Sale 5250
London, South Kensington
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17 May 2007
Price realised
GBP 264
Estimate
An assorted collection of eyewear and magnifiers, 19th Century including tortoiseshell folding spectacle in case, D-framed tortoiseshell spectacles (no lenses), safety goggles in original tin case, a horn-bound set of trial lenses, tortoiseshell Chinese spectacles, a pair of monoculars in case, three magnifiers in tortoiseshell guard, and three quizzers (13)
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