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TWO GEORGIAN SILVER SPECTACLES
(i) c.1830, round grey tinted plano lenses bound in frames with turnpin sides
(ii) Maker's mark of John Holmes, London 1818, +2.0 oval reading lenses bound in frames with hinged folding arms and loop ends, accompanied by leather case.
Sold for $200
Lot 91
(i) c.1830, round grey tinted plano lenses bound in frames with turnpin sides
(ii) Maker's mark of John Holmes, London 1818, +2.0 oval reading lenses bound in frames with hinged folding arms and loop ends, accompanied by leather case.
Estimate $200 - $400
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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