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TWO PINCE-NEZ SPECTACLES AND A NOSE SPECTACLE
(i) c.1890, +2.0 reader lenses bound in giltmetal frame with finger piece
(ii) c.1890, +2.0 reader rimless lenses with metal bow spring and cork plaquettes
(iii) c.1850, +2.0 lenses bound in metal frames with bow spring and hand attachment. (3)
Largest: Height 9.5cm, Width 4.5cm
Sold for $100
Lot 41
(i) c.1890, +2.0 reader lenses bound in giltmetal frame with finger piece
(ii) c.1890, +2.0 reader rimless lenses with metal bow spring and cork plaquettes
(iii) c.1850, +2.0 lenses bound in metal frames with bow spring and hand attachment. (3)
Largest: Height 9.5cm, Width 4.5cm
Estimate $150 - $250
(iii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 29 January 1998
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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