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TWO SILVER READING GLASSES AND A BRASS CHINESE EXAMPLE
(i) Maker's mark of John Holmes, London, 1805, +2.0 oval lenses bound in silver frames with turnpin sides
(ii) Chinese, c.1900, +5.0 lens (one missing) bound in brass frames with wrap around arms
(iii) c.1830, +2.0 round lenses bound in silver folding frame with looped sides, probably French. (3)
Height 3.6cm, Width 11.5cm
Unsold
Lot 87
(i) Maker's mark of John Holmes, London, 1805, +2.0 oval lenses bound in silver frames with turnpin sides
(ii) Chinese, c.1900, +5.0 lens (one missing) bound in brass frames with wrap around arms
(iii) c.1830, +2.0 round lenses bound in silver folding frame with looped sides, probably French. (3)
Height 3.6cm, Width 11.5cm
Estimate $400 - $600
(i) Christie's, South Kensington, London, Medical Instruments, 29 January 1998, lot 220
(iii) Christie's, South Kensington, Medical Instruments, 11 July 1997, lot 141 (part)
Optics of Time: A Private Collection of Antique Eyewear
AUCTION
Sale: IT131
10:00am - 22 July 2026
Timed Online Auction (Sydney)
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Tues 21 July, 11am - 5pm
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