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Art-Craft Optical
Art-Craft Optical Aviator — Yellow Gold-Filled, Winged-Propeller Bridge
Vintage · production decade not established
An Art-Craft Optical aviator catalogued in 1/10 12K gold-filled metal. A sculptural pair of wings spreads from a vertical propeller motif across the upper bridge. Fine metal rims and green lenses frame this unusually expressive piece of metalwork.
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- Maker / origin
- Art-Craft Optical
- Period
- Vintage · production decade not established
- Recorded details
- Size 58–18
- Collection number
- RGS–09
- Bridge ornament
- Outspread wings and vertical propeller motif
- Metal
- Catalogued 1/10 12K gold-filled
- Lenses
- Later green sun lenses
- Service provenance
- Not documented
The decorative bridge
The central ornament is more specific than a generic eagle: outspread wings flank a vertically arranged propeller form. The motif has a strongly modelled surface that catches light above the simpler lens rims. A lower bridge provides a second, finer horizontal line. Green lenses set off the warm metal, making the bridge the focal point in a frontal view. Close photographs of the motif and metal-content stamp are particularly relevant to this example.
Collector’s note
The bridge has an aviation motif. It does not establish military issue, service history or a particular production decade; no documentary provenance accompanies that association.
Condition & presentation
The wings and central propeller motif retain their sculptural definition. Later green sun lenses are fitted. Please refer to the photographs for surface detail; additional close-ups are available. 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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