OPTICS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

optics and musical instruments | Lots 1223 – 1414

tuesday 16 July 2013

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1223* Two Pairs of French Guilloche Enameled Opera Glasses, each having mother-of-pearl eyepieces, the cylinders of differing shades of blue, set in gilt frames. Width of wider 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1224* A Pair of French Enameled Opera Glasses, retailed by Bodson, Paris, having enameled cylinders with bird decoration. Width 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Dr. Ivan Jeanne Weiler, Urbana, Illinois $150-250

1225* Four Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, three with guilloche decoration in various colors, three with a brass frame, one with a mother-of-pearl frame. Width of widest 3 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500 1226* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, each having mother-of-pearl veneered eyepieces, the cylinders having polychrome floral decoration on a celeste blue field. Width of wider 4 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1227* Three Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, each having ivory eyepieces, the cylinders decorated with polychrome sprays on varying colored grounds. Width of widest 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1228* Three Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, comprising two examples by Lemaire, each cylinder with a foliate spray on a green ground, two having mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focus wheels, each with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

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1229* Three Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, comprising one by Lemaire, the cylinders and side handle with foliate and bird decoration on a teal ground with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel and a steel frame, one by Lemaire with foliate sprays on a green ground, with an associated central handle, having mother-of-pearl eyepieces and a brass frame, the other by La Reine, having cylinders and swing handle with foliate spray decoration on a celeste blue ground, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $400-600

1230* Three Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, two with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, each decorated with figures in landscapes. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1231* A Pair of French Enameled Opera Glasses, having ivory veneered eyepieces, the cylinders decorated with polychrome floral sprays on a green field. Width 5 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1232* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, each having ivory eyepieces, the cylinders with polychrome floral sprays on a green field. Width of wider 4 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1233* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, each having mother-of-pearl eyepieces, the cylinders having polychrome floral decoration, one on a celeste blue field, the other cobalt, each in a gilt frame. Width of wider 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1234* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, one by La Princesse, one with scrolling gilt decoration on a green reserve, the other gilt bird and foliate decoration on a purple reserve, each with a brass frame. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

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1235* Two French Monoculars, comprising one marked Le Jockey Club Paris, with a leather clad cylinder and a brass frame, the other an aluminum example with an ebonized eyepiece. Length of longer 4 1/8 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1236* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, one by retailed by Scumacher & Foreman, Baltimore, Maryland, each cylinder depicting the bust of a maiden on a cobalt ground, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and having a brass frame. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1237* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, each cylinder having a central floral spray on an ivory or celeste blue reserve, one having mother-of-pearl eyepieces and a brass frame, the other a steel frame. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250 1238* Two Pairs of French Enameled Opera Glasses, each cylinder having a central floral spray on a cobalt ground, with ivory eyepieces and a brass frame. Width of wider 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1239* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each with faceted veneers, having gilt frames. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1240* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each of various makers and having faceted brown veneers. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

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1241* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers, two with mother-of-pearl frames, one with a gilt frame and one with a chrome frame. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1242* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1243* Five Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire, one retailed by Tiffany & Co., each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1244* Six Pairs of Continental Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each of various makers, having faceted abalone and mother-of-pearl veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1245* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers with incised decoration, two having aluminum frames, two having brass. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1246* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Colmont, each having mother-of-pearl inset eyepieces, with faceted grey veneers, set in an aluminum frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1247* Four French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glass Holders, each of tapering baluster form, having gilt metal mounts. Length of longest 5 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

