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VARIOUS PHOTOGRAHICA,

OPTICAL TOYS AND

ADVERTISING

514 Nuremberg Culpeper-type € 1.000 517 Panoptique Polyorama € 1.600
Microscope c. 1830, condition B € 3.000 – 3.500
c. 1780, condition B+ € 2.000 – 2.500
Small version of the Polyorama Panoptique, an optical toy which
Culpeper-style compound microscope in fine condition supported was popular from the 1820s through to the 1860s. It was invented
by three turned wooden legs, attached to a round wooden base with by Pierre Seguin and is based on Daguerre’s Diorama, of which
three bun feet. The support tube is made of cardboard, covered in it is a small-scale and simplified version. It consists of a portable
a textured material. The body tube is also cardboard, covered with box-camera designed to take printed and painted cards. The box
decorated paper, and it has turned wooden end pieces that provide is attached to a concertina device which carries the viewing lens.
mounting for the objective and eyepiece lenses. Incl. protection cap The illustration card is inserted at the back of the box and can be
for the lens. Plano mirror in a tillable wooden mount, attached to the illuminated through the door which allows the user to control the
center of the base. Base signed with letter ‘M’. A beautiful historical degree and direction of light. The viewer is complete and in good
equipment in working condition. original condition, the fragile paper covering and bellows are show
only minor signs of wear. The original ‘Polyorama Panoptique’ label
and the makers sticker are on top. The Polyorama comes with 12
515 Nuremberg Sentry-Box style € 1.600 beautiful printed cards which are hand-coloured. The illustration
Microscope cards are mounted on wooden frames 14.5 × 20 cm
c. 1800, condition B+ € 3.000 – 3.500
Sentry-box style compound microscope in very good condition, 518 Camera Obscura € 200
box-shaped base with cut-out for mirror and specimens, The support c. 1850, condition B+ € 400 – 500
tube is made of cardboard, covered in a textured material. The body
tube is also cardboard, covered with decorated paper, and it has Brass head of a French camera obscura with rotating prism, in very
turned wooden end pieces that provide mounting for the objective good condition, with mounting ring, c. 13 cm high
and eyepiece lenses. Included matching wooden protective caps for
ocular and lens. Tillable mirror mounted in the box-shaped base. A
beautiful device in working condition. 519 German Wooden Laterna Magica € 500
c. 1890, condition B/A € 1.000 – 1.200
516 Tiedemann Stuttgart Brass € 600 Very rare Laterna Magica with mahogany body, brass chimney, simple
Telescope one-element lens in brass mount, total height 37 cm
c. 1800, condition B+ € 1.200 – 1.400
Rare brass telescope by Johann Heinrich Tiedemann in very fine 520 P. Berville, France Chambre € 200
condition (small chip in front element not affecting the function), Claire Universelle Camera Lucida
rack and pinion focusing, provision for tripod mount, with brass front
cap, Tiedemann (1742 –1811) has taken in 1772 a position of Royal c. 1900, condition B/A € 400 – 500
Optician in Stuttgart, J.F. Voigtländer worked with Tiedemann from Classic Camera Lucida in excellent condition, early version in brass
1804 to 1807 finish, with complete 12 lenses, original fitted wooden box

521 Busch Loupes and € 1.000
Magnifiers — Dealer’s outfit
c. 1950, condition A– € 2.000 – 2.400
Original Busch dealer’s set with 21 various loupes and magnifiers,
two pieces are missing from this extraordinary set, but still it is an
attractive and rare assembly in near mint condition, in fitted wooden
case c. 38 × 25 cm

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