{"product_id":"product_6411de94-4b9f-18b6-1458-4ffe92691912","title":"Colani Gold-Plated Eyeglass Frame – Vintage Designer Glasses Model 1706, 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gilded designer frame by \u003cstrong\u003eColani\u003c\/strong\u003e — organically curved, open-worked, and recognizable as such from a distance. This vintage spectacle frame, model \u003cstrong\u003e1706\u003c\/strong\u003e, dates from the period when the designer transferred his flowing forms from vehicle and furniture construction to eyewear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's special about this frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of a straight temple, an open loop swings from the lens rim backwards — a double line that lets light through instead of shielding it. The broad temple hinge is open-worked and set with tear-shaped inlays in olive green and amber. The small oval decorative piece at the hinge bears the signature \u003cem\u003eColani\u003c\/em\u003e. The temple tips are made of black plastic, providing a calm contrast to the warm gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements and Marking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEngraving on the inside of the temple: 52 □ 18 - 135   1706\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLens width approx. 52 mm, bridge width approx. 18 mm, temple length approx. 135 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eOverall width approx. 13.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLens height approx. 3.3 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight approx. 30 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraved values are from the manufacturer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn vintage piece. The gilding is largely preserved and shows fine signs of wear in glancing light. The frame is complete, both temples and nose pads are present. The old prescription lenses are still inserted: slightly yellowish, with fine scratches, one of them with recognizably high power and concentric grinding rings at the edge. The lenses are to be understood as placeholders — any optician can re-lens the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor what\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of designer glasses from the 1980s and 1990s, as a frame for re-lensing or as a display piece on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin and Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at the monthly flea market in Baden near Vienna. Colani frames of this series were manufactured under license in Germany and Japan; no country marking can be seen on these glasses, so the manufacturing location remains open. Shipping from Austria, carefully packaged. The price is for 1 piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one bought these glasses by accident. Whoever wore them wanted to be seen — or at least not overlooked. Forty years later, that's exactly what feels fresh again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7b3f00;\"\u003eGold that wouldn't stand still — Items with Soul · VintageAustriaShop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VintageAustriaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56752344957303,"sku":"91","price":305.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/4071\/4359\/files\/Brille_1.jpg?v=1788203291","url":"https:\/\/vintageaustriashop.com\/en\/products\/product_6411de94-4b9f-18b6-1458-4ffe92691912","provider":"VintageAustriaShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}