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TWO SPECTACLES
(i) c.1830, four blue tinted plano lenses, bound in metal railway frame with turnpin sides
(ii) Maker's mark of John Holmes,1825, London, +2.0 oval reading lenses bound in silver frames with turnpin sides, accompanied by tortoiseshell and ivory case. (2)
*CITES permit may be required for export
Sold for $250
Lot 95
(i) c.1830, four blue tinted plano lenses, bound in metal railway frame with turnpin sides
(ii) Maker's mark of John Holmes,1825, London, +2.0 oval reading lenses bound in silver frames with turnpin sides, accompanied by tortoiseshell and ivory case. (2)
*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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