French Parisian Lemaire Mother-of-Pearl and Gilt Brass Opera Glasses columns Tight weave

Tight weave

(14) dinner knives

Width 22 Depth 1 Height 17 inches

The cross arms are mounted with winged cherub masks

Incised (base): AA / VAN BRIGGLE / 19

French Parisian Lemaire Mother-of-Pearl and Gilt Brass Opera Glasses columns Tight weaveDETAILS Antique pair of Parisian opera glasses by preeminent maker Lemaire crafted of gilded brass with mother of pearl veneer. PLACE OF ORIGIN France MAKER Lemaire (22, 26 rue Oberkampf, Paris, France, 1846 1955) Founder: Armand Lemaire (French, d. 1885) MARKS Marked (lens): LEMAIRE Ft PARIS. PERIOD Late 19th Early 20th century DATE Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Width 4 Depth 1. 25 Height 3 inches