Vintage 60s Essel Boutique Oversized Square Sunglasses Honey Acetate France 54mm

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About this item

A bold oversized square sunglass from the French maker Essel, from its Boutique fashion line. The thick front is translucent honey and champagne-brown acetate with darker horizontal horn-like striations, cut with very wide, flat square rims and softly rounded corners, a low straight bridge and small block end pieces. The straight temples are matching translucent honey acetate with a visible metal core wire and silver multi-barrel hinges. Solid dark grey-green glass lenses, the left lens etched "ST". The inner temple is stamped "ESSEL BOUTIQUE" and "130".

Brand heritage

Essel was one of the major French optical companies. On 1 January 1972 it merged with its rival Silor to form Essilor, today part of EssilorLuxottica. Frames signed Essel therefore date from before or around that merger, which places this pair in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Why this one is special

• Signed Essel Boutique frame from before the 1972 Essilor merger
• Dramatic oversized square shape with extra-wide flat rims, a true mod statement
• Striated honey horn-effect acetate that glows in the light
• Glass grey-green lenses with etched "ST" mark
• Original stamps on the temple

Specifications

• Brand: Essel (Boutique line), France
• Type: Women's oversized square sunglasses
• Lens width: 54 mm
• Frame width: 146 mm
• Temple length: 130 mm
• Frame: translucent honey / champagne-brown striated acetate, metal core wire temples, silver metal hinges
• Lenses: solid dark grey-green glass, "ST" etched on the left lens
• Markings: "ESSEL BOUTIQUE" and "130" on the inner temple
• Era: late 1960s / early 1970s

Condition

Vintage, pre-owned with honest signs of age: fine scratches and surface marks on the top of the front rims, a small scratch on the right lens, light marks on the lenses, uneven translucent tone typical of vintage acetate, and greenish oxidation and discoloration at the hinge ends of the temples and on the hinge metal. Hinges open and close. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.

What's included

The sunglasses only. No case, box or papers.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.