Description: A pair of gilded brass opera glasses with choice mother of pearl lined on the barrels and eye pieces. Hallmarked, "Lemaire F Paris" on the rime of eye pieces.


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) = 0.562 | Height(in) = 2.5 | Width(in) = 4 | Depth(in) = 1.5

Size of Artwork(in): 2.5 x 4 x 1.5"


Artist Name: Lemaire, Paris


Medium: Brass, mother of pearl


Circa: Circa 1900

Clean and clear lenses. Mother of pearl has no chips or flaws. Only small scratches and loss of gilding on frame. An adjustment screw seems to be missingh.