Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 2 - 7th July 2021
Lot 560
A VICTORIAN ALABASTER OPTICAL 'PEEP EGG' VIEWER
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £30
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Description
A VICTORIAN ALABASTER OPTICAL 'PEEP EGG' VIEWER
C.1850-60
with painted floral decoration, the top with a glass lense with rotating views of Crystal Palace, 'Dover from the Deal Road' and possibly the Houses of Parliament, together with a similar example (lacking lense) (2)
10.6cm high (max)
Provenance
'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.