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French gilt brass and porcelain opera glasses

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Catalogue Number: 4280
French gilt brass and porcelain opera glasses
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Telescopes, binoculars, opera glasses
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1880
Time Period: 19th C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Paris, France
Publisher/Manufacturer: Le Maire
Description Of Item: French gilt brass and porcelain opera glasses, painted with rustic figures, flowers and musical instruments. Eyepieces marked 'LE MAIRE PARIS' with two small broad arrows. Size: 100mm W x 55mm H x 38mm D.
How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken
Date Acquired: July 2022
Condition: Good. Wear to gilding, fine cracks in porcelain
Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 4

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