Two Pairs of French Metal Opera Glasses, Width of first 4 1/4 inches.

For Laviere pair, decorated with art nouveau maiden on one side and art nouveau flowers on the other. In overall good, stable condition. Cylinders with fairly uneven, dirty patina. Mother-of-pearl eyepieces intact. Focal wheel spins fairly freely. Lenses intact giving good focus. Second pair in overall good, stable, complete condition. Each cylinder decorated with continuous landscape depicting putti at play. Having fairly even, dirty patina. Both eyepieces with some chipping, primarily to outer edge. Focal wheel works but is a little stiff. Lenses intact. Focuses well. With cases.

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