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diminishing reading glass
MAGNIFIERS AND QUIZZING GLASSES
magnifier
19th c.
gilt; enamel; glass
overall: 144 x 20 x 71 mm

Reading glass. Gilt frame. Engraved decoration. Fluted stem. Red enamel handle featuring machined light chevron pattern under-glazed decoration. Base of handle similarly enamelled with central gilt stud and surrounded by gilt band. Round lens.


1999.4498

BOA Purchase, 1938



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