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Opera glasses are needed because the stage is a long way from some of the seats at a play or an opera. The first opera glasses were invented in Vienna in 1823. Mother-of-pearl was a popular decoration on many French glasses.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Opera Glasses | Napoleonic | Blue Enamel, Hand Painted Vignettes | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Scroll Pattern | White Metal, Mother-of-pearl Eye Pieces, Tiffany & Co. | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Smoky Mother-of-pearl Brass | Audeaiare, Paris | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Sportiere | Brass & Nickel Plate, Paris | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Victorian | Hinged, Gold Plated Holder, Floral Design, Case, 1800s | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Gilt Brass & Mother-of-pearl | France, 2 1/2 In. | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Smoky Mother-of-pearl & Brass | Audeaiare, Paris | 1996 | | Opera Glasses | Cabordion Sapphire Slide | 14k Yellow Gold | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Chevaliar | Paris, Brass, Leather Case, Hunting Scene | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Chevalier | Paris, Embossed Leather Over Brass, Hunting Scene | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Flower | Red Enamel, Mother-of-pearl | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Iris | Paris | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Leather Case | Occupied Japan | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Lorgnette | Foliate Decoration, Suspended From Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Brass, Collapsible Handle, Iris, Paris, C.1880 | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Brass, France | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Case | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Collapsible Handle, Chevalier, Paris, C.1880, Pair | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Lemaire, Lacquered Brass, Velvet Interior Case | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Negretti & Zumbra | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-of-pearl | Smoky, Brass, Audeaiare, Paris | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Porcelain | Enamel, Mother-of-pearl, Leather Case, France, 19th Century | 1995 | | Opera Glasses | Sportiere | Brass, Nickel Plate, Paris | 1995 |
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