Description: Pair of cast metal opera glasses, nickel plated and painted black frame. The barrels are cast scenes of horse heads with rings of horseshoes above and below.


History: Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, are compact, low-power optical magnification devices, usually used at performance events, whose name is derived from traditional use at opera performances. Magnification power below 5x— is usually desired in these circumstances in order to minimize image shake and maintain a large enough field of view. A magnification of 3x is normally recommended. The design of many modern opera glasses of the ornamental variety is based on the popular lorgnettes of the 19th century.

Provenance: FL Estate


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 0.032 | Height(in) = 3 | Width(in) = 4.25 | Depth(in) = 1.5

Size of Artwork(in): 3 x 4.25 x 1.5"


Artist Name: N/A


Medium: Metal, nickel plating, paint.


Circa: Circa 1900

Good working order and clear lenses. About 50% loss of nickel plating. Some rust colored tarnish on eye pieces and rims of fiels lenses.