Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017

Lot 240

An early 19th century brass Culpeper-type monocular microscope by Blunt

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £750

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Description

An early 19th century brass Culpeper-type monocular microscope by Blunt, with a brass tube (lacking eyepiece), above a circular stage, inscribed 'Blunt LONDON', with scroll supports and a mahogany base, and with a drawer fitted with various accessories, including six bone slides, in a mahogany pyramidal case, 41.5cm high.