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Miniature telescope

Accessories
Inventory number
2021.8.19.13.AC.GL.C1820.FR
Description
Miniature round spyglass telescope with a small integral loop for fixing it to a châtelaine or a chain as a pendant, made of pinchbeck and brass with ornate decoration, set with aventurine stones from one side, and turquoise beads from another, opens with one retractable body.
Materials
Brass
Pinchbeck
Glass
Turquoise
Aventurine
Origin
circa 1820 France
Dimensions
Width : 3 cm
Length : 3 cm
Height : 4.5 cm