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Lot 61

THREE MAGNIFIERS AND A GOLD MONOCLE
(i) c.1900, silver framed magnifier
(ii) English, c.1910, folding magnifier with acetate frame
(iii) c.1890 folding tortoiseshell magnifier
(iv) c.1930 gold monocle with reading lens. (4)
*CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate $300 - $500

Sold for $300


(ii) & (iii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, 1 July 1997, lot 135 (part)

Optics of Time: A Private Collection of Antique Eyewear

AUCTION
Sale: IT131
10:00am - 22 July 2026
Timed Online Auction (Sydney)

VIEWING
Tues 21 July, 11am - 5pm
36-40 The Bond, Queen St, Woollahra NSW

CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au

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