March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One
Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
- Medical & Optical
Lot 470
ASSORTED NEW ENGLAND COIN SILVER SPECTACLES, LOT OF SEVEN
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$300
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
ASSORTED NEW ENGLAND COIN SILVER SPECTACLES, LOT OF SEVEN, each with oval lenses, sliding-pin or telescoping extension temples, arched or scrolling bridges, marks comprising: "NEWBURY", "PEIRCE" stamped twice, "E. ACKLEY", "AMMIDOWN", "D.D. MOODY", "E.E. BAILEY" with the letter "Y" mostly cut off, and "HYDE". Various makers. First half 19th century. 4 3/4" LOA.
Literature: Ammidown is discussed in J. William Rosenthal - Spectacles and Other Vision Aids, p. 55, fig. 77.
Condition
Very good condition, with some routine wear and tarnish to surfaces; a few with cracks or breaks primarily to loop ends of temple extensions, a couple with loose replacement pins or old repairs; Moody with one cracked lens and Newbury with one temple extension missing; Bailey having been twisted and bent around the bridge but seemingly unbroken.
From the private collection of John and Val Tull, York, PA.
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