Negretti & Zambra Miner’s Dial

Negretti & Zambra Miner’s Dial, c. 1890 Starting bid: € 350 | Estimate: € 700 – 900 Engraved on the telescope “Negretti & Zambra, London”, all polished brass construction, 7-inch silvered circular compass dial with 2 spirit levels,...

Combined Magic Lantern and Cinematograph

Combined Magic Lantern and Cinematograph, c. 1905 Starting bid: € 400 | Estimate: € 800 – 1.200 Jean Schoenner, Nuremberg. For 35mm film strips or 6 x 20 cm glass slides, blued sheet-steel case with nickel-plated fittings, three-part lens, rack-and-pinion...

Rare “Feinste Bonbons” Advertising Box Zoetrope

Rare “Feinste Bonbons” Advertising Box Zoetrope, c. 1880 Starting bid: € 700 | Estimate: € 1.200 – 1.500 Germany, with 6 ½-inch chromolithographed tin de-picting children playing with the zoetrope, the lid serving as the base / stand, height 7 in.,...

Perscheid Lens 5.6/60 cm

Perscheid Lens 5.6/60 cm, c. 1930 Starting bid: € 1.800 | Estimate: € 2.400 – 3.500 Busch, Rathenow, Germany. No. 269739, marked “Ni-cola-Perscheid” – Portrait-Objektiv F = 5,6 F = 60 cm D.R.P. a.”, early lens without the patent number...

Voigtländer Portrait Lens

Voigtländer Portrait Lens c. 1880 Starting bid: € 900 | Estimate: € 1.600 – 2.400 Voigtländer, Brunswick, Germany. No. 21423, brass-bound Petzval-type, height with sunshade 23.5 cm, diam. of front element 94.5 mm, focal length approx. 3.4/32 cm, with a...