CHINESE SPECTACLES

ASSORTED CHINESE SPECTACLES CASES, LOT OF THREE, comprising a small wooden rectangular slide-top case with carved decoration of fruits along one side, an oval tin example with engraved Chinese charact

CHINESE SPECTACLESCirca 1790. Tortoiseshell rims around the circular lenses, with brass angular bridge and decorative folding temples.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M.D.Dr. Rosenthal

FOUR PAIR OF CHINESE SPECTACLESChinese, late 18th to early 19th century. All with circular lenses and brass bridges, three with horned rims, the last pair rimless with tortoiseshell nose pad circa 176

TWO CHINESE SPECTACLESEarly 19th century. Both with circular tortoiseshell rims to the circular lenses, with brass angular bridges and hinged temples.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M

FOUR PAIR OF CHINESE SPECTACLESChinese, 18th to 19th century. All with circular lenses and brass bridges, three rimless including one pair with fancy folding bridge and tortoiseshell nose pad, the las

TWO CHINESE SPECTACLE CASES18th / 19th century. One silk embroidered on a pink ground, the other bejeweled on black cloth.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M.D.Dr. Rosenthal was a well-

5.25 inches long.

CHINESE TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLESCirca 1830. Circular crystal lenses with carved bridge and folding temples, in case.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M.D.Dr. Rosenthal was a well-known

TWO CHINESE BRASS SPECTACLESCirca 1800. Both with circular lenses, angular bridges and decorative folding temples.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M.D.Dr. Rosenthal was a well-known op

THREE PAIR OF CHINESE HORNED RIM AND TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLESChinese, late 18th to early 19th century. All with circular lenses, with two brass bridges and a steel bridge, 1790-1810.From the collectio

THREE TORTOISESHELL FRAME SPECTACLESChinese, early 19th century. One with shaped metal bridge to the oval frames holding amber lenses. Another showing Chinese markings a top the angular bridge with ci

TWO CARVED TORTOISESHELL FRAME SPECTACLESChinese, circa 1890. One with tinted oval quartz lenses, the other with clear oval lenses, both with hinged temples. One in embroidered case, the other in two-

THREE SPECTACLESChinese, 19th to 20th century. One folding with circular horn rims (one lens loose) in a custom cylindrical case, circa 1840. Another in brass frame with engraved C bridge and near-cir

THREE PAIR OF CHINESE HORNED RIM SPECTACLESChinese, late 18th to 19th century. All with circular lenses with brass bridges, two circa 1800 with one later 19th century.From the collection of Dr. J. Wil

TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLESChinese, circa 1880. Carved frames with folding temples.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M.D.Dr. Rosenthal was a well-known ophthalmologist, an expert on the hi

THREE BRASS FRAME SPECTACLESChinese, 18th / 19th century. All with circular lenses and folding temples. One with C bridge, the other two with angular bridge.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosen

THREE SPECTACLESChinese, late 19th century. One with oval tea stone lenses and hinged temples with one extension missing. The last two with brass frames holding oval lenses.From the collection of Dr.

ASSORTED CHINESE CARVED BOXWOOD SPECTACLES CASES, LOT OF SIX, boxwood and probably other woods, oval and other shaped lidded boxes with low- and high-relief carved decorations including people, floral

FOUR CHINESE CARVED TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLESCirca 1800. All with carved bridges and folding temples. One with oval sunglass lenses, another with circular sunglass lenses, the third with large clear le

ASSORTED CHINESE LACQUERED & CARVED SPECTACLES CASES, LOT OF FIVE, including a couple lidded oval examples carved out of boxwood or similar, a reddish-brown lacquer coated example molded of shell

CHINESE CARVED TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLESCirca 1870. Circular lenses and folding temples.From the collection of Dr. J. William Rosenthal, M.D.Dr. Rosenthal was a well-known ophthalmologist, an expert on

TWO CHINESE TORTOISESHELL MYOPIC SPECTACLESOne all tortoiseshell with circular lenses and folding temples, circa 1880. The other with transitional style tortoiseshell rims around the circular lenses a

ASSORTED CHINESE CARVED / DECORATED SPECTACLES CASES, LOT OF FIVE, including a flattened oval slide-top wooden example with a later purple string attached, having extensively decorated surface wi

ASSORTED CHINESE LACQUERED / DECORATED SPECTACLES CASES, LOT OF FIVE, various sliding-top oval examples with papier mache bodies lacquered and/or leather coated in black and red, including one frog-mo