Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Folding Opera Glasses 1895

Exceptional, fine and impressive pair of sterling silver folding opera glasses; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection. These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver folding opera glasses have a circular form with a plain rectangular bridge. The eye pieces and lenses are encompassed with plain circular frames, conjoined with swept bridges. Each pair of lenses are hinged to a plain frame ornamented with the numerals 1 to 5, accented with a sliding focus dial. The central frame is further embellished with a hinged fingerpiece, accented with a lobed terminal. Such impressive and high quality examples are rare to the market. Maker: Untraced Maker's Mark Origin: London, England