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A pair of 17th-Century leather nose spectacles,

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A pair of 17th-Century leather nose spectacles,
with curved lineal pattern to the bridge

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Exhibited
Lincolnshire, Boston Guildhall Museum.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

During the 1970s the current owners found these spectacles under their floor boards whilst renovating their house. Deeds of the house can be dated back to the 1670s but it is believed that the house was constructed at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

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