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folding eyeglasses
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
1860
rolled gold
overall front: 72 mm; eye: 32 x 32 mm; handle: 12 x 18 mm
1999.4475
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
1860
rolled gold
overall front: 72 mm; eye: 32 x 32 mm; handle: 12 x 18 mm
Gold-filled lorgnette. Spring bridge fixed at both ends. Ring handle. Textured nose surface. Unusual fixing post which slots into a hole in the joint of the handle. Round eyes. Glazed.
1999.4475
Gift of Mr Alfred W. Oxbrow, FBOA, 1930