»Lorgnette
      Pittoresque« or 
      »Polyorama
      Panoptique«,
      c. 1850 
      Early conical tin viewer for hand-painted day-and-night 
      images (Ø 3 ¼ in.). Size: 5 2/3 in. high. With 4 series of 
      6 images each of Switzerland, France and England. 
      All in original cases. Extraordinarily rare! 
      Estimate:  3,000/4,000 
    US$ 4,150/5,500 
      Reserve:  2,750/US$ 3,795 
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