They work perfectly as an accessory for a man or a woman. While these opera glasses are clearly antique, they are still perfectly usable for a night at the opera, a concert or bird watching. The Smithsonian Museum of American History has a few pairs of Chevalier Opera Glasses in their collection. This doesn't harm the integrity of the case, which still holds these antique opera glasses snugly in it's red, silk lined interior.Īrthur Chevalier (1830-1874) began in business around 1860, taking charge of the optical firm begun by his grandfather, Charles Chevalier, and continued by his father, Louis Vincent Chevalier. It shows it's age and has one tear in the bottom. It also has worn down from it's original black to more of a dark brown. One side is dark brown, and the other, kind of a mottled greenish brown. The leather was originally black, but has worn to a wonderful patina. The glasses are made of a silvered metal and are covered in leather.
They were made by the Chevalier Company of Paris circa the 1860s.
This antique pair of Opera Glasses come with their original leather case.
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