Please see our small print for more details. Lot Of 5: Antique Lorgnette Opera Glasses. Sophisticated Vintage Lorgnette Necklace made with Deco era platinum chain, detailed with Fancy-Cut Diamonds in Shield Cut, Half Moon, and Old European Cut. This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah business, and is not available for shipment internationally, nor within the USA to California, NY, Nevada, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington if it contains ivory, sorry.
Our offering exceeds the age limitation of "more than 100 years of age", and is well within the exemption for CITES regulation. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world. We never buy or sell anything 100 years or newer we donate to anti-poaching organizations we don't hunt we conserve in ways that impact global warming (we're totally solar at home), knowing those measures also protect the animals in the wild today. Antique Art Deco 925 Sterling Silver Lorgnette Opera Folding Eyeglasses / SIGNED. IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world. Get the best deals on Lorgnette Vintage Eyeglasses when you shop the. The form is carved to give an impression of bamboo, which would have been part of Empress Eugenie's favorite Empire Revival decorative accents, Japonaise, Chinoiserie. Very light surface abrasion here or there which don't show at all to the naked eye, but I can see a tiny few in our greatly enlarged photos. There are no chips, no hairlines, no cracks, no losses and no warping to this superb folding lorgnette spectacles set. The French have been known from way back for secure mounting of diamonds in silver (see the Marie-Antoinette necklace story). The diamonds have also been tested, affirmative. The gold has been acid tested at 18k, the French standard.
I would say they have a magnification of only 1-2, so you know these were more a luxurious accessory to be seen rather than a necessity. I've been tempted to change my name, though my maiden name begins with a P, so it worked. Spectacular top to bottom, and it's an impressive 10.5" long and 1.5" wide where that large monogram mounts. With an elaborate 18k gold M and A backing it, in Marie-Antoinette lettering, rests a larger sterling silver P set with a constellation of diamonds. If you’re browsing our inventory for a gold lorgnette, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.Some glorious luxury, this set! My favorite antique (c.1850-70, Napoleon III or mid-Victorian era) opera lorgnette, to be worn on a chain or ribbon (loop at bottom of the long bamboo-motif carved handle), and whomever had this opulent monogram created for it must have been so proud to lift it at Opera Garnier to browse the evening's program.
Today, if you’re looking for an old european cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes old mine cut and round cut alternatives. The seller is 2007stringer and is located in this country: US. This item is in the category Clothing, Shoes & AccessoriesSpecialtyVintageVintage AccessoriesEyeglasses. Please see the other items we are listing. Wide and hve the weight of 20-g on our kitchen scales. A gold lorgnette of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring Diamond, from our inventory of 21, is particularly popular. Antique French silver lorgnette opera glasses. are often thought to be among the most beautiful. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic gold lorgnette over the years, but those made by Cartier, Tiffany & Co. The lenses snap open into a eyeglasses shape just pressing a tiny lever on the handle in order to have a pair of spectacles. This pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses feature a 'folding' frames that overlap one another. Finding the perfect gold lorgnette may mean sifting through those created during different time periods - you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. A gorgeous old fashioned 14-karat gold antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. Frequently made of Gold, 14k Gold and 18k Gold, this item was constructed with great care. On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate gold lorgnette for your needs in our varied inventory.
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