Back
TWO BANJO-STYLE CASES AND ONE RIVET SPECTACLE CASE
(i) c.1760, rayskin banjo-style double spectacle case
(ii) c.1760, brass and mother of pearl single banjo-style spectacle case
(iii) c.1750s, pressed paper rivet spectacle case. (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 9cm, Width 5cm
Sold for $2,400
Lot 18
(i) c.1760, rayskin banjo-style double spectacle case
(ii) c.1760, brass and mother of pearl single banjo-style spectacle case
(iii) c.1750s, pressed paper rivet spectacle case. (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 9cm, Width 5cm
Estimate $400 - $600
Hugh Orr Collection
Sotheby's, Olympia, London, Instruments of Science and Technology, 28 May 2003, lot 81 (part)
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
SIMILAR ITEMS
Lot 32
A GOLD TIFFANY MAGNIFIER AND AN ITALIAN TORTOISESHELL MAGNIFIER *CITES permit may be required for export
Estimate: $1,200-1,800
Lot 40
AN 18CT GOLD AND ENAMEL LORGNETTE
Estimate: $1,200-1,800
Lot 14
THREE ANTIQUE MARTINS MARGINS SPECTACLES *CITES permit may be required for export
Estimate: $800-1,200
Lot 15
FOUR MARTINS MARGINS SPECTACLES WITH TORTOISESHELL INSETS *CITES permit may be required for export
Estimate: $800-1,200