19th century French opera glasses, brass and mother of pearl insert with drum shape binoculars and handle overlaid with hand painted enamel decorations depicting courting couples and landscapes
Pair late Victorian binoculars, presented as bravery award. Engraved inscription: ''Awarded by the Royal shipwreck relief and Humane Society of N.S.W. To William Rogers Manager Mt Kembla Colliery N.S.W. For his bravery on the occasion of the explosion at…
Pair early 19th century French folding binoculars or opera 'Skeleton' glasses, marked 'Archimede, Depose' nickel plate with original leather pouch (one small eye lens cracked)
A pair of lady's brass and silver plate field binoculars, circa 1900, featuring cupids amongst floral sprays upon a hammered ground, unmarked but in the manner of Sportiere of Paris, housed in a stitched and strapped brown leather carry case, 7.5 cm long
Six King & Country's Australian light horse models comprising Shirt-Sleeve Order, camel with the wounded, Prone NCO with binoculars, Turkish officer, Turkish Machine Gunners, and Turkish Soldier Kneeling Reloading, height 12 cm tallest
7 inch radius lacquered brass curved pattern framed sextant, circa 1920, marked on the arc 'T. L. Ainsley, South Shields' (opposite Tynemouth), rosewood handle, polished brass and inlaid silver scale from -5º to 155º, silver vernier divided 0-10 with…
Carter & Werner Australian pocket binoculars, 19th century., Henry Carter and Carl Werner 'Jeweller, Opticians and Importers of Optical instruments, Ballarat' started business in Lydiard Street Ballarat in the 1870s with great success and soon expanded to…
World War II German Kriegsmarine Leitz 7 x 50 Beh binoculars and canvas case, marked Beh 7 x 50, serial: 459577 often referred as U-Boat binoculars, length 22 cm
Two late 19th/20th century rock mineral Telescope/ monocular, one in brass, the other in metal with black finish and leather case, (2) catalogue note: used by John Armstrong who was the chief metallurgist for the old 'Proprietary Mine' at Broken Hill in…
Pair of French 19th/20th century ivory Theatre binoculars fine example with swing handle, gilt metal mounts with French script to the eyepiece and decorative gilt sconce like decoration above adjustment mechanism. Comes in fitted box, width 11 cm
A pair of World War II naval battleship bridge binoculars; a similar example in the collection the MCC long room. Brought back from Japan, swapped for a packet of cigarettes.; length 660 mm, lens diameter 150 mm, weight 12.5 kgs. Painted black metal with…
Thomas Gaunt marine-Theatre-field brass & telescopic binoculars bound with a leather casing, having a triple optics mechanism for marine, theatre & field viewing. Condition: good, lenses are in good order, in need of a clean, mechanism is tight, length…
A pair of large mother-of-pearl opera glasses, 19th century, the traditionally styled binoculars in brass, chrome with mother-of-pearl casing, decorated with scrolling borders and with a teal velvet carry bag. Length 10.5 cm.