98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 192
A collection of an octant, a telescope and 2 measuring devices
George Dolland, Instrument Maker to her Majesty, 59 St. Pauls Church Yard, London, 290 x 350 mm, circa 1840
An octant in the original mahogany box
Case: brass, iron, bone, glass.
The high quality instrument with inlaid ivory scales was made by George Dolland (1774-1852), a nephew of the renowned optical instrument maker Peter Dolland. George became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819 and was appointed purveyor to the court of George IV in 1820. In the same year he was involved in founding the Royal Astronomical Society.
George Dolland, Instrument Maker to her Majesty, 59 St. Pauls Church Yard, London, 290 x 350 mm, circa 1840
An octant in the original mahogany box
Case: brass, iron, bone, glass.
The high quality instrument with inlaid ivory scales was made by George Dolland (1774-1852), a nephew of the renowned optical instrument maker Peter Dolland. George became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819 and was appointed purveyor to the court of George IV in 1820. In the same year he was involved in founding the Royal Astronomical Society.
Sold
estimated
2.200—3.500 €
Price realized
1.900 €