Sensational Brass Lens »Photographe à Verres Combinés«, Inventé par Charles Chevalier, Palais Royal 158, Paris, c.1852
Focal length: approx. 55 cm. Height of the lens: 7 4/5 in., front diameter: 4 in. Charles Chevalier (1804-1859) was the son of Vincent Chevalier (1771-1841), who established himself as designer of achromatic lens systems for microscopes!
Estimate: € 15,000/25,000
US$ 20,250/33,750
Reserve: € 9,500/US$ 12,830

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