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TWO LORGNETTES
(i) possibly French, c.1880, +3.0 lens, mother of pearl with folding silver metal frames on shaped handle
(ii) c.1890, +2.0 readers, silver lorgnette marked under bridge 8.30, spring opening. (2)
Largest: 11 x 4cm (closed)
Unsold
Lot 58
(i) possibly French, c.1880, +3.0 lens, mother of pearl with folding silver metal frames on shaped handle
(ii) c.1890, +2.0 readers, silver lorgnette marked under bridge 8.30, spring opening. (2)
Largest: 11 x 4cm (closed)
Estimate $400 - $600
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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