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spyglass / prospect glass
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
spyglass
G. & C. Dixey
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1822-1824
tortoiseshell; brass; mother-of-pearl
overall (open): 112 x 56 mm

Three-draw spyglass. Bell-shaped barrel consisting of transparent light brown tortoiseshell inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl (Shibayama technique). Brass tubes.


1999.2030

BOA Purchase, 1935



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