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Gold at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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TIFFANY & CO.

Pair of opera glasses

1893

RCIN 9027

Tiffany & Co. were well known for their production of luxury items but opera glasses of gold were rare – usually the surfaces were mother of pearl or enamel in imitation of eighteenth-century pieces. Here the firm have used engine turning to create a decorative surface on the gold, which has been adorned with scattered diamonds.

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