Early 19th Century Lerebours telescope
€950
Dimensions
closed: 130 cm; open: 143 cm
Circa
early 19th Century
Maker
Lerebours
Country of manufacture
France
Description
Early 19th Century Lerebours telescope, signed “Lerebours opticien de l’empereur et Roi – Place du Pont-Neuf à Paris”
Good condition except small crack in the objective lens (visible in the photos).
The price is of the telescope without the stand.
For further photos and information please contact me. Thank you.
Nöel-Jean Lerebours (*1761;†1840) Place du Pont Neuf 13, Paris
“The first of the great opticians who helped make the French optical industry competitive with the English between the late 18th century and the 1820s. Lerebours began his career as a maker of mathematical instruments, but increasingly specialised in the production of large lenses. His achromatic lenses were said to be superior to those made in England. Appointed engineer to the king in 1789, he became Opticien de l’Observatoire Royale et de la Marine et du Bureau des Longitudes in 1800. […]” (source:https://planimetrica.
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Eppursimuove
Eppursimuove
Eppursimuove is located in the northwest of Italy. I deal with antique scientific instruments and their history. This passion has turned into a profession that leads me every day in search of ancient instruments that helped us to observe, measure, explore and know the sky and the earth. They still amaze and make us wonder, as they did for their original makers and users. For this reason they must be preserved and collected. Please feel free contact me if you need more information on listed items. Thanks.
Recently and in the future, enquiries and sales are managed by Maddalena Padovan (Ugo's daughter).
