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Lot 268: Portable Brass Microscope, c. 1850

Auction House: Auction Team Breker

Auction Location: 50997 Köln , (Godorf), Germany

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Otto-Hahn-Str. 10

50997 Köln , (Godorf)

Germany

Phone: +49 2236 38 43 40

Fax: +49 2236 38 43 430

Email: Auction@Breker.com

Auction Title: Office Antiques, Science & Technology, Toys & Tin Toys, Photographica & Film

Auction Date: 21 November 2009, 10:00 CET

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Description: Portable Brass Microscope, c. 1850 Engraved on the tube support "T. Keuzenkamp, MZ. Delft", height 12 1/4 in., verneered wooden case, with 4 lenses, without mirror.
Messing-Reisemikroskop, um 1850 Graviert auf Tubushalter "T. Keuzenkamp, MZ. Delft", Höhe 31 cm, furniertes Holzkästchen, mit 4 Objektiven, ohne Spiegel.

Estimated Price: €200 - €300

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Condition: (3-/3-)

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Freitag/Friday, 20th November 16 - 19 Uhr / 4pm - 7 pm. Empfang/Buffet - Reception/Buffet: 17 - 19 Uhr/ 5pm - 7 pm. Samstag/Saturday, 21st November 8 - 10 Uhr / 8am - 10 am.

Accepted Forms of Payment

Money Order / Cashiers Check, Wire Transfer

Shipping

Auction House will ship, at Buyer's expense

Invaluable Live Bidding Fee

3% of winning bid

Buyers Premium:

€1 - €50,000: 19.50%
€50,001+: 19.50%

CONTRACT

Your bid is a binding and legal contract. In the event of a tie bid, the auctioneer has sole discretion to award the lot to the high bidder of his choosing - most often the floor bidder.

Payment

We accept ONLY Bank Transfer, Money Order, Bank Check drawn on any German bank (See Catalogue description for payment methods accepted) NO PayPal, not any credit card for the merchandise!!!!! Only shipping charges can be paid by PayPal or all major credit cards

Shipping

Each shipment is carried out on the account and risk of the purchaser. Insurance possible on request.
Estimated postage & packaging for airmail parcel/economy (box-in-box) from Germany to USA, incl. sales tax - obligatory for all countries, approx.
5 kg (11 lbs): 55,- EUR / 75.-$
10 kg (22 lbs): 75,- EUR / 100.-$
15 kg (33 lbs): 95,- EUR / 130.-$
20 kg (44 lbs): 110,- EUR / 150.-$

Buyer's Premium

A premium of 19.5% plus 3% Artfact transaction fee has to be paid on the knocking down price. 19% tax (not refundable) has to be paid on the surcharge, i.e. the total surcharge amounts to 26.78%.
The entire amount, which has to be paid by the purchaser, is immediately due and has either to be settled in cash, Money order, wire transfer or by guaranteed bank draft.
NO PayPal, not any credit card for the merchandise!!!!! Only shipping charges can be paid by PayPal or all major credit cards! In case of an acquisition by submittance of a written order or online, the payment has to be settled within 8 days after the invoice date.

Taxes

The sales tax is 19% on buyer's premium ( not refundable). The tax has to be paid on the surcharge, i. e. the total surcharge amounts to 22.5 % + 19 % = total 26.78 %.

CONDITION REPORTS

The "Breker-Scale" distinguishes between optical (external) and technical (functional) condition on a scale from 1 to 6 ("very good" to "deficient") and is described in brackets as follows: (3/2), meaning: optical "3" (satisfactory) and technical "2" (good). The evaluation of condition is defined as follows:
1) very good (unused, no traces of use)
2) good (like new, slight traces of use)
3) satisfactory (normal traces of use)
4) sufficient (strong traces of use, immaterial parts added)
5) poor (defect, strong traces of use, important parts exchanged, needs repair)
6) deficient (totally defect, important parts missing, heavily damaged)
All these informations are worked out seriously but without any guarantee.
Technical apparatus, cameras and lenses are offered as collectors' items -without any guarantee for the mechanical or electrical function. We will describe faults which we realized. We don't check electrical machines, apparatus,batteries, photographical accessories (as lightmeters, rangefinders or selftimers etc.) - No right of return of any sold item, therefore please use the advantage of the previewing (also by your friends).

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