Early Victorian Lignum Vitae and Brass Library Glass or Gallery Glass

Name: Early Victorian Lignum Vitae and Brass Library Glass or Gallery Glass
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1212134
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Jason Clarke Antiques

Description

For sale, an early Victorian Lignum Vitae and brass Library Glass or Gallery Glass.

Comprised of a brass surround holding a six-and-a-half-inch lens with a turned lignum vitae handle connected by a generous brass ferrule.

A very generous size of its type with an unusually pleasant choice of handle wood, some scratches to the lens exit requisite with age but it does not affect its function.

An imposing magnifier which would have been used in either a library or gallery setting to allow closer visual inspection.

Circa 1840

Physical Dimensions

Height

36cm (14.17")

Width

17cm (6.69")

Depth

2.5cm (0.98")

Declaration

Jason Clarke Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1212134

Description

For sale, an early Victorian Lignum Vitae and brass Library Glass or Gallery Glass.

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Comprised of a brass surround holding a six-and-a-half-inch lens with a turned lignum vitae handle connected by a generous brass ferrule.

Jason Clarke Antiques

fig 1. Early Victorian Lignum Vitae and Brass Library Glass or Gallery Glass

A very generous size of its type with an unusually pleasant choice of handle wood, some scratches to the lens exit requisite with age but it does not affect its function.

An imposing magnifier which would have been used in either a library or gallery setting to allow closer visual inspection.

Circa 1840