Sanda Antiques is an antiques trading business, focussing on good quality Victorian, Edwardian and earlier furniture of refined form, sculpture, art and interior decorative items. Sanda Antiques is a ‘physical’ antiques business and has an outlet in Antiques on High in Taunton as well as a Love Antiques and a Fairs presence.
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Description
This is an Edwardian antique brass microscope by Beck, Marked to base; R & J Beck Ltd., London 21041.
A brass monocular microscope of rack & pinon construction in full working order and in original condition. It comes in a mahogany box with accessories. This particular range of Becks London microscopes were introduced in 1900, and this one would be between 1901 to 1907. Both objective lenses and their cases are match stamped for Becks lenses and are marked 4mm (1/6) & 14mm (2/3) respectively.
It also comes with a small pair of tweezers, two eye piece lenses a mirror and sub stage condenser. The lacquer is in original and unrestored condition.
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Please note additional items used to assist in photography are Not included in the sale unless clearly stated.
The items for sale are not new, some have considerable age and that can also mean wear. I have tried to highlight major areas of obvious wear, damage or restoration but wear of a general nature must be expected with older items.
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measurements
Full height 33cm, retracted 25cm
Box dimensions: height 29cm, width 18.5cm & depth 13.5cm.
All measurements and weights are approximate
measurements
declaration
Sanda Antiques has clarified that the Victorian Lacquered Brass Monocular Compound Microscope by R & J Beck (LA493731) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being Early 20th Century
declaration
condition
condition
In fully operational condition and good for age and use put to. Lacquer mostly present, unpolished and original. However, some rubbing marks and erosion wear to some areas, eg adjusting knobs, stage slide grips areas and regularly handled parts. The lenses have some dust inclusions and the mirror has some rim erosion. I have tried to show these areas in the photos.