Lot n° 79
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
Jean-Gabriel-Augustin CHEVALLIER (1778-1848), optician activ - Lot 79
Jean-Gabriel-Augustin CHEVALLIER (1778-1848), optician active in Paris until 1842
Brass and chased gilt bronze telescopic theater spyglass with 6 rods, the base decorated with mother-of-pearl plates, engraved on the second with the maker's name "Chevallier Ingénieur de S.A.R. Monsieur Frère du Roi, vis-à-vis le Marché aux Fleurs à Paris".
In a circular red morocco case.
Accompanied by an old handwritten note specifying its provenance: "Ceci est la lorgnette de théâtre d'Evrard Rhoné (1782-1861)".
Louis XVIII period (1814-1824)
3 x 10.8 cm (unfolded)
Provenance:
- Evrard Charlemagne Rhoné (1782-1861), French merchant and collector
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