Magical Mughal-Era Spectacles to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s for $5 M.

They look like something out of an Indiana Jones movie, and they’re headed to sale with a combined price tag of more than $5 million.
On October 27, Sotheby’s will sell two sets of spectacles—both supposedly containing magical powers—named Gate of Paradise and Halo of Light. Estimated to sell for as much as $2.7 million each, they are currently on view in Hong Kong and will be sold in London. Both were commissioned by an unknown prince during the Mughal era in India, whic