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1248 1248* Nine French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glass Handles, each of cylindrical form with gold tone mounts. Length of longest 6 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1249* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Marchand and one by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers and a central handle with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, one with a brass frame, the other steel. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1250* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, Paris, each having faceted veneers and a swing handle, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, two with a brass frame, one with a steel frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1251* Four Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Audemaire, one by Monroy and one by Balland, each having faceted veneers, three with a side swing handle, one with a central handle, each having mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, set with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1252* Three Pairs of French Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Duvelleroy, Paris, each having faceted veneers with a swing handle, and abalone veneered eyepieces, two with brass frames and one with a steel frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1253* Two Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Lennie, Edinburgh, the other Premier, Paris, each having faceted veneers and a side swing handle with mother-of-pearl eyepieces set in a brass frame. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1254* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one retailed by J. Wiss & Sons, Newark, New Jersey, each having faceted veneers and a central handle with mother-of-pearl inset eyepieces, set in a brass frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1255* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Iris and one by Colmont, one having barrel form cylinders, each with faceted veneers and a swing handle, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel set in a brass frame. Width of widest 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1256* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, Paris, each having faceted veneers and a central handle with a built-in focal wheel and mother-ofpearl eyepieces with a brass frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1257* Three Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Colmont, one by Birks and one by La Filotecnica, Roma, two having alternating mother-of-pearl and abalone veneers, each set with a swing handle. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1258* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Lemaire, each with faceted veneers and mother-of-pearl eyepieces, with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1259* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising examples by Audemair, La Reine, La Princesse and Merveille et Cie, each having textured faceted cylinders and swing handle with mother-ofpearl eyepieces and focal wheel, each with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $400-600

1260* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Lemaire, one by Colmont and one by Bardou & Son, three having barrel form cylinders, each with faceted veneers and each with a brass or brass and parcel ebonized frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1261* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Colmont, each having mother-ofpearl eyepieces, faceted veneers and focal wheels, each having a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

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1262* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising three by Lemaire, two by Iris and one by Colmont, each with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, focal wheel and faceted cylinders, having a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1263* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Lemaire and one by Audemair, each having grey faceted veneers, one with etched foliate decoration, with various metal frames. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1264* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising three examples by Lemaire, one by Le Fils, one by Queen, and the last retailed by W.B. Clarke & Co., Boston, each having faceted veneers with various metal frames. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1265*

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Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each of various makers, having barrel form faceted cylinders, each with a swing handle, two having incised foliate decoration. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1266* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, four by Lemaire and one by The Elite, each having yellow faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1267* Five Pairs of Continental Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1268* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each having pink faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1269* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Colmont, each having a faceted, textured finish with a brass frame and mother-of-pearl eyepieces. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1270* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Colmont, one by Audemair, one by La Corona and the last by Iris, each having brown faceted veneers and a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1271* Three Pairs of Tortoise Shell or Faux Tortoise Shell Veneered Opera Glasses, two with aluminum frames, one brass. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250 1272* Four Pairs of French Ebonized Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, one by Audemair, each cylinder having molded decoration, two with profiles and two ribbed. Width of widest 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1273* Three Pairs of French Tortoise Shell or Faux Tortoise Shell Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire, two having brass frames, the other steel. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1274* Two Pairs of Tortoise Shell or Faux Tortoise Shell Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Dixon & Hempenstall, Dublin, the other P. Durfeel, Berlin, each having a swing handle and set in an ebonized frame. Width of wider 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1275* Two Pairs of Tortoise Shell or Faux Tortoise Shell Veneered Opera Glasses, one having a swing handle, the other a side handle, each with ebonized eyepieces and a steel frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

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1276* Four Pairs of Bone or Ivory Veneered Opera Glasses, each of various makers and decoration. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1277* Five Pairs of Ivory or Bone Veneered Opera Glasses, three with barrel form cylinders and turned ring decoration, one with barrel form cylinders with a foliate gilt metal band. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

1278* Six Pairs of Bone or Ivory Veneered Opera Glasses, each of various makers, one with oval lenses, each having a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200 1279* Six Pairs of Bone or Ivory Veneered Opera Glasses, each having bone veneered eyepieces and focus wheel, one with oval lenses, four with brass frames, two with steel. Width of widest 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1280* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Lemaire and one by Marchand, two with gilt metal frames, one chromed. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Grayce Haning, East Peoria, Illinois $150-250

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1281* A Collection of Primarily French Opera Glasses and Monoculars, each in varying stages of disrepair, together with a collection of lenses, veneers and other opera glass parts; approximately 22 examples. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1282* Six Pairs of of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire, one by Iris, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1283* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Audemair, one by Colmont, one by Verdi, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200 1284* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Audemair, one by Le Fils, each having alternating abalone and mother-of-pearl veneers and having a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1285* Four Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, three by Lemaire, each having brown faceted veneers and set on a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1286* Four Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each of various makers including Colmont and La Reine, each with faceted veneers and set in an aluminum frame. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

