Victorian Stanhope Paris Binoculars pietra dura standing out prominently against a

standing out prominently against a black glass background

A couple of the spiders' legs are slightly bent out of position

Barrel clasp tests as 9ct gold

A fine example of the style

Victorian Stanhope Paris Binoculars pietra dura standing out prominently against aDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Cool antique binoculars featuring two Stanhope micro photographs of Parisian landmarks. The Left eyepiece shows a small list of landmarks including La Bastille, L'Opera, Arc de Triomphe and Les Invalides. The right eyepiece shows an image of the Eifel Tower and the exterior is crafted in brass, wrapped in green hand painted snakeskin style leather. Stanhopes were created in 1851 by John Benjamin Dancer, using a process called