20th Apr, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess)
191
[M] AN 'OFFICER-OF-THE-WATCH'-TYPE TELESCOPE BY...
AN 'OFFICER-OF-THE-WATCH'-TYPE TELESCOPE BY ROSS, LONDON
the leather-covered main tube with nickel-plated brass fittings, signed and numbered by the eyepiece Ross, London No.23622 and inscribed by objective lens Le Prince Batthyany-Strattmann R.Y.S. -- 17½in. (44.5cm.) closed
H.S.H. Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann (1826-1914) was an hereditary Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and held several positions at the very end of the Empire's era, including Prince and Count of the Holy Roman Empire; Hereditary member of Hungarian Upper House; Hereditary titular Ban of Croatia and Lord Lieutenant of County Eisenburg; Chamber of Nobles in Upper and Lower Austria, Moravia, and Carinthia; Prince in Bohemia; Imperial Austrian Chamberlain and Privy Councillor. A prolific yacht racer and winner of many cups, his other hobbies were shooting and tennis. He married in 1901.
the leather-covered main tube with nickel-plated brass fittings, signed and numbered by the eyepiece Ross, London No.23622 and inscribed by objective lens Le Prince Batthyany-Strattmann R.Y.S. -- 17½in. (44.5cm.) closed
H.S.H. Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann (1826-1914) was an hereditary Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and held several positions at the very end of the Empire's era, including Prince and Count of the Holy Roman Empire; Hereditary member of Hungarian Upper House; Hereditary titular Ban of Croatia and Lord Lieutenant of County Eisenburg; Chamber of Nobles in Upper and Lower Austria, Moravia, and Carinthia; Prince in Bohemia; Imperial Austrian Chamberlain and Privy Councillor. A prolific yacht racer and winner of many cups, his other hobbies were shooting and tennis. He married in 1901.
Sold for £149
Estimated at £100 - £150
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN 'OFFICER-OF-THE-WATCH'-TYPE TELESCOPE BY ROSS, LONDON
the leather-covered main tube with nickel-plated brass fittings, signed and numbered by the eyepiece Ross, London No.23622 and inscribed by objective lens Le Prince Batthyany-Strattmann R.Y.S. -- 17½in. (44.5cm.) closed
H.S.H. Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann (1826-1914) was an hereditary Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and held several positions at the very end of the Empire's era, including Prince and Count of the Holy Roman Empire; Hereditary member of Hungarian Upper House; Hereditary titular Ban of Croatia and Lord Lieutenant of County Eisenburg; Chamber of Nobles in Upper and Lower Austria, Moravia, and Carinthia; Prince in Bohemia; Imperial Austrian Chamberlain and Privy Councillor. A prolific yacht racer and winner of many cups, his other hobbies were shooting and tennis. He married in 1901.
the leather-covered main tube with nickel-plated brass fittings, signed and numbered by the eyepiece Ross, London No.23622 and inscribed by objective lens Le Prince Batthyany-Strattmann R.Y.S. -- 17½in. (44.5cm.) closed
H.S.H. Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann (1826-1914) was an hereditary Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and held several positions at the very end of the Empire's era, including Prince and Count of the Holy Roman Empire; Hereditary member of Hungarian Upper House; Hereditary titular Ban of Croatia and Lord Lieutenant of County Eisenburg; Chamber of Nobles in Upper and Lower Austria, Moravia, and Carinthia; Prince in Bohemia; Imperial Austrian Chamberlain and Privy Councillor. A prolific yacht racer and winner of many cups, his other hobbies were shooting and tennis. He married in 1901.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess), 20th Apr, 2011
