Chinese spectacles with dark lenses and two-piece side-arms

Chinese spectacles in a tortoiseshell frame with ornate bridge

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Chinese spectacles in a tortoiseshell frame with ornate bridge
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Chinese spectacles in a tortoiseshell frame with ornate bridge and hinges, dark stone lenses and two-piece side-arms.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1921-323/236

Materials:: tortoiseshell and complete

Measurements:: overall: 140 x 35 mm

type:: spectacles

credit:: Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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Chinese spectacles with dark lenses and two-piece side-arms

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