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1287* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire and one by Lamier, each with alternating faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1288* Six French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glass Handles, each of cylindrical form, four with gold tone mounts, two with silvered metal mounts. Length of longest 5 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

1289* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Leclaire and one by Narcissus, two with barrel form cylinders, each having faceted veneers and a side swing handle, two having mother-of-pearl eyepieces, three set in a brass frame, one in a steel frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1290* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising an example by Flammarion, one by Verdi, and others, each having faceted veneers and a side swing handle, each with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, set with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1291* Three Pairs of Continental Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by La Princesse, Paris and one by F. Hinselmann, Essen, each having faceted veneers and a side swing handle, with mother-ofpearl eyepieces and focal wheel, set in a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1292* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two examples by Lemaire and one by Leglaire, each having faceted veneers and a swing handle with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, two with a brass frame and one with a steel frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1293* Three Pairs of French Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Iris, the other retailed by Hofman, Columbus, OH, each with faceted veneers and a swing handle, with abalone veneered eyepieces, two with brass frames, one with a steel frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1294*

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Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, Paris, each having faceted veneers and a central handle with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and set in a steel frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1295* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, Paris, one retailed by Spaulding & Co., Chicago, each having faceted veneered cylinders and a central handle, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and set in a brass frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1296* Three Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising examples by Colmont and Lemaire, each having mother-of-pearl eyepieces, a swing handle and focal wheel, with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1297* Two Pairs of French Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, Iris, Paris, each having faceted veneers and a swing handle with mother-of-pearl focal wheel and set in a brass frame. Width of wider 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1298* Eight Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Colmont, one Ball Black & Co., New York, one Shreve Crump & Low, Boston and one Shreve & Co., San Francisco, six having mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheels, each with a various metal frame, together with a composite example; 9 items total. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1299* Four Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl or Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by La Princesse, two having alternating mother-of-pearl and abalone veneers, three with brass frames, one with a steel frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1300* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two with barrel form cylinders, five with brass frames and one with a steel frame, each in various types of cases. Width of widest 3 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250 1301* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising examples by Colmont, Audemair and La Reine, each having textured cylinders and handles, mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, two having brass frames, one aluminum. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1302* Five Pairs of Continental Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire, each having mother-ofpearl eyepieces, focus wheel and faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1303* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising three with barrel form cylinders, two with stepped cylinders and one triangular, each having a brass frame. Width of widest 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1304* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising three by Lemaire and one by Le Fils, each having faceted veneers and mother-of-pearl eyepieces with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1305* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, including two by Lemaire and others, each with a faceted veneer, three with aluminum frames, three with ebonized frames. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1306* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Colmont, each having faceted veneers with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and handle, set in a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

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1308* Four Pairs of Cased Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each having faceted veneers with various frames. Width of widest 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1309* Three Pairs of French Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1310* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, each having alternating faceted veneers with metal frames. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1311* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, three by Lemaire and two by Audemair, each having yellow faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1312* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each having faceted veneers, with a brass frame, one with a leather fitted case. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1313* Four Silver or Silverplate Opera Glass Holders, three of tapering cylindrical form, the other of cylindrical form, each with relief decoration. Length of longest 6 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1314* Five Pairs of Silver or Silverplate Clad Opera Glasses, one marked Birmingham, one by Colmont and two by Lemaire, each with foliate or geometric repoussé decoration, with various metal frames, one with a fitted case. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1315* Five Pairs of Silver or Silverplate Clad Opera Glasses, the largest Birmingham, marked Le Jockey Club, Paris, each having foliate or geometric repoussé decoration, four with ebonized frames, one with a steel frame. Width of widest 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1316* Two Pairs of English Silver Clad Opera Glasses, one London, the other Birmingham, one marked for Le Jockey Club, Paris, each with stylized scrolling foliate decoration, one with a steel frame, the other brass. Width of wider 4 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1317* Two Pairs of English Silver Clad Opera Glasses, Birmingham, each with foliate decoration in relief, the eyepieces marked Le Jockey Club, Paris. Width of wider 4 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1318* Six Pairs of Silver or Silverplate Clad Opera Glasses, each of various makers, three with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, each cylinder with relief decoration. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1319* Three Pairs of Brass Clad Opera Glasses, each decorated in relief with figural or architectural views, two with steel frames, one with an ebonized frame. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1320* Five Pairs of Various Metal Clad Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, one by La Reine, one by Folkard & Son, comprising aluminum, silverplate and brass examples, each having foliate or figural decoration. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1321* Five Pairs of Various Metal Clad Opera Glasses, one retailed by McIntosh & Co., Chicago, Illinois, each having various geometric designs. Width of widest 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

