Description: Gilded brass barrels are laminated with select pieces of abalone shell. Hallmarked on the top of each abalone eyepiece, "LEMAIRE FI - PARIS" and the bee logo. Hard plastic rims on the eye lenses and adjustment wheel.


History: The Lemaire firm was begun in 1846 in Paris, rue Oberkampf. 22 & 26 by Armand Lemaire. They produced a variety of optical apparatus including binoculars. The French term for binoculars is 'jumelles' or twin girls. The Lemaire firm worked until 1955. Lemaire exported his goods all over the world. Armand Lemaire died in 1885 and his son in law Jean Baptiste Baille took over the running of the firm now called the Baille Lemaire group.

Provenance: FL Estate


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 0.5 | Height(in) = 2.5 | Width(in) = 3.75 | Depth(in) = 1.5

Size of Artwork(in): 2.5 x 3.75 x 1.5"


Artist Name: Lemaire, Paris


Medium: Brass, abalone shell.


Circa: Circa 1900

Good working order with clean, clear lenses. There is some scratches and loss of gilding on different areas of the frame.