$13,035
Antique 18kt Gold, Enamel, and Patinated Steel Opera Glasses, Tiffany & Co. , the red guilloche enamel barrels with chased and engraved scrolling foliate and floral overlay, patinated steel frame, with applied scrolling initials CCG, signed, within original signed collapsible burgundy velvet case. Provenance: The Gunther/Astor Family, New York City. Note: Jeweled and enameled accessories made in France for Tiffany & Co. were imported from the mid-19th century on. For a pair of gold opera glasses in the Tiffany archives, see American Luxury: Jewels from the House of Tiffany , plate 108, p. 169, Jeannine Falino and Yvonne Markowitz, eds. Case with wear and small repairs
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-03-16
