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spyglass
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
spyglass
Europe
18th c.-19th c.
ivory; brass
overall (closed): 79 x 43 mm

Single-draw spyglass. Bell-shaped ivory base and brass rims. One plain tube with carved ivory top. Outer barrel richly carved with chinoiserie garden scenes including oriental figures, trees and roses.


1999.1285

BOA Purchase, 1935



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