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TWO LORGNETTES
(i) c.1860, +2.5 lenses bound in giltmetal with manual opening, accompanied by leather case
(ii) c.1900, +1.5 lenses bound in giltmetal with spring opening. (2)
Largest: Height 11cm, Width 3cm
Sold for $250
Lot 46
(i) c.1860, +2.5 lenses bound in giltmetal with manual opening, accompanied by leather case
(ii) c.1900, +1.5 lenses bound in giltmetal with spring opening. (2)
Largest: Height 11cm, Width 3cm
Estimate $500 - $800
(i) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 140 (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
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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