Italian dolci brothers telescope, c. 1740

A mid eighteenth italian telescope, unsigned but based on strong resemblance to the signed telescopes attributable to the dolci brothers of Venice. The main tube covered with black coloured sharkskin, the other three with paper. The lids, ferrules and fittings of objectieve and eyepiece made of olive wood.Maximun length 83 cm, and a diameter of 6 cm