24th Feb, 2023 10:00

Photographica including Part 2 of the John Foster Olympus Collection
 
Lot 1
 

A 19th Century French Camera Obscura

A 19th Century French Camera Obscura

unmarked, lacquered brass with a rotating prism, Optics F/G. flange and mahogany surround original, with a later-built custom-fitted tripod and cloak.

a camera obscura was used by artistic painters to quickly draw sketches

Sold for £2,000

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