Everyday objects
Golden lorgnette with amethysts
Beautiful little lorgnette decorated with lion and cherub faces and 4 stones, possibly amethysts. The magnifying glasses are intact and can be folded up and protected inside the shell for storage. Lorgnettes were popular in Europe in the early 1900s. Prominently displayed around their necks, wealthy ladies wore them like jewels, using them at the opera to read the evening’s program.
395.00 $ + tx