Lot 23
(i) c.1780, dark green lenses with folding tortoiseshell rims and brass bridge and nose piece, accompanied by a japanned wooden case
(ii) original quartz lenses with tortoiseshell rims and brass bridge and nose piece, accompanied by wooden case
(iii) spectacles with case. (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: 4 x 11cm
Estimate $400 - $600
(i) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 164 (part, accompanied by copy of original invoice)
(ii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 29 January 1998, lot 211 (part)
(iii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 29 January 1998, lot 223 (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
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