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TWO PINCE-NEZ AND TWO FOLDING SPECTACLES
(i) c.1930s, bifocal rimless lenses with gold ear chain, accompanied by case
(ii) c.1920s, +3.0 lenses bound in folding acetate pince-nez frames with silver mounts
(iii) c. 1930, plano lenses bound in acetate folding frames with turnpin arms (one missing) and gold bridge
(iv) c.1930, +1.5 lenses bound in acetate folding frames with gold bridge and joints, and turnpin arms. (4)
Largest: Height 4cm, Width 12cm
Unsold
Lot 44
(i) c.1930s, bifocal rimless lenses with gold ear chain, accompanied by case
(ii) c.1920s, +3.0 lenses bound in folding acetate pince-nez frames with silver mounts
(iii) c. 1930, plano lenses bound in acetate folding frames with turnpin arms (one missing) and gold bridge
(iv) c.1930, +1.5 lenses bound in acetate folding frames with gold bridge and joints, and turnpin arms. (4)
Largest: Height 4cm, Width 12cm
Estimate $200 - $400
(ii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 136 (part, accompanied by copy of original invoice)
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
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sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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