ANTIQUE McALLISTER / LUMAIRE ABALONE M.O.P. & BLACK ENAMEL OPERA GLASSES W/ CASE For Sale

SEE ALL PHOTOS &READ THE ITEM DESCRIPTION, SELLER POLICIES & INFORMATION

THIS IS A TRULY BEAUTIFUL SET OF ANTIQUE LUMAIRE (PARIS) OPERA GLASSES RETAILED THROUGH McALLISTER OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE BARRELS AND OCULAR TUBES ARE COVERED IN FORMED STRIPS OF ABALONE MOTHER OF PEARL. THE METAL PARTS ARE BLACK ENAMELED & GOLD GILDED. THE GLASSES COMES IN THERE ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE WITH THE ORIGINAL PERIOD BLACK CLOTH NECK STRAP. THE NECK STRAP HAS MOTHER OR PEARL END PULLS - SEE PHOTOS. THE GLASSES ARE SIGNED ON BOTH OCULAR TRIM RINGS - SEE PHOTOS. THE GILDED CLAPS ON THE CASE HAS THE BEE MARK - SEE PHOTOS.
THE GLASSES ARE IN GORGEOUS CONDITION. THEY HONESTLY LOOK UNUSED OR NOT USED VERY MUCH AT ALL. THEY ARE CLEAN ALL OVER. NOTHING IS ROTTED, BEAT UP, WORN LOOKING, BENT UP, DENTED UP, LOOSE, SEIZED UP OR STRIPPED OUT. ALL MOTHER OF PEARL IS CLEAN & TIGHT ON THE GLASSES. NOTHING IS LOOSE, CRACKED OR CHIPPED UP. THE LENS GLASS IS NOT SCRATCHED UP OR FUNGUS ROTTED OUT.
THE CASE IS SOLID AND FULLY INTACT. THE INTERIOR LINING IS CLEAN. THE LID HINGE & CLAPS ARE IN TIGHT FINE WORKING ORDER. AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, THE OUTSIDE FINISH OF THE CASE LEATHER HAS SOME RUB MARKS.
I HAVE NOT POLISHED. YOU ARE SEEING THE GLASSES FRESH OUT OF THE ESTATE. THEY ARE BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES AS ANTIQUE PRE-OWNED OPTICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A COLLECTION. IT\'S BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE.

