English Regency Large Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass
An English Regency Large Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass
Circa 1820
Size: 42cm long , 21.5cm dia. - 16½ ins long, 8½ ins dia.
Circa 1820
Size: 42cm long , 21.5cm dia. - 16½ ins long, 8½ ins dia.
This large and impressive form of a magnifying glass was made to enable connoisseurs and collectors to view paintings and sculpture in detail whilst in a dealer’s gallery or an artist’s studio. Works of art could be surveyed from a distance whilst being discussed at leisure from a comfortable vantage point.
English Regency Large Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass
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