Eye Eye: Rare c.1750 shagreen 'banjo' spectacle case and glasses surprise at auction

Catalogued simply as 'a cased pair of spectacles, 19th century, the case in shagreen, along with three magnifying glasses', this understated lot estimated at £30-50 fell between a portrait miniature of Napoleon and a set of 1950s headlights.

However, on the day fierce bidding pushed the final hammer up to a surprising £2800. Why did this pa…

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