An eighteenth century folding pocket lens, two plates of polished tortoiseshell form the protective case with two reeded posts of silver coloured metal that terminate in a spreading leaf design folded over and fixed to the tortoiseshell. The fold out lens swivels on one post and is retained by a frame of reeded, silver coloured metal.
Probably Dutch, circa 1770.
1.75 in x 1.5 in
Item Code: 5000
£ 170
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