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THREE ANTIQUE MARTIN'S MARGINS SPECTACLES
(i) 1835, J Holmes, +2.0 quartz lenses bound in silver turnpin sides with tortoiseshell insets
(ii) c.1820, +2.5 quartz lenses bound in a steel frame with horn insets and straight sides with large loop ends
(iii) c.1760s, +2.0 glazed RNL lenses bound in steel, one handed
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 4cm, Width 12cm
Sold for $1,900
Lot 14
(i) 1835, J Holmes, +2.0 quartz lenses bound in silver turnpin sides with tortoiseshell insets
(ii) c.1820, +2.5 quartz lenses bound in a steel frame with horn insets and straight sides with large loop ends
(iii) c.1760s, +2.0 glazed RNL lenses bound in steel, one handed
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 4cm, Width 12cm
Estimate $800 - $1,200
(i) & (iii) Hugh Orr Collection
Sotheby's, Olympia, Instruments of Science and Technology, 28 May 2003, lot 36
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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