Magic lantern

Lampascope lantern. Aubert. Bouddha (2nd version). This is one of the favorite models of the magic lantern due to its rarity and its original, elegant and design. It is one of the few if not the only magic lantern to be manufactured with an anthropomorphic shape. Louis Aubert was one of the most important European manufacturers of magic lanterns for domestic use. His production of lanterns began in 1842 and was typified by models with great ornamental detail, coloured and finished with bright varnish and imaginative shapes that were greatly successful amongst the French bourgeoisie. The Buddha lantern and the Eiffel Tower lantern are considered his masterworks.