Tortoiseshell lorgnette
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A lorgnette is a pair of glasses that are mounted onto a handle rather than sitting on the nose and fitting over the ears, and here we have a lovely antique tortoiseshell lorgnette that can still be used today.
This lorgnette dates from the 1860's and really takes you back in time when you hold it in your hand. With a tortoiseshell handle that the glass retracts into, on the side when it is closed is a small lever that once pressed allows the lens which itself is folded onto itself to spring out of the handle and open ready to use.
The tortoiseshell section measures 2.1cm wide at the middle by 7cm in length or 8.2cm to the bail at the end where it can be attached to a chain making this a very compact and neat peace, and when opened the glasses section measures 11cm across.
So wonderful and full of charm from a bygone era, this antique tortoiseshell lorgnette will certainly be a wonderful talking point.
Stock# ES6307
Circa: 1860
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