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Lot 82

A FRENCH MINIATURE BRASS SPY GLASS
c.1850, in brass with pocket watch case, extending to five draws.
Diameter 3.5cm

Estimate $400 - $600

Sold for $250


Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 633 (accompanied by copy of original invoice)

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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