Antique and rare leather bound brass / bronze opera glasses - made by Colmont Paris

FROM MY COLLECTIONS

ANTIQUE PAIR OF OPERA GLASSES - early 20th century

Apparently very rare - Colmont, Paris, Superior Miniature Opera Glasses, in brass or bronze covered in leather - because they are so rustic looking, I would imagine they were men's opera glasses. Mostly the ladies had Mother of Pearl or other adorned glasses.  During my research I saw a pair like this selling for $70-00

Height 9cm x width 11cm x depth 5cm

Condition: Very good. Lenses are sound, they still work. However, the leather has shrunk a bit and I see glue on the one seam. The coating on the bronze has worn off in places.  I have had these for about 25 years or so. They came from an elderly Swiss lady friend who did in fact enjoy the opera in Europe.

Postage on this item R49-00 - Careful wrapping required to avoid breakage. If you are combining other breakables, PLEASE PLEASE ensure you fill in the correct amount of postage when completing the order. Insurance will be 3% with a minimum of R3-00 if desired. If combining, highest first will apply. If combining items NOT on special auctions, that items postage MAY still apply. CREDIT CARD IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR SPECIAL AUCTIONS I take NO responsibility for the rough man-handling by SA Post office employees.

NB: You May collect this if you prefer, from Fairland Jhb, and because some petty person reported my collection fee and because apparently it's not allowed, who knew? yet a million people do it, I will now be charging a storage fee from day 1. R25-00 on day 1 and R5-00 per day per item from day 8 if not collected in a week. 

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