Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery with the corners of diamonds

with the corners of diamonds doubling as horns

and the losses impart an appropriate sense of this as a dug-up ancient treasure

and perfect gift for an emerging Francophile

1840 miniature portrait painting really does it for me

The existence of this one makes me purely happy

Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery with the corners of diamondsI'll never pass by a chromotrope if I can help it optical magic of the purest sort. And this one is of a smaller scale than one typically sees, which makes it feel extra special to me. Bright and crisp color, with the optical effect produced by the rotation of one glass slide while the other remains static when one turns the handle. Lovely. 5 1 2" l including handle x 2" t x 7 16" d. Very good antique condition, handle turns smoothly.