Fine Pair of French Opera Glasses - Mappin & Webb, Paris

Name: Fine Pair of French Opera Glasses - Mappin & Webb, Paris
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA946515
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Puckerings

Description

A very fine pair of Opera glasses, made from polished brass having been meticulously professionally polished, restoring them to their former glory. Covered in Mother of Pearl or Nacre shell with it's magical iridescent qualities, this pair is lucky enough to have a fabulous filigree detailing, quite beautiful.

Each of the eyepieces is signed by Mappin and Webb, Paris, Mappin and Webb, a British company expanded their store presence internationally in the first part of the twentieth century, opening stores in Buneos Aires, Paris, Lausanne, Nice, Vichy, Rome, Cairo, Shanghai and Biarritz, Hong Kong and Mumbai (formerly called Bombay).

They come complete with a (new) velvet pouch for protection.

Excellent working order measuring 4 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 2 3/8". Dating to c.1910.

Item: 44181

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Physical Dimensions

Height

6cm (2.36")

Width

10.8cm (4.25")

Depth

3.8cm (1.50")

Declaration

Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA946515

Dealers Internal Reference

44181

Dealers Notes

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Description

A very fine pair of Opera glasses, made from polished brass having been meticulously professionally polished, restoring them to their former glory.

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Covered in Mother of Pearl or Nacre shell with it's magical iridescent qualities, this pair is lucky enough to have a fabulous filigree detailing, quite beautiful.

Puckerings

fig 1. Fine Pair of French Opera Glasses - Mappin & Webb, Paris

Each of the eyepieces is signed by Mappin and Webb, Paris, Mappin and Webb, a British company expanded their store presence internationally in the first part of the twentieth century, opening stores in Buneos Aires, Paris, Lausanne, Nice, Vichy, Rome, Cairo, Shanghai and Biarritz, Hong Kong and Mumbai (formerly called Bombay).