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THREE SILVER SPECTACLES
(i) c.1800, with import marks, oval reading lenses bound in frames with short sides and loop ends
(ii) c.1930, French, oval +2.0 reading lenses bound in frames with turnpin sides
(iii) London 1832, +2.0 round reading lenses bound in frames with folding arms and loop ends. (3)
Sold for $300
Lot 98
(i) c.1800, with import marks, oval reading lenses bound in frames with short sides and loop ends
(ii) c.1930, French, oval +2.0 reading lenses bound in frames with turnpin sides
(iii) London 1832, +2.0 round reading lenses bound in frames with folding arms and loop ends. (3)
Estimate $400 - $600
(i) Christie's, South Kensington, Medical Instruments, London, 29 January 1998, lot 220
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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