Antique 1890s German .800 Solid Silver & Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses

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An exceptional pair of late 19th-century German luxury theater glasses. Features solid .800 Continental silver flared barrels detailed with twisted … Read more An exceptional pair of late 19th-century German luxury theater glasses. Features solid .800 Continental silver flared barrels detailed with twisted wire and a laurel leaf motif, set against a warm brass framework and a luminous, iridescent mother-of-pearl central focusing wheel.Every component highlights exceptional hand-fitted craftsmanship. All four lens rings unscrew smoothly with clean, original factory threads, and the central focus mechanism turns flawlessly.Height: 2.75 inchesBase Width: 3.75 inchesTop Width: 3.5 inchesMaterials: .800 Solid Silver Casing, Turned Brass Frame, Mother-of-Pearl Focus WheelAuthentication: Fully stamped with the official imperial German national silver hallmarks: the decimal purity mark .800, the imperial crown (Reichskrone), and the crescent moon. (Please review all close-up photos for additional original factory stamps).

"The glasses feature the standard 1890s theater magnification power of 2.5× to 3×, which provides a stable, wide field of view. There are no power numbers stamped on the antique body." See less