Vicky Thomas Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
These spectacles have extending arms ranging from 11cm closed to 17cm fully extended, and would have been worn through the wigs of the era, tied with a ribbon through the circular loops on the ends of each arm to hold the glasses in place - glasses to fit wigs for all sizes and occasions!
I have cleaned the glasses but not polished them so that the buyer may choose how they prefer them.
The spectacles measure 12cm across, the arms range from 11cm/17cm (as described above), and stand 3.5cm high.
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Vicky Thomas Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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