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TWO SPECTACLES AND A LORGNETTE
(i) Hallmarked 1829, London, +3.0 oval reading lenses bound in silver frames with sliding temples, accompanied by case
(ii) c.1900, four 'D' shaped grey tinted plano lenses bound in metal railway frame with curved arms
(iii) c.1900, +2.0 reading lenses bound in tortoiseshell lorgnette with articulated handle. (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Sold for $200
Lot 94
(i) Hallmarked 1829, London, +3.0 oval reading lenses bound in silver frames with sliding temples, accompanied by case
(ii) c.1900, four 'D' shaped grey tinted plano lenses bound in metal railway frame with curved arms
(iii) c.1900, +2.0 reading lenses bound in tortoiseshell lorgnette with articulated handle. (3)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Estimate $250 - $450
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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