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This piece is part of the sold-out Optical Release 001.
American Optical
American Optical Smoky-Gray Sculpted Frame
Vintage · production decade not established
An American Optical frame in smoky translucent gray, with a boldly modelled brow, keyhole bridge and generous lens openings. The material reveals the contour of the thick rims while keeping the front visually lighter than an opaque black frame.
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- Maker / origin
- American Optical
- Period
- Vintage · production decade not established
- Recorded details
- Size 54–24
- Collection number
- RGS–30
- Colour
- Smoky gray
- Front
- Oversized sculpted rims
- Bridge
- Keyhole
- Offering
- Frame only
- Photo note
- Pictured blue-gray lenses excluded
Sculptural acetate
The upper rim is strongly modelled, with generous outer corners and a pronounced central keyhole bridge. Smoke-gray translucency reveals changes in thickness across the front. The large lens openings and broad temples give the frame its presence even without a factory model name. The gallery records the frame with blue-gray lenses installed, but the offering is for the frame alone; those pictured lenses are excluded.
Collector’s note
Offered without lenses. The photographs show the frame with blue-gray lenses fitted; those pictured lenses are not included.
Condition & presentation
Frame only; the lenses visible in the photographs are excluded. The smoky material and moulded contours are visible in the gallery. An optician should assess the frame before fitting lenses. No case is included.
Restoration is carried out with intention by third-party specialists on an as-needed basis, preserving original features and markings as fully as possible. Individual condition notes describe the visible state and any specifically recorded changes.
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