Secret Life of Antiques: Antique French Opera Glasses & Binoculars
Antique French Opera Glasses and Binoculars fascinate collectors all over the world. The first Opera Glasses ever mentioned were in a London advertisement in 1730. These were monoculars; small Galilean telescopes. They were decorated with gems, enamel, ivory and hand painting, so lovely! But it wasn’t until 1823 in Vienna, that the first binocular opera […]
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