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A VICTORIAN SILVER SPECTACLE CASE, A LACQUER CASE AND METAL FRAMES
(i) Maker's mark of George Unite, Birmingham, 1882, the frogmouth case , engraved with flowers and a monogram
(ii) c.1890, lacquered case with mother of pearl inlay
(iii) c.1920, metal frames with short arms and loop ends, no lenses.
Sold for $150
Lot 68
(i) Maker's mark of George Unite, Birmingham, 1882, the frogmouth case , engraved with flowers and a monogram
(ii) c.1890, lacquered case with mother of pearl inlay
(iii) c.1920, metal frames with short arms and loop ends, no lenses.
Estimate $300 - $500
(ii) 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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