English reverse tapered telescope made circa 1680/90.
POA
Circa
1680/90
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Reverse tapered telescope. The main tube covered with white parchment with a coloured pattern (orange, green and gold). Seven drawtubes made of white parchment.
Unsigned but similar to n° 36 of the Louwman museum The Hague which refers to a telescope resembling one (Turner 1966) and to another one signed « Will Longland at the ship in Cornhill London » in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich (NAV1587).
Optical in good condition with replacement of lens in XIXth in century.
Dimensions :
– close 55,2 cm x diameter 6,9 cm
– in observation : +/- 182 cm
London c. 1680/1690.
NB. : Reverse tapered telescope were mostly produced in England in the last quarter of the seventeenth century by a number of makers such as William Longland, John Yarwell, John Marshall, and few others.
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Galerie Delalande Paris
After 37 years in Le Louvre des Antiquaires, the Delalande gallery moved early June 2015 to 35 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris, on the other side of the Seine River in the well known antic shops area "le Carré Rive Gauche".
Our main specialties are, since 1976, Marine and Scientific instruments, Tobacco and Opium objects, Curiosities and Great Canes.
We participate to international antique fairs (TEFAF Maastricht) and are unique partner of the French Maritime Museum.
Eric Delalande is also Administrator of the French Experts National Company (C.N.E.).
Please visit also our two websites, which are frequently updated: www.antiquites-delalande.fr (French) and www.delalande-antiques.com (English). ----------------------------
La Galerie Delalande s'est installée en juin 2015 au 35 rue de Lille (75007 Paris), au coeur de la capitale dans le "Carré Rive Gauche", après 37 années de présence au Louvre des Antiquaires.
Nous nous sommes orientés, depuis 1976, vers plusieurs spécialités : Marine et Sciences, Objets du tabac et de l'Opium, Cannes de collection et Curiosités.
Nous participons à des salons d'envergure internationale (TEFAF Maastricht) et sommes partenaires exclusifs du Musée National de la Marine.
Eric Delalande est également Administrateur de la Compagnie Nationale des Experts (C.N.E.).
N'hésitez pas à visiter nos deux sites internet fréquemment mis à jour : www.antiquites-delalande.fr (Français) and www.delalande-antiques.com (Anglais).
