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A RARE PAIR OF NICKEL, GILT-BRASS AND IVORY OPERA GLASSES,
ENGRAVED ON THE EYEPIECE SURROUNDS G. SANTI OPTICIEN 6 RUE ST FERREOL MARSEILLE, THE BELL-SHAPED OUTER BODY-TUBES DECORATED IN GILT, RED AND BLACK IN THE SHIBAYANA-STYLE, SHOWING A GROUP OF CHILDREN PLAYING IN A BAMBOO GROVE, ONE RIDING A HOBBY HORSE, ANOTHER CARRYING THE NATIONAL FLAG, ANOTHER WITH A NET, AND OTHER CHARACTERS -- 4IN. (10.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL (FATIGUE CRACK TO ONE BODY-TUBE); AND A 1¼-INCH SIX-DRAW GILT-SHEFFIELD MONOCULAR, UNSIGNED, THE OUTER BODY-TUBE DECORATED WITH BANDS OF GILT-BRASS, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BRIGHT-CUT STEEL BEADS -- 3¾IN. (9.5CM.) LONG EXTENDED, IN THE ORIGINAL PLUSH-LINED RED MOROCCO DRUM-SHAPED BASE (2)
ENGRAVED ON THE EYEPIECE SURROUNDS G. SANTI OPTICIEN 6 RUE ST FERREOL MARSEILLE, THE BELL-SHAPED OUTER BODY-TUBES DECORATED IN GILT, RED AND BLACK IN THE SHIBAYANA-STYLE, SHOWING A GROUP OF CHILDREN PLAYING IN A BAMBOO GROVE, ONE RIDING A HOBBY HORSE, ANOTHER CARRYING THE NATIONAL FLAG, ANOTHER WITH A NET, AND OTHER CHARACTERS -- 4IN. (10.1CM.) WIDE OVERALL (FATIGUE CRACK TO ONE BODY-TUBE); AND A 1¼-INCH SIX-DRAW GILT-SHEFFIELD MONOCULAR, UNSIGNED, THE OUTER BODY-TUBE DECORATED WITH BANDS OF GILT-BRASS, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BRIGHT-CUT STEEL BEADS -- 3¾IN. (9.5CM.) LONG EXTENDED, IN THE ORIGINAL PLUSH-LINED RED MOROCCO DRUM-SHAPED BASE (2)