10-27-201710-27-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 27, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Dollond 4-inch Brass Refracting Telescope

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$523$425
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3035MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 27, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Dollond 4-inch Brass Refracting Telescope, London, c. 1825, Bywater & Co., 58-in. main tube, ocular collar engraved "Dollond London/Sold thru Bywater & Co. Liverpool," mounting collar, and dual tapered column mount.

Provenance: Descended in the family of Captain Theodore Corner and used at Corner's Wharf in Baltimore by the shipping firm James Corner & Son's in the mid 19th century. Family research accompanies the lot.
Estimate $400-500

lacking rack-and-pinion knob, single draw tube not engaged with main barrel, and lacking lens, mounting collar not tight, in need of restoration.


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Keywords

Bywater & Co., Theodore Corner, London