A brass table top telescope on stand, English, circa 1840, the…
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A brass table top telescope on stand, English, circa 1840, the single draw coated brass body tube on an adjustable tapering brass standard and tripod base 50 cm high
circa. A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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