Lot 7
Two gold bow spring with faceted lenses and loop handles; the other c.1920 reading lens with ear piece on a chain. (3)
Largest: Height 9cm, Width 6cm
Estimate $400 - $600
The two bow spring examples:
Hugh Orr Collection
Sotheby's, Olympia, Instruments of Science and Technology, 28 May 2003
Reading Lens:
Christie's, South Kensington, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 140 (part, 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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