Shipping costs on request Openings times are 10.30 to 4. We do not arrange furniture shipment, but are happy to fit in with arrangements you wish to make. Size:4” x 3” fully opened weight before packing: 300g condition is excellent with just one small bruise to the eye piece see pictures otherwise no chips cracks or restoration Shipping: UK free Western Europe:£12.05 Outside Europe:£15.80 Come and see before you buy. dating to c.1890 The makers mark (the Napoleonic Bee) is engraved on the underside of frame Of course what really makes these lovely glasses is the quality and the condition of the gilding.

Mother of pearl Opera Glasses LeMaire of Paris A very fine pair of late nineteenth century opera glasses made from Mother of Pearl and the original gilded brass made by the creme de la creme of makers, LeMaire of Paris. Overall in case: 2 13/16 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 in 7.14375 cm x 10.795 cm x 5.Contact Seller Desdemona Postlethwaite Antiques ▼ Ref: Nicholas Gilman, A Dividend to Labor: A Study of Employers’ Welfare Institutions (Boston and New York, 1899), pp. The number 61 appears on the central brace as does the Lemaire logo, an image of a bee. The barrels, eyecups and center focusing wheel are covered with mother of pearl. The objective lenses are 30 mm diameter and the optics are good. Baille joined the firm in 1871, and took charge in 1885. Description Each eyecup of this small instrument is marked LEMAIRE FABT PARIS. Jacques Lemaire began making opera glasses in 1847 and was soon a major manufacturer noted for using mechanization, division of labor, and interchangeable parts. The carrying case is black leather with a reddish-brown silk lining. The number “61” appears on the central brace as does the Lemaire logo, an image of a bee. Each eyecup of this small instrument is marked “LEMAIRE FABT * PARIS*.” The objective lenses are 30 mm diameter and the optics are good.

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