Straight out of Downton Abbey — refined elegance from a bygone era. An exquisite brooch in the shape of a graceful flower and leaves rendered in the stylish Marcasite of the day, which quietly snaps open to reveal folding opera glasses featuring octagon lenses. The brooch clips onto your garment, waiting to be plucked and snapped into practical service as reading glasses (called opera glasses back in the day) when people “dressed” for the opera, and wanted an elegant solution to discretely reading the program, or the menu at a 5 star restaurant following the performance. No chips, cracks or repairs. All of the marcasites are in place. My jeweler checked all of the stones, and confirmed that all were there, and in secure position. The brooch has more sparkle than the photos show. Measurements: folded 1-1/8″ x 2-1/2″. Clip extended 1-1/8 x 4. ” Fully extended 1-1/8″ x 6. Rarely found in this perfect condition. The item “ANTIQUE Folding OPERA GLASSES in CLIP ON Marcacite brooch c. 1920s 1940’s Vintage” is in sale since Sunday, April 29, 2018. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Vintage\Vintage Accessories\Eyeglasses”. The seller is “gustacarol” and is located in Cary, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.
- Style: VINTAGE ELEGANCE
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Type: FOLDING CLIP ON BROOCH
- Decade: 1920s
- Frame Color: Silver
- Frame Material: 835 SILVER
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Gender: Women
- Occasion: Formal
- Look: Edwardian