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Boston clip pince-nez & case
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
pince-nez; pince-nez case
E. B. Meyrowitz
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1930s
rolled gold; glass; (case) metal; leather; velvet

Rimless pince-nez with rolled gold Boston spring clip and V-shaped plaquets with ribbed surfaces. Oval lenses, with cement bifocal segments and right lens fenestrated for a rolled gold chain and ear suspension loop. Contained within a small black leather-covered metal side-opening case, with inner lip and black velvet lining. Gold-coloured inscription on inner lip.


2019.672

Gift of Mr Peter Booth FCOptom, 2018



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