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Venus d'Arles In Her Rosewood Graphoscope Circa 1880
Graphoscope mono in rosewood and thuya burr, glass hooping and beautiful Carte de Visite-sized brass clasp.
Size 9 x 14 x 3 cm.
Sold with Carte de Visite La Venus d'Arles
The first Graphoscopes appeared in the mid-19th century. They were used to improve the visualization of photographs on paper. They were equipped with a magnifying lens. This model is quite rare in terms of its size and decoration. In fact, its use is specifically reserved for viewing business cards, a format introduced by Disderi in the 1850s.
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