Stunning Antique French Palais Royal 5-Draw Monocular, Opera Glass in Mother of Pearl and Cut Steel Jewels needlework hoop and his face just 5/8"

and his face just 5/8"

when Whiting was purchased by the Gorham company

a couple of splits in that backing board - we could probably improve those with a weekend glue/table clamp

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Stunning Antique French Palais Royal 5-Draw Monocular, Opera Glass in Mother of Pearl and Cut Steel Jewels needlework hoop and his face just 5/8"While this one is more like 185 200 years old, (c. 1825 1840) it has a feel of being just found in some silk velvet bag in a drawer of a 15 generation chateau's library. It is as close to pristine as any I've ever seen. Eyepiece tells us it was originally purchased at "Derepas #25 Palais Royal", a luxury retailer, optician and fine goods rather than being a manufactory of same. The finest market in Paris history is surely the Palais Royal, the former