** NEVER A RESERVE **

ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST ESTATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). THEY ARE OBTAINED THROUGH CONSIGNMENT OR ESTATE LIQUIDATION PURCHASE. I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSIGNMENT & LIQUIDATION LLC FOR 15 YEARS. I AM NOT A \"YARD SALER\" OR A \"PICKER\". YOU ARE SEEING ITEMS BROUGHT TO ME RIGHT OUT OF THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS, POLISH UP ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I WANT buyers TO VIEW THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHEN THEY CAME FROM THE ESTATES. I DESCRIBE ITEMS AS I AM LOOKING AT THEM. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE. IF I TEST THE FUNCTION OF A MECHANICAL ITEM, THE DESCRIPTION ADVISES OF WHAT THE ITEM IS DOING IN FRONT OF ME WHEN TESTED, NOT AFTER IT HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE BUYER. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE ITEM. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT\'S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO.
THE ITEMS LISTED HERE ARE NOT BEING OFFERED LOCALLY AT THE SAME TIME. I WILL NOT END AN sale EARLY TO GET MORE MONEY FOR AN ITEM LOCALLY. ONCE AN ITEM IS UP & RUNNING, IT STAYS RUNNING UNTIL THE sale ENDS (UNLESS I MAKE A BAD DESCRIPTION ERROR & HAVE TO END THE sale TO FIX THE PROBLEM & THEN RE-LIST IT.)ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD TO THE WINNING buyer AT THE AMOUNT THEY WON IT FOR. I NEVER REFUSE COMPLETION OF A TRANSACTION BASED ON WHAT AN ITEMS SELLS FOR. (IE:IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP.)
MY sales ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. I TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN HYPE WORDING OR CONFUSING FANCY LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. I WANT BUYERS TO SEE SOMETHING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHAT I AM SEEING WHEN THE ITEM WAS ACQUIRED. I DO NOT USE THE DISTRACTION OF OVER-FLUFFED ADVERTISING IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO IMPULSE offer & THEN HAVE BUYER\'S REMORSE.
COLLECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. MY ITEMS WILL NOT DISAPPEAR PART WAY THROUGH THE sale. I CANNOT END sales EARLY FOR THE \"WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR IT NOW\" OR \"WHAT IS YOUR BUY IT NOW PRICE\" EMAILS. THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT sales TO FOLLOW THROUGH. SOMETIMES ITEMS DIE AND SOMETIMES THEY DO MUCH BETTER THAN ANY OFFER. THAT\'S THE FUN OF AN sale. PLEASE NOTE:OCCASIONALLY, IF THE ESTATE REQUESTS, I DO USE THE \"BUY IT NOW OR BEST OFFER\" FORMAT. ALSO,I NEVER PUT A RESERVE ON ANY sale.RESERVESARE JUST A PHONY WAY OF TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING BY GIVING THE ILLUSION OF AN sale.
I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM.I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN OR TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS AN ESTATE FINAL SALE. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES / VINTAGE / PRE-OWNED.I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR: BUYER\'S REMORSE, FALSE or FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK BUYER\'S REMORSE OR FALSE RETURN DEMANDS USING response AS INTIMIDATION.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I CANNOT CANCEL A TRANSACTION FOR QUESTIONS ASKED AFTER THE ITEM HAS BEEN WON BY THE BUY. I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY THE BUYER, TAKEN APART BY THE BUYER, ALTERED OR TAMPERED WITH IN ANY WAY BY THE BUYER. I CAN OFFER NO WARRANTIES OR RETURNS ON MECHANICAL ITEMS (IE: WATCHES, CLOCK, TOYS, CAMERAS, ETC...) IN REFERENCE TO HOW LONG THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AFTER RECEIVED BY THE BUYER. I TEST ALL OF THESE ITEMS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LISTING THEM. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I OBSERVE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT HOW LONG A VINTAGE/ ANTIQUE / PRE-OWNED MECHANICAL ITEMS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER THEY ARE OWNED BY THE BUYER.
PLEASE NOTE: MANY OF MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. JUST TO BE SAFE WHEN offerDING, PLEASE ASSUME THEY POSSIBLY DID NOT COME FROM SMOKE FREE HOMES. I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT SMELLS \"OLD\" TO SOMEONE, OR WHAT \"SMELLS LIKE TOBACCO SMOKE\" TO SOMEONE. I CANNOT OFFER ANY RETURNS FOR AN ITEM THAT A BUYER SAYS \"SMELLS OLD\" OR \"SMELLS LIKE SMOKE\". MOST OF THE ITEM I OFFER ARE OLD. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN. SOME OF MY ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN OLD ESTATE HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY TOBACCO SMOKING GOING ON AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER IN TIME. I CANNOT OFFER RETURNS FOR SOMETHING \"NOT FITTING\" THE BUYER OR SOMETHING BEING \"THE WRONG COLOR\".
PLEASE REMIT PAYPAL PAYMENTS WITHIN 3 DAYS OF sale\'S END. I AM VERY FRIENDLY & ACCOMMODATING, BUT NON-PAYING / NO CONTACT buyers DESTROY THE VALUE OF ITEMS. IF A WINNING buyer DOES NOT PAY FOR AN ITEM, I WILL HAVE TO FILE AN NON-PAYMENT CASE TO RECOUP THE FEES. I SHIP WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A CLEARED PAYMENT. (MUCH OF THE TIME, IT\'S ONLY A DAY OR TWO AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED, AND ON OCCASION, EVEN THE NIGHT THE ITEM IS PAID FOR, IF I\'M NOT AT WORK.)
I DO OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING. I ALWAYS TRY TO PACK MULTIPLE SMALL PURCHASES IN ONE BOX TO SAVE THE WINNING buyer A BIT ON THE SHIPPING/PACKING COST (AS LONG AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO W/O RISK OF BREAKING ITEMS BY JAMMING THEM IN ONE BOX.)I NEVER STACK FULL SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER UNLESS THEY HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT. (MOST LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS SHIPPED VIA UPS WILL HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY.) I SHIP ALL SMALL ITEMS IN THE USA VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL W/ DEL CONF. ALL ITEMS OVER $200 ARE SHIPPED WITH SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. I DO NOT SHIP VIA USPS PARCEL POST, USPS 1ST CLASS OR FED-EX AT ALL, NO EXCEPTIONS. I SHIP ALL LARGER & HEAVY ITEMS IN THE CONTINENTAL USA VIA FULLY INSURED UPS GROUND.PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO UPS GROUND SHIPPING TO ALASKA, HAWAII OR APO ADDRESSES. ALL ITEMS SHIPPED TO ALASKA, HAWAII OR A U.S. APO WILL HAVE TO BE SENT VIA AIRMAIL. THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.THE UPS SHIPPING COST SHOWN IN MY LISTINGS IS FOR INSURED UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES, PRO PACKED BY THE UPS STORE. PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT ANY LARGE ITEM AIRMAIL COSTS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I ONLY SHIP ITEMS. I DO NOT DO PICK-UPS AT ALL DUE TO A HORRIFIC BUSINESS SCHEDULE.
FOREIGN BUYERS USING A USA 2ND PARTY MAIL FORWARDING COMPANY TO GET AROUND MY PROHIBITED COUNTRIES LIST TAKE CAREFUL NOTICE:I CONSIDER THE INDICATED USA SHIPPING LOCATION AS THE BUYER\'S ADDRESS, NOT THE OVERSEAS 2ND PARTY LOCATION THE BOX WILL EVENTUALLY BE FORWARDED TO. I DO NOT PROVIDE ANY DISCOUNTS FOR FALSE / TRIVIAL / FRIVOLOUS \"ITEM NOT AS DESCRIBED\" COMPLAINTS MADE IN A FRAUDULENT ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE SHIPPING COSTS AND/OR CUSTOMS FEES PAID FOR BY THE SELLER. I DO NOT OFFER RETURNS FOR COMPLAINTS MADE WEEKS & MONTHS AFTER THE ITEM SHOWS DELIVERED TO THE GIVEN USA ADDRESS. ALSO PLEASE NOTE: I DO NOT INCLUDE FAKE \"SUITE OR APARTMENT\" NUMBERS (WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY 2ND PARTY CUSTOMER ORDER NUMBERS EMBEDDED IN THE ADDRESS) ON THE MAILING ADDRESS LABELS UNLESS THEY SHOW UP IN THE USPS MAILING ADDRESS COMPUTER AS VALID \"REAL\" APARTMENT OR SUITE NUMBERS.

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