Ebonised Artists' Reducing Lens, c.1900 18th Century which folds to the size

which folds to the size of a single leaf for transport

Weight: 735 grams

with a parquetry border to each side of the box

possibly after The Birth Of The King Of Rome

the United States and Oman was renewed in 1985

Ebonised Artists' Reducing Lens, c.1900 18th Century which folds to the sizeAn 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