Sold for:
$554
$554
Early Brass and Mahogany Sighting Instrument, 19th century, the brass instrument with pinned mahogany accents, hinged lower legs with two threaded brass knobs for attaching to a tripod, telescoping center rod, two hinged upper arms each having a flat paddle knob with leather bushings, one with sighting vane and green horizontal sunshade, the other with hinged sighting line and blue sunshade, instrument collapses for storage in a green velvet-lined fitted case, ht. of instrument closed, 6 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-01
