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finger-piece pince-nez & case
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
pince-nez; pince-nez case
Marratt & Ellis
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London EC
Pre 1917
rolled gold; glass; (case) metal; leather; velvet
overall (case): 110 mm

Rimless pince-nez with rolled gold finger-piece clip and dark tortoiseshell nose pads. Oval lenses, with right lens fenestrated for a suspension loop (not present). Contained within a rather worn black leather-covered metal side-opening case, with inner lip and purple velvet lining.


2016.149

Gift of Canon Judith Mount, 2016



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