Mid-size microscope signed on the arm “Dr. Arthur Chevalier, 158 Palais-Royal”, 1870-1874.
Mahogany case (height): 29 cm, instrument height: 27 cm. Very good condition. One of the stage clips is missing.
The microscope preserves three eyepieces, three objectives preserved in their brass canisters, all signed, and the stage mounted bull’s eye lens, exactly as described in the Arthur Chevalier catalogues (see the last image, number 28, figure 14).
As the “Dr” title is present in the signature on this microscope, it dates
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