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spyglass
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
spyglass
Europe: France
Late 18th c.
ivory; glass
overall (closed): 74 x 44 mm

Single-draw spyglass. Straight-sided. Ivory base. Plain tube. Screw top. Outer barrel richly carved with garden scenes, featuring birds and a blindfolded woman. Main rim has been repaired. Lacking eyepiece lens.


1999.1281

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