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opera glasses
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
opera glasses
Europe: France
19th c.
ivory
overall: 146 x 120 x 58 mm; objective lens: 46 mm; eyepiece lens: 17 mm

Pair of Opera glasses in highly ornate casing. Ivory tubes and eyepieces with painted casing. Ivory screw placed vertically between the tubes. Decoration depicts (i) a man, girl and bird cage; (ii) a shepherdess. Also musical instruments and flowers.


1999.1328

BOA Purchase, 1936



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