DATE: Art Deco, c.1920 

A weird and wonderful thing, an antique platinum lorgnette, set with old cut diamonds. A lorgnette is quite simply, a pair of spectacles mounted on a handle. They were a common sight at the theatre and the opera, and the name derives from the French word "lorgner"- to ogle. The handle is topped with a spring loaded pair of glasses (aka lorgnette). The styling is typically Deco, with geometric lines topped with foliate motifs set with diamonds. It looks great, and its useful too. You could sneakily spy on a rival across the way or even wear on a chain to show them off...

STONES 

Approx. 0.40ct total of Old Cut Diamonds

MEASUREMENTS 

9.8cm in length 

Each glass: 3.9cm diameter 

WEIGHT 

34.2g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as platinum 

CONDITION 

Very good