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Late 19th Century Victorian Set of Ten Sales Samples Eye Glasses and Pince Nez

$1,200per set
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£907.05per set
£1,133.81per set20% Off
€1,042.36per set
€1,302.95per set20% Off
CA$1,670.99per set
CA$2,088.74per set20% Off
A$1,858.91per set
A$2,323.64per set20% Off
CHF 974.46per set
CHF 1,218.08per set20% Off
MX$22,715.44per set
MX$28,394.30per set20% Off
NOK 12,408.59per set
NOK 15,510.73per set20% Off
SEK 11,680.97per set
SEK 14,601.21per set20% Off
DKK 7,780.85per set
DKK 9,726.06per set20% Off
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About the Item

Very pretty Victorian set of shop or salesman sample glasses sewn on a cardboard and velvet panel 10 different sizes and models of eye glasses 8 of them are so called Pince-Nez glasses with different 'nose pinch' systems 2 of them have 'legs'.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.38 in (67 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 10
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Unknown
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. one of the glasses misses half a leg, some rust on the iron parts, the last tortoise/celluloid one has been glued in the past.
  • Seller Location:
    Haarlem, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1040413155921

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