ANTIQUE / VINTAGE STANHOPE AND OTHER ARTICLES, LOT OF 16
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Description
ANTIQUE / VINTAGE STANHOPE AND OTHER ARTICLES, LOT OF 16, comprising two carved needle/sewing cases each lacking bottom having one without stanhope and the other with a stanhope lens lacking image, a small magnifying glass with stanhope lens lacking image, a pair of gold-filled binoculars fob with stanhope lenses lacking images, a case cap / stopper being threaded with stanhope view of "White City", a miniature magnifying glass, a pairing of microphotograph slides by John Benjamin Dancer (British, 1812-1887) having original labels, and eight pieces lacking stanhopes including two button hooks, and two pairs of binoculars fobs. Second half 19th/first half 20th century. Various sizes.
Provenance:
From the private collection of John and Val Tull, York, PA.
Condition
Mostly good to very good overall condition with minor to moderate wear and other imperfections including surface scratches, nicks, discoloration, one or a few flakes, and/or worn spots on metal finishes; most pieces missing stanhopes.
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