Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Width of widest 3 7/8 inches.

Each in overall good complete condition. Focal mechanisms operate smoothly. Focuses well. Three smaller examples with veneers complete, the audemair example having a missing eye lens and mother of pearl eye piece. Colmont example appears to be complete, smaller Lamaire example having chips and losses to one of the outer mother of pearl outer rims with other small chips to eye pieces and rims. The largest Lemaire pair having five sections of veneer missing and engraved Anne W. Love 1879. With cases.

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