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Spectacles SPECTACLES spectacles 1800-1820 tortoiseshell; glass overall: 101 mm
Spectacles. Real tortoiseshell frame. Wide arch bridge. Centre joints, vertically pinned. Unusual sinuous (s-bend) sides with round terminals. Round eyes. Glazed.