Lorgnette de théatre, nacre et métal doré, signée Chevalier, époque…

Beautiful mother of pearl opera glasses, gilded bronze and gilded.

Signed "Vincent Chevalier elder, optical engineers, Quai de l'Horloge, No. 69, in Paris."

Lorgnette five prints in gilded metal, pearl and decorated friezes of acanthus leaves gilded bronze.


Epoque Charles X - Restoration.


In perfect condition


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Dimensions: 9.3 cm unfolded

Provenance: Collection of Madame Andrée Higgins Manor Eclimont , June near Val d'Etampes.

Andree Higgins was one of the great Parisian antique dealers of his time. It was she who launched the fashion of English taste in France from the 50s. She was also a friend of the Queen Mother Elizabeth of England (1900-2002).

of rare elegance, a faithful client of the couturier Hubert de Givenchy, head still wearing a hat adorned with a precious jewel, it was also a famous designer: it was she who decorated the famous house of Serge Gainsbourg Rue de Verneuil.

His apartment on the Boulevard Saint Germain and his mansion in the valley of Val d'Etampes in June near overflowing with art, in particular, then Charles X.

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