Lot 59
THEODORE FREDERICK WIESNER (c1845-1897) SYDNEY , CIRCA 1880
seated on tripod stand, the stand measures 77cm high, the barrel 106cm long
Provenance: The owner's maternal grandfather acquired the telescope by trade in the 1880's, while working in the countryside and goldfields areas, supplying various necessities
Catalogue note: T.F. Wiesner, an Astronomical, Mathematical, Optical, Surveying, and Philosophical Instrument Maker, traded from 334 Georges St, Sydney. Completing his apprenticeship in the 1860s, by the 1880s the spread of settlement had gained Wiesner a large share of the market for the demand in surveying and drafting instruments, due to the development of roads and railways, and the construction of buildings and bridges.
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Overall very heavy wear and areas of tarnishing; dings and dents to tube in places; lense appears to work - items can be viewed clearly through the lense; focusing wheel also appears to work and smoothly moves the eye piece in and out of the main body
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Petite Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8103
2:00pm - 14 December 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
9 December 9am-8pm
10, 12-13 December 10am-4pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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