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FOUR TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLES
(i) 1930s, handmade tortoiseshell frames with green/yellow lenses and unique joins
(ii) c.1930s, tortoiseshell frames with myopic lenses
(iii) c.1890, myopic lenses bound in tortoiseshell frames with folding sides, one lens missing
(iv) c.1930s, handmade tortoiseshell frames with yellow/green lenses and unique hinge. (4)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Sold for $200
Lot 71
(i) 1930s, handmade tortoiseshell frames with green/yellow lenses and unique joins
(ii) c.1930s, tortoiseshell frames with myopic lenses
(iii) c.1890, myopic lenses bound in tortoiseshell frames with folding sides, one lens missing
(iv) c.1930s, handmade tortoiseshell frames with yellow/green lenses and unique hinge. (4)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Estimate $200 - $400
(i), (ii) & (iv) 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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