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Auction archive: Lot number 43

A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND IVORY OPERA GLASSES

Auction 28.05.1998
28 May 1998
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$491 - US$655
Price realised:
£437
ca. US$715
Auction archive: Lot number 43

A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND IVORY OPERA GLASSES

Auction 28.05.1998
28 May 1998
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$491 - US$655
Price realised:
£437
ca. US$715
Beschreibung:

A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND IVORY OPERA GLASSES, THE EYEPIECE SURROUNDS EMBOSSED LUNETTE PAR INVENTION ET PERFECTIONNENENT -- 4½IN. (11.4CM.) WIDE OVERALL; A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND ENAMEL OPERA GLASSES, WITH IVORY EYEPIECE SURROUNDS, UNSIGNED -- 4¼IN. (10.8CM.) WIDE OVERALL (OLD FATIGUE CRACKS TO IVORY, SOME CHIPPING TO ENAMEL); A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED -- 4IN. (10.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL , WITH TWO SILVER-TOPPED SCENT BOTTLES, IN THE ORIGINAL LEATHER CARRYING CASE; A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS, ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF PEARL OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED, THE BELL-SHAPED OUTER BODY-TUBES DECORATED WITH GILT STARS, SWAGS OF FLOWERS WITHIN GARLANDS OF SIMULATED SEED PEARLS -- 4IN. (10.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL; AND A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS, ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOUNTED OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED, THE OUTER BODY-TUBES DECORATED IN COLOURS WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE, IN THE ORIGINAL SATIN-LINED LEATHER CARRYING CASE -- 4¾IN. (12CM.) WIDE (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 43
Auction:
Datum:
28 May 1998
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND IVORY OPERA GLASSES, THE EYEPIECE SURROUNDS EMBOSSED LUNETTE PAR INVENTION ET PERFECTIONNENENT -- 4½IN. (11.4CM.) WIDE OVERALL; A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND ENAMEL OPERA GLASSES, WITH IVORY EYEPIECE SURROUNDS, UNSIGNED -- 4¼IN. (10.8CM.) WIDE OVERALL (OLD FATIGUE CRACKS TO IVORY, SOME CHIPPING TO ENAMEL); A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED -- 4IN. (10.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL , WITH TWO SILVER-TOPPED SCENT BOTTLES, IN THE ORIGINAL LEATHER CARRYING CASE; A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS, ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF PEARL OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED, THE BELL-SHAPED OUTER BODY-TUBES DECORATED WITH GILT STARS, SWAGS OF FLOWERS WITHIN GARLANDS OF SIMULATED SEED PEARLS -- 4IN. (10.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL; AND A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS, ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOUNTED OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED, THE OUTER BODY-TUBES DECORATED IN COLOURS WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE, IN THE ORIGINAL SATIN-LINED LEATHER CARRYING CASE -- 4¾IN. (12CM.) WIDE (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 43
Auction:
Datum:
28 May 1998
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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