Sold for:
$240
$240
Two Pairs of Binoculars and Two Theatrical Match Safes, binoculars with barrel and eye piece of mother of pearl, eye pieces marked: the large pair "Lemaire Et, Paris" to both sides, the smaller pair "Lemaire Et, Paris" to one side and "A. A. Webster & Co, Brooklyn NY" to the other; theater matchsafes decorated with repousse figures, one with Mrs. Vestris and message "BUY A BROOM," the other with John Liston and message "HOPE I DONT INTRUDE." Scattered dents and scratches to matchsafes. Scratches to gilt metal areas of each pair of binoculars.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-06
