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Paper label

9 Luglio 2020/in Paper labels/da

France, 1790. Cardboard case for bow spectacles coming from Maison GONICHON, Place des Victoires Opticien à Paris, such as from paper label affixed in the conjunction between the two case bodies. The optic maker Jean-Baptiste Charles GONICHON was active in the first half of the 1700 years where he was honored with the title of “marchand miroitier privilégié suivant la Cour” died in Paris in 1763 where he was succeeded by his sister Marie-Michelle Gonichon, who married Claude Paris and daughter whom he married in 1800 Robert Aglae CAUCHOIX and the company was active until about 1830.

Oriental spectacles with temples

9 Luglio 2020/in Oriental temple spectacles/da

China, second half 1800 year. Silver spectacles with folding temple.Ring terminals and lenses in brown quartz. Content in its shagreen case.

Oriental Spectacles with temples

9 Luglio 2020/in Oriental temple spectacles/da

Japan, first half of 1900. Sunglasses without screws with big round lenses. Very similar to the glasses made by prisoners in Europe.

Oriental Spectacles with Temples

9 Luglio 2020/in Oriental temple spectacles/da

China, 1880. Tortoiseshell spectacles with pierced bridge and folding temples. Papier mache spectacles case with relief designs.

Oriental Bow Spectacles

9 Luglio 2020/in Oriental bow spectacles/da

Japan, first half 1800. Blonde tortoiseshell bow spectacles of considerable size, thank to the diameters of lenses, 5,5 cm. Contained in a blue silk case and wood walnut.

Optical Instruments

9 Luglio 2020/in Optical instruments/da

France, 1890. Walnut portable instrument, to diagnose visual defects for both distance and near including astigmatism. Autovisiometre, No. 324.

Optical Ensign

9 Luglio 2020/in Optical insigna/da

France, 1870. Brass optical ensign with blue and red glass lenses.

Oil Canvas

9 Luglio 2020/in Paintings and engravings/da

Italy, 1740. Oil painting showing an old man with leather bow spectacles and child with a wind pinwheel. On the table a glass bier repaired with a iron wire.

Oil Canvas

9 Luglio 2020/in Paintings and engravings/da

Italy, 1680. Oil painting depicting a Nuremberg bow spectacles resting on wooden case.

Mother of pearls scissor glasses

9 Luglio 2020/in Scissor glasses/da

France, 1803/1809. Mother of pearl and silver gilt scissor glasses. It has two marks: a lozenge with initials and a bundle.