AN ENGLISH CULPEPER TYPE COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseRestricted Species

Auction Closed

January 21, 06:17 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Estate of Jhr. Ir. G.C. (Gijs) Six van Wimmenum (1892-1975)

AN ENGLISH CULPEPER TYPE COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

with brass eye-piece and sliding cover, turned lignum vitae body covered with rayskin, raised on three brass legs with shaped stage above a concave hinged mirror, the octagonal base with drawer at the front fitted with various objectives, lenses and tweezers, in an oak pillar case with brass ring handle, a drawer at the base containing an ivory talc box, bone specimen slides, preparates - together with a Dutch handwritten listing - and some further utensils

microscope: 40cm. high, 1ft. 3¾in.

This lot contains ivory and other restricted materials. Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with CITES licence applications where a buyer elects to either collect or arrange their own shipping, nor will Sotheby's assist with the international movement of ivory/rhino horn by air, either as freight or through hand carry. Sotheby's shipping will only assist in shipping the lot to either domestic UK or EU destinations, where delivery is made by road transport. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

Hieronymus Nicolaas Baron van Slingelandt (1787 - 1844);

Hieronyma Maria Antonia Fortunata Baronesse van Slingelandt (1814 - 1875), married to Jhr Jacob Pieter Teding van Berkhout (1810 - 1892);

Jkvr Catharina IsabellaTeding van Berkhout (1837 - 1886), married to Jean Antoine Corneille Bosch Reitz;

Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch Reitz (1860 -1938);

his godson an nephew Jhr Gijsbert Christiaan Six van Wimmenum (1892 - 1975);

Thence by descent

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Gerard L'E. Turner, The great age of the microscope: the Collection of the Royal Microscopical Society through 150 years, Bristol and New York, 1989