98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 197
Pistor & Martins, Berlin, Height with base 220 mm, circa 1840
A theodolit with original mahogany box
Case: brass, wooden base.
An extremely decorative instrument with an interesting bayonet connector in the wooden base, so that the theodolite without stand can be safely fitted into the brass holders on the pyramid-shaped case. In 1838 Carl Philipp Heinrich Pistor also built the meridian circle for the observatory in Berlin - it was the most important instrument in every observatory. He and his partner eventually delivered meridian circles to many other observatories in Europe and United States.
A theodolit with original mahogany box
Case: brass, wooden base.
An extremely decorative instrument with an interesting bayonet connector in the wooden base, so that the theodolite without stand can be safely fitted into the brass holders on the pyramid-shaped case. In 1838 Carl Philipp Heinrich Pistor also built the meridian circle for the observatory in Berlin - it was the most important instrument in every observatory. He and his partner eventually delivered meridian circles to many other observatories in Europe and United States.
Sold
estimated
500—3.000 €
Price realized
1.200 €