Mother of pearl opera glasses golden brass optician Chevalier Paris NapIII nineteenth
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Very nice pair of retractable handle opera glasses, gilded brass and mother of pearl, signed by the optician Chevalier * Paris, Napoleon III nineteenth century.
These binoculars are in good condition. They have a velvet storage pouch. They are adjustable,
A note: some dust in the glasses, slight wear of time, wear on the velvet of the case, see photos.
Charles Knight (1804-1859) is a member of a long line of opticians engineers dating back to 1760. His father, Vincent Chevalier, worked on the design of achromatic lenses for microscopes. They were associated, at 69, Quai clock when easily marketed for the first time in 1823 achromatic objectives. Charles separates from his father in 1831, founded his own company at 163 rue du Palais Royal, Paris and markets its own microscopes. The appearance of the daguerreotype led him to become interested in photography, and in 1841, he set up a studio in Paris. He worked in scientific effervescence years 1840-1850, the improvement of the process. On the death of his father he fuses the two companies. His son Arthur Knight was also an engineer-optician. The studio of 69 Quai clock was later taken over by the engineer Pierre-Ambroise Richebourg optician who was apprenticed for 10 years at Vincent Chevalier. It is in the studio of Charles Chevalier Camille Sebastian Nachet forms to the optician before opening his famous house in 1839.