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1322* Five Pairs of Brass Clad Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire, one by Le Noir et Cie, one by Iris and one by Lefevre, two having etched foliate decoration, one geometric, one having a theatre/marine/field adjustment. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1323* Four Pairs of French Brass Clad Opera Glasses, two made for specific theaters, one of faceted form decorated with birds in the Aesthetic taste, the last by Colmont having trapezoidal form cylinders. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

1324* Four Pairs of French Brass Clad Opera Glasses, each having foliate repoussé decoration, one with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, three with ebonized frames, one with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250 1325* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each having faceted yellow veneers and a gilt frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1326* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire, each having alternating faceted veneers, two with aluminum frames and two with steel frames. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1327* Four Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, one by Lemaire, one by Le Fils, each having faceted grey veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

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1328* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each having alternating abalone and mother-of pearl faceted veneers with various frames. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1329* Two Pairs of Continental Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, the first in a brass frame with a checkerboard veneer, the second in an aluminum frame with faceted veneers. Width of wider 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1330* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, two by Lemaire, two by Audemair and one by Le Fils, each having faceted veneers, set in a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500 1331* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, three by Lemaire, each with faceted veneers and a brass frame. Width of widest 5 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1332* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each having faceted veneers with stepped cylinders, mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1333* Seven French Opera Glass Handles, each of various metal, comprising an aluminum, two gold tone and four silvered metal examples. Length of longest 6 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

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1334* Seven French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glass Handles, each of cylindrical form, three with gold tone mounts, two with silvered metal mounts and two of mother-of-pearl ends. Length of longest 7 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1335* Four Pairs of Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two examples by Iris, one by La Belle and one by Stewart Dawson & Co., London, each having faceted veneers and swing handle, two with motherof-pearl eyepieces, three with brass frames and one with an ebonized frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500 1336* Four Pairs of Continental Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Regina, Paris, one by Treueh, Berlin, each having faceted veneers and set with a swing handle, each with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1337* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Iris and one by Duvelleroy, each having faceted veneers and a side swing handle, each with a mother-of-pearl focal wheel and a brass frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400 1338* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two examples by Lemaire and one by Colmont, each having faceted veneers and swing handle, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, two having a steel frame, one having a mother-of-pearl frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1339* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each having faceted veneers and swing handle with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, set with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1340* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Lemaire and one by Colmont, each having faceted veneers and central handle with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, one in a brass frame, the other ebonized. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1341* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, Paris, one retailed by Miller Bros., New York, the other by J.C. Reiss, Newark, New Jersey, each having faceted veneers and a central handle, with motherof-pearl eyepieces and set in a brass frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1342* Three Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising a La Reine and two Chavance & Co. examples, each having yellow faceted veneers and swing handle, with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, with a brass frame. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $400-600

1343* Two Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, each having faceted veneers and mother-of-pearl inlaid eyepieces and handle, with a steel frame. Width of wider 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120 1344* Three Pairs of Continental Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising an example by Carl Zeiss, Lemaire and Richard, each having faceted veneers and two with handles, two with brass frames, one with a steel frame. Width of widest 3 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1345* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising three examples by Lemaire, on by Marlin, one by Le Fils, each having faceted veneers with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, each having a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1346* Six Pairs of Continental Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Colmont, each having faceted veneers, mother-of-pearl focal wheel and eyepieces, having various metal frames, one having theater/ campagne/marine adjustment. Width of widest 4 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1347* Six Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Colmont, one by Lemaire, one by Verdi, one by Monry and one by Meissonnier, each having mother-of-pearl faceted veneers, with various metal frames. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250 1348* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl or Abalone Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers within a brass frame. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1349* Seven Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising three by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, one with an applied silver monogram, another with floral decoration, each with an aluminum or steel frame. Width of widest 4 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1350* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire, one by Colmont and one by Le Mieux, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1351* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire, one by Howell James & Co., one by Bardou & Son, each having mother-ofpearl faceted cylinders and frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

