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Auction archive: Lot number 81

A pair of gilt-brass and ivory opera glasses

Auction 09.12.1999
9 Dec 1999
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$484 - US$645
Price realised:
£276
ca. US$445
Auction archive: Lot number 81

A pair of gilt-brass and ivory opera glasses

Auction 09.12.1999
9 Dec 1999
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$484 - US$645
Price realised:
£276
ca. US$445
Beschreibung:

A pair of gilt-brass and ivory opera glasses, signed Lerebours Paris, with 'Lorgnette' handle, in case (defective) -- 5in. (12.7cm.) wide; a pair of fixed focus opera glasses; a pair of opera glasses by Vierghe Marsaille with enamelled outer body-tubes; a 19th-Century gilt-Sheffield 1-inch two draw monocular, unsigned , with ivory outer body tube -- 4.5/8in. (11.7cm.) long extended ; a pair of opera glasses inscribed Modle Brevet & Depos aux Greffes de Justices ; a German combination field glass with helio-mirror and compass; a pair of Prisma-Starlex field glasses with snakeskin-covered body-tubes; a pair of gilt-brass and mother-of-pearl opera glasses by Lemaire Frs Paris ; and a pair of gilt-brass opera glasses with leather-covered body-tubes See Illustrations (part lot) (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 81
Auction:
Datum:
9 Dec 1999
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A pair of gilt-brass and ivory opera glasses, signed Lerebours Paris, with 'Lorgnette' handle, in case (defective) -- 5in. (12.7cm.) wide; a pair of fixed focus opera glasses; a pair of opera glasses by Vierghe Marsaille with enamelled outer body-tubes; a 19th-Century gilt-Sheffield 1-inch two draw monocular, unsigned , with ivory outer body tube -- 4.5/8in. (11.7cm.) long extended ; a pair of opera glasses inscribed Modle Brevet & Depos aux Greffes de Justices ; a German combination field glass with helio-mirror and compass; a pair of Prisma-Starlex field glasses with snakeskin-covered body-tubes; a pair of gilt-brass and mother-of-pearl opera glasses by Lemaire Frs Paris ; and a pair of gilt-brass opera glasses with leather-covered body-tubes See Illustrations (part lot) (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 81
Auction:
Datum:
9 Dec 1999
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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