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Folding single opera glass, silver

silver-plated single-draw brass prospect glass with painted decorations showing classical figures

prospect glass (spyglass)

1701-1800

novelty spyglass (prospect glass?), 2-draw tube, i

1701-1800

Ivory draw tube opera glass telescope

1834-1837

Achromatic prospect glass telescope

1795-1805

Achromatic prospect glass telescope

1795-1805

Single opera glass, ivory body covered with turned decoration

1822

single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass)

1745-1755

Spyglass, 1765

1751-1775

miniature prospect or spyglass (Galilean)

1675-1685

Spyglass by Edward Nairne, 1749-1775

1749-1775

Opera Glass by George Adams, London, 1750-1795

1750-1795

Achromatic prospect glass telescope

1809-1842

Single Opera Glass by Chevalier

1800-1848

Small prospect glass (or opera or spyglass)

1745-1755

Prospect glass

1701-1800

Prospect glass (or opera or spyglass)

1745-1755

Opera Glass, 1775-1800

Prospect spyglass telescope with shagreen tube and horn or darkened ivory lens mounts

1745-1755

Spyglass Covered with Green Shagreen, 1751-1775

1751-1775

Opera glass telescope

1838-1862

small telescope (prospect glass; spyglass; opera glass)

1759

Black ivory single opera glass

1790-1890

Monocular opera glasses (Galilean type) with ivory covered gilded brass tube

1850-1910

Prospect glass

1800-1810

Non-achomatic prospect glass telescope

1790-1829

Achromatic prospect glass telescope

1794-1823

Six-draw single gilt opera glass

1820

Prospect glass

1794-1823

Non-achromatic prospect glass telescope

1774-1793

Prospect glass (spyglass)

1725-1735

Spyglass (prospect glass), one draw tube

1725-1735

prospect glass (spyglass; opera glass)

1745-1755

prospect glass (or spyglass) by J. Dollond & Son

1751-1775

spyglass (prospect glass)

1725-1735
Single Opera Glass by Chevalier, with helical focussing, in leather case, Chevalier family, France, 1800-1848.

Single Opera Glass by Chevalier

1800-1848
Prospect glass (spyglass) telescope with silver-plated metal body, 1-draw metal with shutter lens covers (front one missing) in fishskin case, unsigned, European, 1730-1750.

Prospect glass (spyglass) telescope in fishskin case

1730-1780
Miniature opera glass telescope, 6-draw gilted brass tube with mother-of-pearl decorative covering in cylindrical, velvet lined red leather case, unsigned, European, 1800-1899.

Miniature opera glass telescope with red leather case.

1800-1899
Skeleton Opera Glass (c.1830), French, finely chased with monogram "AM" and coronet on handle. Two parts have become separated; 2 achromatic lenses focused by rackwork on bar; silver gilt, monogram A.M.

Skeleton Opera Glass (c.1830)

1830
single opera glass, 1-draw tube, in covered with black fishskin, silver ferrules, darkened ivory lens mounts, unsigned, probably English, c.1730,

Single opera glass, 1-draw tube, covered with black fishskin, with case

circa 1730
Miniature folding opera glass (Galilean type), with fob ring and case, by Dollond, London, England, 1800-1850

Miniature folding opera glass in case

1800-1850
Double opera glass, incomplete

Double opera glass, incomplete

Single opera glass (one-draw) in ivory and gilt brass, in case, by Voigtlaender and Sohn, Vienna. Draw-tube engraved: "(Private). Andrew Pritchard, 162 Fleet Street, London"

opera glass telescope in case

1850-1870
Folding single opera glass (monocular), tortoiseshell frame and mount with black leather, two-part case, unsigned, European, 1830-1870.

Folding single opera glass with case

1830-1870
Prospect glass, by Ramsden, in case

Prospect glass, by Ramsden, in case

Small single opera glass, imitation emerald

Small single opera glass, imitation emerald

(Small) single opera glass, 2 - draw: mother of pearl

(Small) single opera glass

Single opera glass, with white ivory body covered with turned decoration, in red leather case, by John Tuther, 221 Holborn, London, 1822

Single opera glass, with turned decorated ivory body, in red leather case

1822
1-draw prospect glass, green shagreen with ivory mounts marked "Guiseppe Moschino in Geneva", in case, end of 17th century

1-draw prospect glass