L'Anorthoscope by Joseph Plateau
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Product number:
AI_24_29290
Starting Price €30,000
Estimate € 60.000 – 80.000
Estimate € 60.000 – 80.000
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : 1836
Manufacture Year : 1836
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L'Anorthoscope by Joseph Plateau
This model is extremely rare, in beautiful condition and complete with 12 anamorphic discs, mechanism, original instructions and box. It uses 2 discs spinning at different speeds to recreate a fixed image from an anamorphic one. The patent date is 1829 (i.e. before the phenakistiscope). We only know of 3 examples in collections. There is a complete example in the Nekes collection and one in the Musée Royale in Gent.
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