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opera glasses
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
opera glasses
Europe: France
c.1850
tortoiseshell; mother-of-pearl
overall: 45 x 24 mm
1999.1335
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
opera glasses
Europe: France
c.1850
tortoiseshell; mother-of-pearl
overall: 45 x 24 mm
Pair of Opera glasses in highly ornate casing with handle. Straight tortoiseshell tubes with inlaid mother of pearl and gold decoration depicting flowers and leaves. Handle also inlaid with mother of pearl and gold.
1999.1335
BOA Purchase, 1935