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A pair of gilt-brass, enamel and mother-of-pearl lorgnette opera glasses,
embossed on the eyepiece surrounds LUNETTE D'INVENTION ET DE PERFECTION, the body-tubes decorated with inlaid enamel and stone panels over an embossed ground decorated with vines, flowers and neo- classical motifs, the adjuster with acanthus leaf decoration, the handle decorated with fern leaves -- 4½in. (11.4cm.) wide overall
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embossed on the eyepiece surrounds LUNETTE D'INVENTION ET DE PERFECTION, the body-tubes decorated with inlaid enamel and stone panels over an embossed ground decorated with vines, flowers and neo- classical motifs, the adjuster with acanthus leaf decoration, the handle decorated with fern leaves -- 4½in. (11.4cm.) wide overall
See Colour Plate