A 1¼IN. SINGLE-DRAW LACQUERED-BRASS MINIATURE DESK TELESCOPE ON STAND, PROBABLY EARLY 19TH-CENTURY
unsigned, with two-power eyepiece, threaded lens cap, removable stand with tripod and thread, contained within cardboard tube with marbled lining, assembled -- 6½ x 5in. (16.5 x 12.7cm.); collapsed -- 4¾in. (12cm.) diameter

A high-quality production, it has been suggested that this could be by P & J Dollond.

Condition Report
Further to the catalogue description, the telescope is in fine overall condition with excellent lacquer. We would suggest the cardboard tube is associated, although it is a very near fit.

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