg, 2018.
Whence acquired by current owner.
This exceptional instrument remains one of the most impressive presentation telescopes ever crafted by London's leading optician. Remarkably preserved and highly ornate, this scientific instrument represents the collaboration and intersection between ornamentation and science. Presented in silver gilt the highly decorative body conceals a functioning telescope.