Fine Art, Curios and a Collection of Ophthalmic Anitques

A late 18th century engraved horn reading glass, silver frame and mounts, engraved Elizabeth Letter, Market Place, Kirby, circa 1780.

A 19th century leather and papier mache black lacquered spectacles case circa 11850, painted each side to depict gentlemen in period attire.

A pair of late 18th century Adams Style lorgenettes ‘Pocket Spectacles’ in tortoiseshell and silver.

A silver and tortoiseshell magnifier, circa 1790.

A rare pair of silver bifocals comprised of two semi-circular lenses mounted in each eye rim, with rotating extending arms, circa 1800.

A pair of Adams style lorgnettes ‘Pocket Spectacles’ circa 1800, in silver and tortoiseshell.

A pair of steel spectacles circa 1760, with horn Martins margins and loop end sides, together with flip top steel case.

A silver and mother of pearl reading glass circa 1740 engraved 5 to hinge.

Two pairs of early 19th century tortoiseshell spectacles circa 1800. A/F

A pair of early 20th century tortoiseshell long handled lorgnettes.

A pair of 19th century brass Chinese sunglasses, quartz lenses, rimless, curved bridge, together with a ‘pull off’ papier mache patterned case wit...

A pair of late 19th century glove lorgnettes, short handled, in mother of pearl and silver, circa 1860, folding at the bridge.

A late 19th century tortoiseshell and silver mounted flip top spectacles case circa 1870, plaque to the lid engraved with initals R.H.

A pair of late 19th century Ivory glove lorgnettes, with silver frame circa 1860.

A pair of late 19th century horn short handle lorgnettes, together with a similar pair in tortoiseshell.

A pair of mid 19th century glove lorgnettes, gilt metal frames and tortoiseshell handle inlaid with gold oval, engraved with the initials M.S.P, c...

A 19th century black lacquered papier mache frogmouth spectacles case inlaid with mother of pearl, circa 1850.

A 19th century set of horn opticians lorgnettes numbered 1-12.

A 19th century tortoiseshell spectacles flip top case with silver plaque engraved with the initials H.G, circa 1860, and a pair of silver spectacl...

A pair of silver folding nose spectacles, mid 18th century, engraved with decoration.

A pair of early 19th century silver spectacles with hoop ends to the sides.

A quantity of late 18th/early 19th century steel spectacles, one brass pair (8)

A pair of 19th century silver-gilt folding eye glasses with engraved decoration and shaped handle.

Four late 18th/early 19th century silver half spectacles, two marked London. A/F

A pair of early 20th century tortoiseshell long handled lorgnettes.

Two pairs of Pince Nez spectacles, one with a gold bridge and ear loop, the other with a snakeskin case.

A Mauchline-ware spectacle case with St Marys Church, Haling depicted to the centre.

Three pairs of 19th century tortoiseshell spectacles, A/F

Two pairs of 19th century silver spectacles, one marked pebbles, the other with mod folding arms, A/F

A flip top spectacle case circa 1790 of Shagreen on wood, silver plaque to the top.

A rare early 18th century pair of bow spectacles of horn with a folding silver bridge together with a papier mache case.

A pair of silver spectacles with extending sides circa 1850.

An early 19th century papier mache spectacles case with combed decoration.

A flip top spectacle case circa 1790 of Shagreen on wood.

Two pairs of early 19th century silver spectacles.

A 19th century papier mache black lacquered frog mouth case, leather case, steel oval case with tortoiseshell blue lens sunglasses and a further l...

A pair of 19th century silver spectacles with rotating extending arms with loop ends.

A late 19th century silver flip top spectacles case, engraved with a central motif.

A pair of 19th century silver spectacles marked JW, with extending sides and with a rosewood ‘pull off’ case.

Four pairs of 19th century steel speactacles, A/F

A pair of 19th century silver spectacles with extending sides, with a 19th century papier mache pull off case embossed with scrollwork.

A pair of silver spectacles with mid-folding sides circa 1830.

A pair of 19th century silver engraved folding eye glasses with loop handle.

A pair of paratrooper snow goggles, steel framed with original case.

A quantity of silver and steel spectacles A/F

A pair of silver spectacles with mid-folding sides engraved to the side D14, loop ends, circa 1830.

A late 19th century tortoiseshell and silver mounted spectacles case, circa 1860, with plaque initialled to the top.

A pair of late 19th century tortoiseshell long handled lorgnettes.

A quantity of silver and steel 19th century spectacle parts A/F

A pair of 20th century tortoiseshell French spectacles.

A pair of early 20th century steel folding blue lens sunglasses, in red leather case.

A late 19th century tortoiseshell and silver mounted spectacles case circa 1860.

A tortoiseshell magnifying glass.

A pair of gilt metal blue lens sunglasses.

A pair of late 18th/early 19th century Chinese sunglasses.

A pair of late 18th century Adams style lorgnettes ‘Pocket Spectacles’ in tortoiseshell and silver.

A pair of French opera glasses, in mother of pearl, with original case.

A pair of French opera glasses, in mother of pearl, the case labelled Da Fontaine Opticien Palais, Royal 18 Galerie Montpensier.

A pair of Negretti & Zambra opera glasses in the original labelled case.

A rare pair of 19th century French tortoiseshell opera glasses, Palais Royal no 6, Le Miere Brev Du Roi, numbered 101.