Ebonised Artists' Reducing Lens, c.1900 Curios

Ebonised Artists' Reducing Lens, c.1900 CuriosAn ebonised artists' table top reducing lens, circa. late 19th early 20th century. Nineteenth century artists used reducing lenses, sometimes called 'diminishing glasses', to see a wider scene in miniature, helping them simplify tonal ranges, colour, and composition. These handheld and tabletop lenses, acting as the opposite of a magnifier, allowed painters to check perspective and fit complex landscapes or subjects onto their canvases, acting as an

The glass remains is an excellent condition with no chips or cracks

All associated stamps and marks are present

Weight: 57 grams

who was famously painted in mourning dress on several occasions

Carette was among the first to produce electric toy tram-cars

published by Sampson Low

Provenance: Flaxley Abbey

Depth: 40cm

complete in 12 volumes

with a hook in place ready for display

but it was celebrated as a supremely beautiful representation of the human body in complex action

with clear hallmarks to the inner rim