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1367 1352* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each having grey faceted veneers within an ebonized frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500

1353* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, Lemaire, each with mother-of-pearl eyepieces, having faceted veneers to cylinders and to handle. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $400-600

1354* Seven Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Le Fils, one by Lemaire, one by Audemair, and others, each having yellow faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1355* Seven Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire and one by Audemair, each having faceted veneers in various shades with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1356* Five Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1357* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising two by Lemaire and two by Colmont, each having faceted veneers with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1358* Four Pairs of French Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Opera Glasses, comprising one by Lemaire and one by Iris, each having faceted veneers in various colors with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

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1359* A Pair of Aluminum and Alligator Skin Veneered Opera Glasses, in a conforming case, together with a pair of collapsible opera glasses in a reptile skin case. Width of first 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1360* Two Pairs of Tooled Leather Veneered Opera Glasses, one having barrel form cylinders with holly berry decoration, with a brass and parcel ebonized frame and handle, the other having geometric decoration with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and a brass frame, with a fitted leather case. Width of wider 3 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1361* Two Pairs of French Opera Glasses, each with barrel form cylinders, one with motherof-pearl faceted veneers, focal wheel and etched handle, the other with bone cylinders, focal wheel and handle, each set in a fitted leather case. Width of wider 4 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1362* Four Pairs of French Leather Clad Opera Glasses, comprising examples by Lamier, Lefevre, Audemair and another, each having a brass and parcel ebonized frame, together with a leather clad and mother-of-pearl veneered example, with a fitted case. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250 1363* Five Pairs of Leather and Faux Leather Clad Opera Glasses, comprising one by Colmont, one with barrel from cylinders, each having various colored cylinders, with a brass frame. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1364* Five Pairs of Leather Clad Opera Glasses, comprising one example by Lemaire, each having various colored cylinders, one with an extending handle, three with steel frames, one aluminum and one enameled steel. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

1365* Two Pairs of Leather Clad Opera Glasses, one by Tuttle & Clark, Paris with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focal wheel, with a fitted leather case, the other by Spindler & Hoyer, Gottingen, with ebonized eyepieces, each in a brass frame. Width of wider 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1366* Three Pairs of Various Metal Clad Opera Glasses, comprising a bright cut aluminum, a silverplate and a brass example, two with side swing handles and one with a central handle. Width of widest 3 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500 1367* Six Pairs of Opera Glasses with Various Finishes, comprising four with ebonized frames, one with a faux enamel and one with a faux tortoise shell frame, each set with a brass, steel or ebonized frame, one with a fitted leather case. Width of widest 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1368* Six Pairs of Various Finish Opera Glasses, comprising examples by Lamier, Latour, Jumelle Chevalier, Sportiere and Audemair, with enameled, composite, faux malachite and leather finishes, each with a brass, steel or ebonized frame. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $200-400

1369* Eight French Composite Veneered Opera Glass Holders, each of cylindrical form, five with gold tone mounts, three with silvered metal mounts. Length of longest 7 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

1370* A Pair of Continental Collapsible Opera Glasses, of cylindrical form, opening in the center, stamped BTE SGDE. Width 3 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $80-120

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1371* Five Pairs of Leather Clad Opera Glasses, of various makers and hides, two having ivory eyepieces. Width of widest 4 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1372* Four Pairs of French Aluminum Clad Opera Glasses, including an example by Colmont, each cylinder with foliate decoration in relief. Width of widest 4 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $150-250

1373* Three Pairs of French Opera Glasses, two with shagreen veneers, the third with reptile skin veneer. Width of widest 4 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $300-500 1374* A Collection of Collapsible Optics, each of various makers, forms and vintages, two with leather cases. Width of widest 5 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. Mark Fritz, West Bloomfield, Michigan $100-200

