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Live auction - Lot 464
Live auction - Lot 464
[China]
Bronze astronomical instrument upon an ornate dragon stand.
2nd half 19th c
Hammer price: €
105
€ 80 / 100
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Lot description
Albumen print, b/w, 21 x 27 cm, pasted on cardboard.
Beijing Ancient Observatory, where the Belgian Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest in the mid-17th c., was awarded complete charge of the astronomy observatory by the emperor after winning an astronomy contest.
On verso: A man holding a camel carying a woven basket. Albumen print, b/w, pasted on cardboard.
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