29th Apr, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham)
197
[M] A MID 19TH-CENTURY 2IN. LACQUERED BRASS TABLE...
A MID 19TH-CENTURY 2IN. LACQUERED BRASS TABLE TELESCOPE AND STAND BY THOMAS MATTHEWS
signed on the back plate MATTHEWS 9 Athol Place, Pentonville, rack-and-pinion focussing and height adjustment, secured to a tapering tripod stand with hinged legs - 18 x 39¼in. (46 x 99.5cm.)
Thomas B. Matthews, an optician, worked from this address alone between 1845 and 1849.
signed on the back plate MATTHEWS 9 Athol Place, Pentonville, rack-and-pinion focussing and height adjustment, secured to a tapering tripod stand with hinged legs - 18 x 39¼in. (46 x 99.5cm.)
Thomas B. Matthews, an optician, worked from this address alone between 1845 and 1849.
Sold for £347
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A MID 19TH-CENTURY 2IN. LACQUERED BRASS TABLE TELESCOPE AND STAND BY THOMAS MATTHEWS
signed on the back plate MATTHEWS 9 Athol Place, Pentonville, rack-and-pinion focussing and height adjustment, secured to a tapering tripod stand with hinged legs - 18 x 39¼in. (46 x 99.5cm.)
Thomas B. Matthews, an optician, worked from this address alone between 1845 and 1849.
signed on the back plate MATTHEWS 9 Athol Place, Pentonville, rack-and-pinion focussing and height adjustment, secured to a tapering tripod stand with hinged legs - 18 x 39¼in. (46 x 99.5cm.)
Thomas B. Matthews, an optician, worked from this address alone between 1845 and 1849.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham), 29th Apr, 2009
