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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 122
Thury & Amey, Geneve. Made circa 1870. Fine, small brass microscope with a material slide.
CHF 2,300 - 2,800
EUR 1,500 - 1,800 / USD 1,900 - 2,300
Sold: CHF 3,422
U-shaped painted black cast-iron base, trapezoidal rack
column, high-power lens with revolving dividing plate
calibrated for 360°, brass slide with decimal calibration
and also with circular adjustment, adjustable mirror
below. Signed on the arm.
Dim. 34 x 17 cm.
Good condition
Notes
Thury & Amey were prominent opticians in Geneva, where
a street is named after Thury.