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THREE CASED PINCE-NEZ SPECTACLES
(i) c.1925, +2 Readers rimless lenses with gold, spring bridge and cork lined plaquettes, accompanied by Shagreen case lined in green velvet, marked E.Hayden & Sons Balham
(ii) 1921, +2.0 reader lenses bound in metal, spring bridge and corked line plaquettes, accompanied by leather covered wooden case, lined in green velvet with silver corners, Birmingham
(iii) c.1900, silver with metal bow spring cork lined plaquettes, no lenses, accompanied with a wooden case lined in velvet. (3)
Largest: Height 10.5cm, Width 3.4cm
Unsold
Lot 52
(i) c.1925, +2 Readers rimless lenses with gold, spring bridge and cork lined plaquettes, accompanied by Shagreen case lined in green velvet, marked E.Hayden & Sons Balham
(ii) 1921, +2.0 reader lenses bound in metal, spring bridge and corked line plaquettes, accompanied by leather covered wooden case, lined in green velvet with silver corners, Birmingham
(iii) c.1900, silver with metal bow spring cork lined plaquettes, no lenses, accompanied with a wooden case lined in velvet. (3)
Largest: Height 10.5cm, Width 3.4cm
Estimate $200 - $400
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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