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A 1.5/8-INCH SIX-DRAW GILT-BRASS MONOCULAR,
UNSIGNED, THE OUTER BODY-TUBE DECORATED WITH GILT-BAND AND SIMULATED PRECIOUS STONE DECORATION -- 4.1/8IN. (10.5CM.) LONG FULLY EXTENDED; A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND CHAMPLEVé ENAMEL LORGNETTE OPERA GLASSES, WITH HORN HANDLE, EMBOSSED ON THE EYEPIECE SURROUNDS L'INGR. CHEVALLIER. OPTICIEN. DU ROI * VIS A VIS LE MARCHE AUX FLEURS, THE BODY-TUBES DECORATED WITH EGYPTIANESQUE PANELS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC -- 4.3/8IN. (11.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL; A PAIR OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY GILT-BRASS AND ENAMEL OPERA GLASSES, WITH IVORY MOUNTS, THE BELL-SHAPED BODY-TUBES PROFUSELY DECORATED WITH RESERVES OF FLORAL BOUQUETS ON A BLUE GROUND, EMBOSSED WITH SILVER, GOLD AND GREEN VINE DECORATION (THE IVORY MOUNTS CRACKED, THE STAINED-IVORY SURROUNDS INTACT, ONE EYEPIECE CHIPPED, BOTH OBJECT LENSES AND MOUNTS MISSING) -- 4.5/8IN. (11.7CM.) LONG CLOSED; AND A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL LORGNETTE OPERA GLASSES, UNSIGNED, WITH TELESCOPIC HANDLE -- 4.3/8IN. (11.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL (4)

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