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Lemaire paris opera glasses mother of pearl.
Antique lemaire fabt paris opera glasses binoculars w case mother of pearl vtg.
Many imitators abound.
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 frame is a gilt metal.
Many opera glasses contain galilean optics meaning that they can be very compact as they dont contain prisms.
The barrels and central focus wheel are covered with mother of pearl.
The handle connector and.
Yes indeed prices vary considerably us 10 lots and lots lemaire is famous for inventing the focussing system and producing beautiful mop mother of pearl opera glasses.
Vetraio50 9 years ago.
Antique french lemaire mother of pearl opera glasses c 1900 s lovely small pair of french opera glasses.
Antique opera glasses were often made from mother of pearl or brass.
But binoculars are always handy.
These binoculars were designed to be seen as well as to see.
Antique lemaire paris mother of pearl opera glasses with handle grothretrodesign.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful research.
Opera glasses were used at the opera to see the distant stage better.
The carrying case is black leather with a red silk lining.
You are very lucky to have found them with the case in tact.
The mother of pearl eyecups are marked lemaire fabt paris the objective lenses are about 26 mm diameter and the optics are good.
Vintage mother 135 00 vintage mother of pearl lemaire fabt paris opera glasses w leather case vintage opera 135 00 vintage opera glasses antique collectible eyeglasses xix c.
They are marked lemaire paris.
Rare vintage theater opera bronze nacre binoculars 2 5x glasses russian.
130 00 xix c.
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Lemaire paris mother of pearl opera glasses paris france.
They are made of gold color metal with intact mother of pearl frame giving iridescence with hues of pink white and yellow.
Most references put them to the early 1900 s.
I wish mine had cases.
I have mother of pearl opera glasses that i will post at some point.
The barrels extension tubes and handle base are finished in matched pieces of mother of pearl.
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.