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A GOLD SPECTACLE AND A GILT SPECTACLE
(i) English, c.1880, myopic lenses bound in gold frames with arms and loop ends, accompanied by a lacquered wooden case with burnished steel border
(ii) c.1910, gilt metal spectacles with straight sides. (2)
Gold frames: Height 2.8cm, Width 14.7cm
Unsold
Lot 60
(i) English, c.1880, myopic lenses bound in gold frames with arms and loop ends, accompanied by a lacquered wooden case with burnished steel border
(ii) c.1910, gilt metal spectacles with straight sides. (2)
Gold frames: Height 2.8cm, Width 14.7cm
Estimate $300 - $500
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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