Antique Opera Glasses

Antique Opera Glasses are manufactured to holdcentury.
hand held eyeglasses or spectacles which were quiteThere are also the Cobalt Blue with silver stars and a
fashionable during the Edwardian and Victorian periodsscroll of gold that were manufactured in Paris. The
i.e. during the year 1800 to 1920. During this period theyAntique ones are mainly a pair of field binoculars that
were mainly silver, gold, and steel plated. Antique operawere used by wealthy landlords during Edwardian and
glasses were used for different purposes and wereVictorian periods. They are mainly classified into
made of different patterns like Rose Enamel whichbinocular versions of the telescope created by Galileo.
were manufactured in France and used to see birdsIt has a concave eyepiece with a convex lens and
and flowers.these lens combination made the image look magnified
Later, there was the amber colored mother whichand upright to the viewer.
was the pearl opera glass that featured a centralThey have an enclosing tube and the lens rim that is
lorgnette and restoration to handle it. The French operapresent in it can be folded down over the handle when
glass has fantastic embroidery that shows a mannot in use. However, they do not appear during the
playing a flute and a woman holding a fan that has a1800 period but it is found that the concept of opera
beautiful landscape on the background. The Frenchglasses came from 1606 periods. But during the 1900
opera glass has a polished brass body with leafperiod they shot to fame and were used by the rich
banding and was manufactured during the 19thpeople to exhibit their status.