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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