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19thc Glass Eyes in Original Case
Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd
for sale €1,404     $1,524
£1,200

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19thc Glass Eyes in Original Case

19th century
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30 glass 19thc prosthetic eyes . Incredible details to the hand blow glass and high quality to the colour of the iris . Various colours shapes and designs . These would have been offered to service men and other victims of eye loss from the late 19thc and into the early 1900s . Houses its original leather covered wooden case , and in lilac velvet sections .

English : 19thc

UK delivery £45 please message for international shipping quotes

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Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd has dated these Victorian Prosthetic Glass Eyes to the 19th Century.

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30 glass 19thc prosthetic eyes . Incredible details to the hand blow glass and high quality to the colour of the iris . Various colours shapes and designs .
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These would have been offered to service men and other victims of eye loss from the late 19thc and into the early 1900s.
Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd

. Houses its original leather covered wooden case , and in lilac velvet sections .

English : 19thc

UK delivery £45 please message for international shipping quotes

Date of Manufacture

Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd has dated these Victorian Prosthetic Glass Eyes to the 19th Century.

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Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd
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A grid of twenty-nine hand-painted antique glass prosthetic eyes resting in a purple velvet compartmentalised storage case.
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Archive I A grid of twenty-nine hand-painted antique glass prosthetic eyes resting in a purple velvet compartmentalised storage case.

19thc Glass Eyes in Original Case

Archive II A grid of twenty-nine hand-painted antique glass prosthetic eyes resting in a purple velvet compartmentalised storage case. View II
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Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07719 082630
Location
Keyhaven
Lymington
Hampshire
United Kingdom

Viewings by appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/noahvalant
Verified Since May 2025
Items For Sale 32
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Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd
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A grid of twenty-nine hand-painted antique glass prosthetic eyes resting in a purple velvet compartmentalised storage case.
19thc glass eyes in original case
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A grid of twenty-nine hand-painted antique glass prosthetic eyes resting in a purple velvet compartmentalised storage case.
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During the nineteenth century, glass blowers and ocularists developed hand-blown glass prosthetics to replace lost eyes, transitioning from enamel-coated metals to hollow glass shells designed to fit comfortably.

Ocular prosthetics from this era were hand-crafted from specialised cryolite glass, featuring delicate enamel painting for the iris and fine red glass threads fused to the sclera to simulate veins.

Authentic historical glass eyes exhibit slight hand-blown irregularities, realistic depth in the hand-painted irises, and faint embedded red glass thread veining, often housed in compartmentalised velvet-lined optician cases.

Collectors display these historical medical items within glass cloches, open curiosity cabinets, or on bookshelf displays alongside antique leather-bound volumes and scientific instruments.

Keep glass prosthetics dry and free from dust using a soft, dry microfibre cloth, avoiding chemical cleaners or immersion in water which can loosen pigments or degrade delicate case fabric linings.
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