French Brass Field Microscope With Original Box & Slides, c.1880-90. The Library

French Brass Field Microscope With Original Box & Slides, c.1880-90. The LibraryA French brass field microscope with its original travelling box, which still contains six slides, c. 1880 1910. The microscope is in an excellent condition and functions perfectly. The slides contain the following specimens: Hair of bat Antenna of grasshopper Poultry flea Leg of fly Human epidermis Onion peeling An extremely attractive antiquarian scientific instrument, with historic slides created by the original user. Dimensions Microscope: Height:

The decanter labels include:

The toast rack sits on four orb feet and boasts five arched bars with a curved silver handle

1880 together with a duty stamp

Weight: 742 grams

all other pages of both volumes are in a very good condition

Weight: 560 grams

but generally the piece remains in a very good condition with a wonderful colour to the bronze throughout

This piece really is a lovely rare example of Art Nouveau functional silver jewellery

Width (stand to stand): 32cm

The bindings show shelf wear to the spine and board extremities and there is some light scuffing to the marble boards in places but overall the set is in a very good condition

otherwise all pages remain in an excellent condition

He studied at the South East Essex Art School and the St