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A Collection of Four Stereoscopic Viewers, comprising two wood examples and two pressed metal examples, one inscribed The Perfecscope, Trade Mark U.S.A. Patent Oct 15 1895, together with a collection of viewing cards. Length of longest 12 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Grayce Haning, East Peoria, Illinois $300-500

1376 An English Brass Surveying Level, Troughton & Simms, London, of typical form with levels and a compass. Width 16 inches. $300-500

1377* A Contax 35mm IIa Camera, circa 1955, serial number F20422, with Ziess Sonner 1:2 lens, leather case and strap. Width 5 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hollingsworth, Bloomington, Indiana $600-800

1378* A Rolleiflex 3.5 Camera, Franke & Heidecke, circa 1955, with Zeiss taking lens, Heidosmat viewing lens, leather case and strap. Height 5 3/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hollingsworth, Bloomington, Indiana $800-1,200

1379* Three Victorian Folding Graphoscopes, each of rectangular form having a hinged top inset with a circular magnifying glass, opening to a sliding insert. Width of widest 8 inches. Property from the Collection of Stu Sterling, Wolverine Lake, Michigan $200-400

1380* A Leather Clad Telescope, of four pull form. Length 29 1/4 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Dr. Ivan Jeanne Weiler, Urbana, Illinois $300-500

1381* A Brass Field Microscope, with a fitted case and a collection of bar preparations. Height 8 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Dr. Ivan Jeanne Weiler, Urbana, Illinois $200-400

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1382* A French Brass Microscope, M.L.F. Dellebarre, 1765-1790, with five objectives, having a revolving nosepiece, a silver Lieberkuhn mirror, diaphragms and circular and bar preparations of animal, plant and mineral objects mounted on ivory. Height 16 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Dr. Ivan Jeanne Weiler, Urbana, Illinois

Provenance: Paris, France, 1959 $2,000-4,000

1383* An American Brass Microscope, McIntosh Battery and Optical Co., Chicago, circa 1890 Scientific Microscope No. 2. Height 15 1/2 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $600-800

1384* An Austrian Enameled Iron and Brass Microscope, Reichert, Vienna, serial number 104073. Height 14 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1385* An American Brass and Iron Binocular Head Microscope, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, 1924. Height 14 1/2 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200 1386* An American Iron and Brass Microscope, Spencer, Buffalo, New York, circa 1895-1901, serial number 53278, in a fitted locking case, together with an uncased Spencer microscope, lacking upper lens. Height of first 12 3/4 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1387* An American Cast Iron and Brass Microscope, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, 1918, serial number 130553, with fitted locking case, two lenses and a filter. Height 13 1/4 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1388* An American Brass and Iron Microscope, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, 1902, serial number 36139 Height 15 1/4 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $150-250

1389* An American Brass and Enameled Steel Microscope, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, 1913, serial number 98943. Height 14 7/8 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200 1390* An American Iron and Brass Microscope, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, early 20th century, together with a tubular form example. Height of first 13 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1391* Two American Enameled Steel Microscopes, Spencer, Buffalo, New York, dated 1933-1949, serial number 138615 and a binocular head example dated 19491956 serial number 319875, each contained in a fitted case. Height of taller 13 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1392* An American Enameled Iron and Brass Binocular Head Microscope, Spencer, circa 1920, serial number 90780, with a fitted wood case. Height 13 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1393* Two German Enameled Cast Iron and Brass Microscopes, Ernst Leitz-Wetzlar, serial number 141621 and serial number 167264, with a fitted locking case. Height 13 1/2 inches (each extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

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1394* An American Cast Iron and Enameled Steel Refractometer, Warren P. Valentine, Haddonfield, New Jersey, model number 293 with a fitted wood case. Height 14 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $80-120

1395* A German Enameled Iron and Brass Optical Device, Ernst Leitz-Wetzlar, with a fitted wood locking case, together with an Amcon microscope, and an associated example. Height of first 10 1/4 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1396* Two American Brass and Iron Microscopes, Spencer, Buffalo, New York, the first pre-1924, serial number 38373, the other unmarked, each with a fitted case. Height of taller 13 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1397* Two American Enameled Steel Microscopes, Spencer, Buffalo, New York, pre-1924 serial number 24784 and a binocular head example, each with a fitted case. Height of taller 14 3/4 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

