![]() ![]() His company kept this name until 1890, when he changed the name again to "Shreve & Co". They were considered the one of the finest silversmiths in the country in the 1880s. When Samuel died in 1857, George changed the name to "Geo C. They started a small jewelry and silversmith business in 1852 and called it the "Shreve Jewelry Co". George Shreve and his brother Samuel came to San Francisco from New York right after the California Gold Rush of 1849. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, the jurors praised the LeMaire opera glasses with their " Trade mark of a Bee with outstretched wings ". ![]() Around this same time, opera glasses were invented in Vienna and LeMaire quickly began to make the finest opera glasses in Paris, and in the world. In 1839, a version of the Magic Lantern called the Polyorama Panoptique, was produced by LeMaire. Their work with Magic Lanterns, a lighted box that could be used to view pictures, in the 1700's helped pave the way for early cinematography. LeMaire has been a name known around the world since 1650, when Jacques LeMaire and his son Pierre became famous in Paris as makers of optical instruments. $30.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. ![]() this design is printed directly onto the. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. Stunning Antique Paris Lemaire Fi Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses Here are your. Condition: Good with minor wear but difficult to adjust. Center bar marked, "Made in France / bee mark / 61." With handle. ![]() Condition: Good with scattered wear and small chips near lens.Ĥ) Eye pieces marked, "Lemaire Fabt / Paris and Shreve & Co / San Francisco." Late 19th / early 20th century. Center bar marked, "12 Lens / Bee mark / patent date / C.L.D." Center handle. Condition: Significant wear, scratches.ģ) Eye pieces marked, "Lemaire Fabt / Paris and Shreve & Co / San Francisco." Late 19th / early 20th century. Condition: Surface wear.Ģ) Eye pieces marked, "Geo C. Four San Francisco Mother of Pearl opera glasses.ġ) Eye pieces marked, "H.S. Just a few examples of appraisal values for lemaire opera glasses. ![]()
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