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TWO PINCE-NEZ SPECTACLES AND A GILTMETAL LORGNETTE
(i) c.1910, +1.5 lenses, rimless pince-nez with silver bow spring and joints and a cork lined nose piece
(ii) c.1910, plano lenses, rimless pince-nez with gold bridge and joints and an ear chain
(iii) c.1910, +2.5 readers bound in a giltmetal lorgnette with spring opening. (3)
Lorgnette: Height 9.2cm, Width 2.4cm
Unsold
Lot 45
(i) c.1910, +1.5 lenses, rimless pince-nez with silver bow spring and joints and a cork lined nose piece
(ii) c.1910, plano lenses, rimless pince-nez with gold bridge and joints and an ear chain
(iii) c.1910, +2.5 readers bound in a giltmetal lorgnette with spring opening. (3)
Lorgnette: Height 9.2cm, Width 2.4cm
Estimate $200 - $400
(iii) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 134 (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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