Description: A pair of laquered brass opera glasses. Mother of pearl eye pieces and adjustment wheel. Royal blue enamel with hand painted mini portraits of a fashionable woman on each barrel. Decorated also with gilded vines and leaves. No makers mark found.


History: Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, are compact, low-power optical magnification devices, usually used at performance events, whose name is derived from traditional use at opera performances. Magnification power below 5x— is usually desired in these circumstances in order to minimize image shake and maintain a large enough field of view. A magnification of 3x is normally recommended. The design of many modern opera glasses of the ornamental variety is based on the popular lorgnettes of the 19th century.

Provenance: FL Estate


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 0.5 | Height(in) = 2.5 | Width(in) = 4 | Depth(in) = 1.5

Size of Artwork(in): 2.5 x 4 x 1.5"


Artist Name: N/A


Medium: Brass, Mop


Circa: Circa 1900

Very good condition. Working mechanism and clear clean lenses. Small amount of scratching and tarnish on brass.