A very large George III gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a rosewood frame, the baluster handle screwing into a substantial brass bracket in the rim, inscribed ‘5 L & C’. English, circa 1800.A very large George III gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a rosewood frame, the baluster handle screwing into a substantial brass bracket in the rim, inscribed ‘5 L & C’. English, circa 1800.

A very large George III gallery magnifying glass

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Date:

1800
Origin:

England
Dimensions:

Length 19 inches Width 10 inches glass diameter 8 ¼ inches

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A very large George III gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a rosewood frame, the baluster handle screwing into a substantial brass bracket in the rim, inscribed ‘5 L & C’.  English, circa 1800.

Provenance: ‘A Lifetime of Collecting’ – property of a gentleman.

Footnote: The gallery glass is a type of magnifying glass that allows for the gentle magnification of a work of art from variable distances.  They were especially popular with connoisseurs and collectors in the Regency period.

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