A Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery c.1817 sub-Curios Depth: 4 inches (at base)

Depth: 4 inches (at base)

with eyepiece hole to one end and frosted glass to the other

The Photographs: Mostly 10 x 8 inches

Length: 183 cms / 6 feet

A Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery c.1817 sub-Curios Depth: 4 inches (at base)Origin: English Period: Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1817 Height: 10 (at extremities) Width: 8. 25 (with winding handles) Depth: 3. 5 (with feet) The Case: 9. 5 x 7. 5 x 2. 75 The scarce Elton's miniature transparent Orrery, being a mechanical model of the solar system published in 1817, having the original printed paper astronomical scroll chart turning on a roller blind pierced with eight illustrations of the constellations and heavenly