A Maurice Manent & Secretan Paris 6 inch refractor telescope on wooden tripod stand, early 20th C.

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L 162 cm (length of tube and eye piece) 

H ca. 220 cm (total height with tube tilted in upright position, set up as on the presentation images)

Maurice Manent is a French precision instrument maker. He founded his business in 1911, located Rue du Parc 44, La Croix-de-Berny, Seine. 

Literature:

- A.D. Andrews, 'Cyclopaedia of Telescope Makers Part 3 (K-N)', in: Irish Astronomical Journal, 1994, vol. 21 (3/4), p. 207.

Estimate: € 4000 - € 8000