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Vintage Folding Spectacles

Art Deco Gold Lorgnette Opera Glasses Folding Spectacles
Located in Firenze, IT
pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses feature a "folding" frames that overlap one another. The lenses
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Gold

Culture
By Ben Shahn
Located in New York, NY
connecting the eyes suggests a pair of wire spectacles. The hands, always conveyors of Shahn's thoughts, are
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1960s Modern Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Screen

Vintage Culture
Culture
H 26.5 in W 20.75 in D 0.94 in

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1970s American Modern Vintage Folding Spectacles

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1960s Pop Art Vintage Folding Spectacles

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19th C. Sportier Paris Embossed Opera Binoculars, c.1880
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19th Century French Victorian Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Partings Long Seen Coming from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn Collection offers 7 unframed lithographs from the original collection. Lithograp...
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1960s American Realist Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Ben Shahn Original Hand Signed Litho WPA Artist Rilke Poem Lithograph Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
"To Days of Childhood That are Still Unexplained". It depicts six female silhouette figures in long dresses or coats against a blue and pastel purple background. From the Rainier Ma...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Lithograph

Blind Botanist
By Ben Shahn
Located in New York, NY
This 1963 lithograph, printed in color, is a fine example of Ben Shahn’s long preoccupation with the theme of the blind botanist and illustrates his concern with what he called “The ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Gorgeous Victorian old fashioned antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. The lens glass is in excellent shape and is framed by decoratively etched marked 14 carat whit...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Gold

Shibayama Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses by Lemaire
Located in London, GB
A superb and incredibly rare pair of gilt bronze and mother of pearl Shibayama opera glasses by Lemaire in its original leather carry case. The beautiful mother of pearl case decorat...
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1880s French Vintage Folding Spectacles

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One Must Know the Animals from the Rilke Portfolio, Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969) Title: One Must Know the Animals from the Rilke Portfolio Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Edition: 750 Size: 22.5 x 17.7...
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1960s Modern Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Fine Pair of Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses by Dolland, London
By Dolland
Located in Bath, GB
A splendid pair of Edwardian Opera / Theatre glasses professionally re-polished to gleam, making them as good as they would have looked over 100 years ago. This is a pair with a tel...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Brass

Ben Shahn "Deserted Fairground" Rare 1948 Screenprint
By Ben Shahn
Located in Sharon, CT
Privately printed and distributed by the artist. Signed in the matrix. Unframed.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Paper

Memories of Many Nights of Love from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, Lithuanian/American (1898 - 1969) Title: Memories of Many Nights of Love from the Rilke Portfolio Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph on Richard de Bas, printed signatur...
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1960s American Realist Vintage Folding Spectacles

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20th century French Mother of Pearl and Brass Opera Glass Stick
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare opera glass stick made with mother of pearl, brass and wood. Very nice quality and condition.
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Early 20th Century French Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Vintage Civil War Era Field Glasses by Queen & Co.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original pair of Civil War-era field glasses. The glasses, an intricate example of brass and glass technology, were made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the company ...
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1860s American Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio
By Ben Shahn
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
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1960s American Realist Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Halleluja Portfolio by Ben Shahn, 24 Lithographs in Portfolio Case
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Hallelelujah Portfolio by Ben Shahn Illustrating the 150th Psalm from the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. Including an introduction by Bernarda Bryson Shahn and with a letter f...
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1970s Expressionist Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Lithograph

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Tortoise Shell & Sterling Silver Lornette Spectacles & Card Case
Located in Bellport, NY
An antique tortoise shell and sterling silver lornettes spectacles,accompanied with a calling card
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20th Century English Vintage Folding Spectacles

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Sterling Silver

Friso Kramer ''Olive Green'' Revolt chairs Ahrend-De Cirkel 1958
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Ciranol seat & back on black enameled folded steel frame. Early production Revolt chairs are very rare
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Folding Spectacles

Very rare 1958 Edition Friso Kramer Revolt chair Ahrend De Cirkel
By Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Folding Spectacles

Rare Friso Kramer ''Theatre'' Revolt chair Ahrend De Cirkel
By Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Folding Spectacles

Extreme rare 1949 military chair by Friso Kramer for De Cirkel, The Netherlands
By Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
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1940s Dutch Industrial Vintage Folding Spectacles

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