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TWO 19TH CENTURY QUIZZING GLASSES AND ANOTHER
(i) c.1840, 9ct gold
(ii) c.1820, giltmetal
(iii) acetate frame, with myopic lens and pin hole option
Sold for $300
Lot 11
(i) c.1840, 9ct gold
(ii) c.1820, giltmetal
(iii) acetate frame, with myopic lens and pin hole option
Estimate $400 - $600
(i) Denise Profilio Antiques, Sydney, 1997
(ii) Sotheby's Bond Street, London, 26 February 1998, lot 338 (label attached)
(iii) Christie's, South Kensington, 1 July 1997, lot 134 (label attached)
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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