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Telescope, binoculars, and instruments

Collecting can take many forms, and collectors may be drawn to entirely different fields of interest. After more than 150 years, we still have not seen them all. In this auction, we highlight the allure of optics for this particular collector and his peers: binoculars and telescopes in all their forms.

Ever since Hans Lippershey and Galileo Galilei invented the lens and developed the telescope in the early 17th century, there has been a human desire to see what is not visible to the naked eye—to see the invisible, whether it is far away or extremely close and small.

The great seafaring nation of Britain accounts for the largest share, but there are also fine French and Swedish examples here, or why not Italian 17th-century telescopes in vellum and horn. There are also some fine brass compasses as well as ingenious small mining compasses.

57 items
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Two 19th century telescopes.
1697256
Two 19th century telescopes.
Unsold
Estimate
2 000 SEK
A Telescope, 19th century, England.
1699839
A Telescope,
19th century, England.
Hammer price
550 SEK
Estimate
1 500 SEK
Three telescopes, late 19th century.
1714443
Three telescopes,
late 19th century.
Hammer price
600 SEK
Estimate
1 000 SEK
A Telescope marked Dollond London, 19th/20th century.
1700150
A Telescope marked Dollond London,
19th/20th century.
Hammer price
650 SEK
Estimate
1 500 SEK
Telescope, 16th/17th century.
1696387
Telescope,
16th/17th century.
Hammer price
750 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
Three telescopea, 19th century.
1714442
Three telescopea,
19th century.
Hammer price
850 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
Three telescopes, 19th and 20th century.
1696759
Three telescopes,
19th and 20th century.
Hammer price
1 000 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
Telescope, 19th century.
1696843
Telescope,
19th century.
Hammer price
1 000 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
A telescope by F Newton Leicester, 19th century.
1690798
A telescope by F Newton Leicester,
19th century.
Hammer price
1 100 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
Four telescopes, 20th century, of which 2 by Busch.
1714466
Four telescopes,
20th century, of which 2 by Busch.
Hammer price
1 100 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
Telescope, 20th century.
1713695
Telescope,
20th century.
Hammer price
1 500 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
A spyglass 18th century, probably France.
1700149
A spyglass 18th century,
probably France.
Hammer price
1 500 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
Telescope, British, by Bleuler, London.
1719375
Telescope,
British, by Bleuler, London.
Hammer price
1 500 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
Telescope, marked Preisler Malmö, early 20th century.
1719384
Telescope,
marked Preisler Malmö, early 20th century.
Hammer price
1 500 SEK
Estimate
3 000 SEK
A 19th century spyglass in case.
1690885
A 19th century spyglass in case.
Hammer price
1 720 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
Reflecting telescope, 19th century.
1713655
Reflecting telescope,
19th century.
Hammer price
1 800 SEK
Estimate
3 000 SEK
Five telescopes, 19th and 20th century.
1696376
Five telescopes,
19th and 20th century.
Hammer price
1 900 SEK
Estimate
2 500 SEK
A Telescope, France or Italy, 18th century.
1693212
A Telescope,
France or Italy, 18th century.
Hammer price
2 000 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
Two 19th century telescopes.
1697110
Two 19th century telescopes.
Hammer price
2 000 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
Telescope, marked Dollond, London, 19th century.
1693190
Telescope,
marked Dollond, London, 19th century.
Hammer price
2 200 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
Telescope, Edward Nairne, second half of the 18th century.
1696826
Telescope,
Edward Nairne, second half of the 18th century.
Hammer price
2 500 SEK
Estimate
5 000 SEK
A telescope on a tripod, 19th/20th century.
1702882
A telescope on a tripod,
19th/20th century.
Hammer price
2 500 SEK
Estimate
2 500 SEK
A Telescope, 19th century, William Dixey, London.
1717734
A Telescope,
19th century, William Dixey, London.
Hammer price
2 900 SEK
Estimate
5 000 SEK
A telescope, by Nairne, London, 18th century.
1697540
A telescope,
by Nairne, London, 18th century.
Hammer price
3 000 SEK
Estimate
5 000 SEK
Reflecting telescope, 19th century, England.
1713673
Reflecting telescope,
19th century, England.
Hammer price
3 200 SEK
Estimate
5 000 SEK
Four pocket spyglasses. 18th and 19th century.
1704174
Four pocket spyglasses. 18th and 19th century.
Hammer price
4 400 SEK
Estimate
2 000 SEK
A 20th century telescope on a tripod.
1717733
A 20th century telescope on a tripod.
Hammer price
5 200 SEK
Estimate
5 000 SEK
Telescope, England, 18th century.
1693166
Telescope,
England, 18th century.
Hammer price
6 000 SEK
Estimate
10 000 SEK
Binoculars, Carl Zeiss Jena. 1940s.
1704205
Binoculars,
Carl Zeiss Jena. 1940s.
Hammer price
10 600 SEK
Estimate
5 000 SEK
A cased telescope, 19th century, marked Dollond London.
1700153
A cased telescope,
19th century, marked Dollond London.
Hammer price
52 000 SEK
Estimate
4 000 SEK
Mirror telescope, England, mid-18th century.
1700148
Mirror telescope,
England, mid-18th century.
Hammer price
57 000 SEK
Estimate
8 000 SEK
Library telescope by Jesse Ramsden, London, (1735-1800).
1702931
Library telescope by Jesse Ramsden,
London, (1735-1800).
Hammer price
60 000 SEK
Estimate
6 000 SEK