Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage and

A Collection of Vintage and Antique Spectacles and Cases - A collection of late 19th and early 20th-century eyewear and protective cases. The group includes a pair of pince-nez with round dark-rimmed lenses and a gold-toned metal spring-tension bridge. Also included are several pairs of wire-rim spectacles: one with oval lenses and gold-toned frames, one with rounded rectangular lenses and gold-toned frames, and one with large round lenses and silver-toned flexible cable temples. A final pair consists of small octagonal gold-toned metal frames currently lacking lenses. The collection is accompanied by two cases. One is a black textured hard clamshell case featuring the gold-stamped mark D. R. GRIFFITH / Optometrist / MARYSVILLE, OHIO. The second is a decorative slip case with a black exterior featuring gold-toned scrollwork and filigree patterns, attributed to 19th-century papier-mache lacquer work, with a soft interior lining. Silver-toned spectacles width: 4.75 inches Hard case length: 6 inches Decorative slip case length: 6.25 inches Octagonal frames width: 4 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pick up is Friday, March 27 from 10 am to 4 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB263