Large Brass Angle-Poise Library Magnifying Glass, c.1910 Art Deco making it a foundation for

making it a foundation for nineteenth-century classical studies

when the eagle knocked it out of his hand

small cutlery etc

The frame is substantial and shows some wear commensurate with age but remains attractive

There is a chip to the left of the robe (please see photographs) but this does not distract from the beauty of the piece

Large Brass Angle-Poise Library Magnifying Glass, c.1910 Art Deco making it a foundation forA brass angle poise library magnifying glass of good prorportions, c. 1910. The weighted domed base supports two adjustable stems and terminates in a large brass rimmed magnifying lens. The angle poise has various knocks and repairs from its years of use. The stem has been historically re soldered to the base and the leather underside of the base is fraying to the extremities. The magnifier lens ball joint is seized. The adjustable stem and keys work