SUBJECT:
This is two pair of silver spectacles made in the United States dating to circa 1825. Both pairs are fashioned from silver with collapsible arms, and one pair comes with a two piece period case. Each pair has double lenses, one with oval lenses, and the other with a similarly shaped lens that is abruptly cut off straight on one end. The slightly larger of the two pair has a makers mark for Bolles & Day from Hartford, Connecticut, a silversmith that operated for a limited period around 1825.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1825.
SIZE:
Larger pair: approximately 1-1/8 in height and 4-9/16 in width; smaller pair: approximately 1-1/16 in height and 4-1/4 in width; case: approximately 5 in length and 1-7/16 in width and 5/8 in thickness.
CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS:
Silver, glass, leather.
ATTACHMENT:
None.
MARKINGS:
23 BOLLES & DAY HARTFORD on larger pair.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from an American antiques collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VHEL99 LBDEX8/11
CONDITION:
7- (overall Very Fine-): The spectacles are both in very fine condition and hardly any wear to the lenses and moderate tarnish. The case is very worn but is still functional.
GUARANTEE:
As with all my items, this piece is guaranteed original.
