Daguerreotype
Lens
»Petzval Type«, c. 1847
Voigtländer,
Vienna/Austria. Early serial No. 2780, Length: 6 ⅔ in. This is the
fastest lens of the Daguerrean era. A second example is shown at the
Science Museum, London. Worldwide no other one known!
Estimate: 6,000/8,000
US$ 7,800/10,400
Reserve: 4,500/US$ 5,850
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