Lot 15
(i) c.1820, right eye +2.25 Quartz lenses and left eye +1.25 glass lens bound in silver turnpin sides
(ii) 1817, London, +1.0 quartz lenses bound in silver folding side frame
(iii) c.1850, reading lenses bound in steel frame
(iv) reading lenses bound in steel frame
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 4cm, Width 12cm
Estimate $800 - $1,200
(i) & (ii)
Hugh Orr Collection
Sotheby's, Olympia, Instruments of Science and Technology, 28 May 2003, lot 36
(iii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 140 (part, accompanied by copy of original invoice)
(iv) Christie's, South Kensington, London, 29 January 1998, lot 221
Optics of Time: A Private Collection of Antique Eyewear
AUCTION
Sale: IT131
10:00am - 22 July 2026
Timed Online Auction (Sydney)
VIEWING
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CONTACT
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