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AN EDWARD VII SILVER CHATELAINE, A LORGNETTE, A PAIR OF READING GLASSES WITH CASE AND ANOTHER CASE
(i) The chatelaine Chester, 1909
(ii) +2.0 lenses bound in gold/gilt frames with a mother of pearl handled lorgnette
(iii) c.1920, +2.50 lenses bound in metal frames with straight sides, accompanied by a lacquer case with inlaid mother of pearl
(iv) London, 1926, Indian lizard skin case with silver edges. (4)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Sold for $150
Lot 65
(i) The chatelaine Chester, 1909
(ii) +2.0 lenses bound in gold/gilt frames with a mother of pearl handled lorgnette
(iii) c.1920, +2.50 lenses bound in metal frames with straight sides, accompanied by a lacquer case with inlaid mother of pearl
(iv) London, 1926, Indian lizard skin case with silver edges. (4)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Estimate $300 - $500
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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