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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 | Metal | Glass, Adjustable Focus, Case, Occupied Japan | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Chrome | Black, Etching, Raylite, 3 x 4 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Lemoire | Mother-Of-Pearl, Gold Plated, Paris, Case, c.1900, 3 x 5 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Goldtone Metal, Leather Case, Satin Liner | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Brass, Lemoire, 4 1/8 x 3 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Mignon, c.1950 | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Gilt Brass, Bronze, Bardou Paris, Swivel Handle, 4 x 1 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Auber Paris, c.1920 | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Tiffany & Co., France, c.1900, 3 7/8 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | France, c.1890, 6 1/4 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Blue, Silver Back, B.H. Stief Jewelry Co., 1900s, 6 1/2 x 4 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Lemoire Paris, Inscribed, c.1900, 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Ivory Eye Lenses, Leather Case, Chevalier Paris | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Handle, A.J. Stark & Company, Denver, 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Bronze Dore | Golden Luster, Mother-Of-Pearl, 4 x 2 3/4 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Brass, Leather, Silk Lined Case | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Lorgnette | Mother-Of-Pearl, Lemoire Fabi Paris, 19th Century, 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Brass Engraved Monogram, c.1888, 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Amber, Lorgnette, 6 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Enamel | Emerald Green, Cherubs, Lorgnette Handle | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Mother-Of-Pearl | Brass, Telescopic, Hardwood Partridge Stem, France, c.1900 | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Brass | Black | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Lematire Paris | Pearl Eye Piece, Boy, Girl, Birds, Flowers, Enamel, L.M. Lederer, France, 3 x 4 In. | 2008 | | Opera Glasses | Hazbroucq | Cobalt Blue Enamel, Fairies, Flowers, France, Early 1900s, 4 In. | 2007 | | Opera Glasses | Klein | Dezso, Mother-of-pearl, Gold-plated Eye-piece, Paintings, Budapest, C.1900 | 2007 |
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