1398* An Austrian Visopan Projection Microscope, Reichert, serial number 331708. Width 16 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $200-400 1399* Two American Microscopes, comprising a binocular head example by Spencer, model number 1036A and a Grag-Apsco example from the 900 series, together with two student examples. Height of tallest 15 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

1400* Five American Enameled Metal Binocular Head Microscopes, comprising three examples by Spencer with serial numbers 92366, 312335 and 244373 and two examples by Bausch & Lomb, serial numbers 204928 and 233925. Height of tallest 15 1/8 inches (extended). Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

1401* An American Cast Iron and Steel Lens Grinder, Spencer, of rectangular form with two fly wheels and various adjustments. Width 10 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

1402* A Collection of Microscope Lenses and Related Accessories, each of various size and vintage; approximately 115 items total. Height of tallest case overall 13 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $300-500

1403* A Collection of Books, Catalogues and Ephemera pertaining to Microscopes and Optics, including volumes on Bausch & Lomb, Zeiss, Reichert and others; approximately 40 total. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $150-250 1404* A Collection of Devices Pertaining to Microscopes and Microscope Lighting, comprising a Bausch & Lomb projection microscope arc lamp, a Bausch & Lomb spherical lighting element, a Reichert power supply for a halogen lamp, a Spencer transformer, a Universal illuminator model 359 and a cast aluminum stand; 6 items total. Length of first 27 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Roy Francis Daleo, Chicago, Illinois $80-120

1405 A Swiss Cylinder Music Box, Thorens, playing six aires, set in a burlwood case. Width 9 inches. $100-200

1406* An Edison Oak Cased Amberola, with a lid, built-in comb and crank, lacking front panel. Depth 15 1/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Grayce Haning, East Peoria, Illinois $200-400

1407* A Swiss Cylinder Music Box, playing on a single comb, set in a later mahogany case. Width overall 7 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Grayce Haning, East Peoria, Illinois $200-400

1408* An Edison Phonograph, set in an oak case with a horn and cover. Width of case 18 inches. Property from the Estate of Grayce Haning, East Peoria, Illinois $300-500

1409 A Continental Various Woods, Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid and Gilt Metal Mounted Zither, of typical form, having inlaid decoration depicting three putti, one seated playing the trumpet, another playing the lyre seated on a dolphin, the third playing the cello, all surrounded by scrolling foliage, the whole having an alternating mother-of-pearl and abalone inlaid border and set in a giltwood shadowbox frame. Length of zither 27 1/4 inches. $700-900

1410 1411 1410* An American Violin Bow, R. L. Steenbergen, having a silvered and ebonized screw and frog, the frog further decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays, stamped R.L. Steenbergen. Length 29 3/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Allen G. Browne, Las Vegas, Nevada $1,500-2,000

1411* An Argentinian Violin, Daniel A. Karinkanta, having foliate carved pegs, the tailpiece carved with a violinist, labeled Daniel A. Karinkanta, Bernal Buenos Aires, Ano 1995, together with a fitted American Case Company case and an assortment of accessories. Length 23 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Allen G. Browne, Las Vegas, Nevada $4,000-6,000

1412* An American Cast Iron Piano Bench, Howell Co., having a rectangular upholstered top raised on foliate cast legs, ending in paw feet. Height 18 1/2 x width 36 x depth 12 inches. Property from the Estate of Grayce Haning, East Peoria, Illinois $200-400

1413* A Steinway and Sons Walnut Upright Piano, 1893, serial number 77686, raised on fluted tapering legs, together with an associated bench. Height 54 inches. Property from the Estate of Benjamin and Louise Pritz, Cincinnati, Ohio $1,000-2,000

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1414* A Steinway & Sons Baby Grand Piano, 1916, serial number 174777, set in an ebonized case with a conforming bench. Length approximately 70 inches. Property from the Estate of Peggy D. Richards, Barrington, Illinois $7,000-9,000