This early 19th century two drawer table top telescope has a mahogany barrel with two brass draw tubes.
It is complete with it's sliding eye piece cover & lens cap and stands on a brass tripod base with gun barrel column and swivel pivoting top.
The maker's name is engraved on the smallest draw tube ~ ‘G Dixey London' who is known to have been trading from 1809.
Overall length 341/2".
Circa 1825.
£775

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