A Superb and Large English Regency Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass

A Superb and Large English Regency Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass
Engraved to collar: 'L&Co 5'
Circa 1820

Size: 47.5cm long , 23.5cm dia. - 18¾ ins long, 9¼ ins dia.

A Superb and Large English Regency Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass
Engraved to collar: 'L&Co 5'
Circa 1820

Size: 47.5cm long , 23.5cm dia. - 18¾ ins long, 9¼ ins dia.

These magnificent magnifying glasses were made to enable collectors, dealers and connoisseurs to view pictures and sculpture in detail whilst in a gallery or artist’s studio. Works of art could even be surveyed from a distance whilst being discussed at leisure from a comfortable vantage point.

Ex English Private collection

A Superb and Large English Regency Turned Rosewood Gallery Glass