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TWO SPECTACLES, ONE PINCE-NEZ SPECTACLE
(i) Sheffield, c.1890, tortoiseshell frames with short arms, accompanied by Chadburn Brother's case
(ii) 1914, green tinted plano lenses bound in gilt frames with acetate covered arms, accompanied by metal lens case, Rodenstock Berlin
(iii) c.1930, +2.0 lenses with rimless octagonal pince-nez with gold finger piece, accompanied by metal case (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 5.2cm, Width 10.5cm
Unsold
Lot 62
(i) Sheffield, c.1890, tortoiseshell frames with short arms, accompanied by Chadburn Brother's case
(ii) 1914, green tinted plano lenses bound in gilt frames with acetate covered arms, accompanied by metal lens case, Rodenstock Berlin
(iii) c.1930, +2.0 lenses with rimless octagonal pince-nez with gold finger piece, accompanied by metal case (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Largest: Height 5.2cm, Width 10.5cm
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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