Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th July 2021
Lot 316
A FRENCH POLYORAMA PANOPTIQUE VIEWER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £650
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Description
A FRENCH POLYORAMA PANOPTIQUE VIEWER
LATE 19TH CENTURY
with printed paper label 'Polyorama Panoptique Brevet de Invention S G tie du Gouvt', with twenty-four hand-coloured engraved plates, with printed titles, including: Palermo, Edinburgh, Champs-Elysee, the Tower of London and Napoleon's Tomb, contained in a mahogany case (26)
27cm high, 36.2cm wide
Provenance
From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980).