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Periskop Camera Obscura

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€1,140
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Product number: AI_19_12941
Starting Price €400
Estimate € 800 – 1.000
Condition : B-
Manufacture Year : c.1850
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Periskop Camera Obscura

brass-made camera obscura for tent use with adjustable glass prism. This kind of device was commonly used by painters in the 18th and 19th century. Fitted to the top of a lightproof tent made of black cloth, the prism would direct refracted light inside onto a paper surface therefore allowing an artists to trace the outside scene. The prism shows some minor chipping otherwise in very good condition. Height: 19cm. Ex-Naylor Collection.

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