LOVELY ANTIQUE BUFFALO HORN SCISSOR SPECTACLES GEORGIAN READING GLASSES POCKET For Sale
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LOVELY ANTIQUE BUFFALO HORN SCISSOR SPECTACLES GEORGIAN READING GLASSES POCKET:
$302.12
This is for a nice looking pair ofantique scissor spectacles from the early 1800s. These spectacles are featured in optical books i have with all different materials used and these are made from buffalo horn. The handles protect the lenses inside andthese just swivel out independently and are framed with long stems.This style of reading glasses was of course a utility object but as with other daily objects was made fashionable, in this case by the \"Incroyables or Incredibles - young Royalist Socialites\" of their time. The glasses are diminishing and the handle isin absolute excellent condition with no damage to it anywhere. There is one tiny hairline on one frame and one little copper rosette missing from onbe rivetbut that is all, otherwise they are in very good order. The handlesmeasure 110mm (4.3\") long by 40mm (1.5\") across and each lens is35mm (1.3\") in diameter. Please check out all the other antique smoking and writing implements, scientific and optical instruments, art deco and art nouveau items and all the other vintage ladies and gentlemans accessories we are selling on ebay this week. We will always combine items together to reduce postage costs.
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