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409 - Stereoscopic floor-standing column (H. 120 cm), HENRI BELLIENI & Sons (1857–1858), 17 Place Carnot, Nancy; precision instrument manufacturer; gold medal, Paris 1889. Made of burl walnut, eyepieces with rack-and-pinion focusing mechanisms featuring frosted glass and a reflective mirror, gilded bronze carrying handles, continuous chain mechanism with mechanical links, and contains approximately 200 stereoscopic views in 8.5 by 17 cm format, as well as approximately 70 other plates of the same format contained in their GUILLEMINOT-branded cardboard boxes (six boxes). Travel views from 1898 to 1910, including Cambodia (Ha Long Bay, Phnom Pang, the ruins of Quy Nhon, various temples at Angkor), Athens (the Acropolis), Turkey (Constantinople, Sea of Marmara), Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii, Naples), India (Bombay), Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Iran (Old Beirut), Jaffa, Egypt (Pyramid of Khufu, Alexandria), Seychelles (Mahé), New Caledonia (Nouméa), Réunion (sugar mill, Haut de Saint-Pierre), Mauritius, Australia (Sydney, Melbourne), Madagascar (Nossi Be, Majunga), Mayotte, China (Shanghai), Japan (Yokohama, Kobe, Tokyo), France (Martigues, Les Baux-de-Provence, Le Lautaret, Col du Galibier, Arles), Switzerland (Geneva).
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€800 - 1,200Sale fees
Stereoscopic floor-standing column (H. 120 cm), HENRI BELLIENI & Sons (1857–1858), 17 Place Carnot, Nancy; precision instrument manufacturer; gold medal, Paris 1889. Made of burl walnut, eyepieces with rack-and-pinion focusing mechanisms featuring frosted glass and a reflective mirror, gilded bronze carrying handles, continuous chain mechanism with mechanical links, and contains approximately 200 stereoscopic views in 8.5 by 17 cm format, as well as approximately 70 other plates of the same format contained in their GUILLEMINOT-branded cardboard boxes (six boxes). Travel views from 1898 to 1910, including Cambodia (Ha Long Bay, Phnom Pang, the ruins of Quy Nhon, various temples at Angkor), Athens (the Acropolis), Turkey (Constantinople, Sea of Marmara), Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii, Naples), India (Bombay), Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Iran (Old Beirut), Jaffa, Egypt (Pyramid of Khufu, Alexandria), Seychelles (Mahé), New Caledonia (Nouméa), Réunion (sugar mill, Haut de Saint-Pierre), Mauritius, Australia (Sydney, Melbourne), Madagascar (Nossi Be, Majunga), Mayotte, China (Shanghai), Japan (Yokohama, Kobe, Tokyo), France (Martigues, Les Baux-de-Provence, Le Lautaret, Col du Galibier, Arles), Switzerland (Geneva). A very beautiful set, with a few minor imperfections, including a crack in one eyepiece, small chips in the veneer at the base, and a hinge that needs to be reattached. Appraiser: André BERTHET
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Asian Art - Jewelry and Watches - Furniture and Art Objects - PaintingsAuction house
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