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opera glasses
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
opera glasses
Europe: France
19th c.
gilt; enamel; mother-of-pearl
overall: 80 x 32 mm

Pair of Opera glasses in highly ornate casing. Gilt tubes with mother of pearl eyepieces and screw and enamel casing. Decoration depicts a musician and a shepherdess in rustic scenes.


1999.1330

BOA Purchase, 1937



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