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folding pince-nez & case
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding pince-nez
Urlaub, I
Europe: Russia
c.1900
gold; glass; leather
eye width: 37 mm; case: 68 x 51 mm

Pince-nez. 15ct gold frame. Thin spring bridge and plaquets with ribbed tortoiseshell pads. Fixing post. Small loop handle. Oval eyes. Glazed with smoke-tinted lenses. In black leather slip case with fabric base, tooled pattern and maker's inscription.


2004.175

Ex Hugh Orr Collection (gift of Miss Kusoom Vadgama FCOptom, 2003)



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