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'Etoile' spectacles 'Muse A'
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Société des Lunetiers
Europe: France; Europe: United Kingdom, England, London EC1
Early 1960s
rolled gold; plastic; card; thread
eye: 32 mm x 41 mm

Spectacles. Combination frame. Semi-transparent mottled (imitation shell) plastic (acetate) rims. Gold-filled one-piece browbar and bridge with engraved decoration. Rims feature integral plastic pads. High joints pinned to rear of rims, with star-shaped pin covers to front. Gold-filled drop-end sides with engraved decoration and clear transparent plastic end covers. Slightly upswept eyes. Unglazed. Also an original paper retail tag with gold foil on front, attached by a length of red thread.


2019.273

Gift of Mrs Ann Williams, 2019



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