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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A beautiful and remarkably well-preserved gold plated American Optical pince-nez from the “Great Gatsby” era of the 1920s, presented without lenses. This elegant and lightweight frame is a superb example of the sophisticated eyewear fashionable during one of the most stylish decades in American history.
The underside of the gold spring is engraved “AO 1/10 12k GF” — identifying this as an American Optical frame with at least one tenth of its weight in 12 karat gold filled construction, the quality standard that set AO apart as one of the premier optical manufacturers of the period. Also engraved on the underside is “31”, indicating that the original lenses — now absent — were focused at 31 inches, translating to approximately +1.25 diopters of reading lens power. Although the frames appear unused, they are presented at this time without lenses.
The pince-nez style — frameless or minimally framed lenses clipped directly to the nose without temples — was the height of refined elegance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, worn by statesmen, scholars, and society figures alike. This example, with its graceful oval form and gleaming gold finish, captures that era perfectly and would make an outstanding movie or theatre prop wherever a period-accurate pince-nez is called for.
Lenses can be fitted by any optician to prescription or plain glass.
