Lorgnette d'époque Napoléon III en argent Sterling et écaille de tortue cheval car le secret de la

car le secret de la fabrication de la porcelaine était bien gardé

Very nice set dating from the Roaring Twenties presenting 4 views of Pierrot Art Deco

Pretty glass soliflore vase (from Murano

It is a piece gilded with fine gold

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Lorgnette d'époque Napoléon III en argent Sterling et écaille de tortue cheval car le secret de laPretty folding jewel lorgnette in a tortoiseshell case, from the Napoleon III period, 19th century. It is made of Sterling silver (1 hallmark on the telescope and 1 on the edge of the case (see photos). The lorgnette was invented in the 18th century by the Englishman George Adams . The lorgnette is generally used as a piece of jewelry , rather than to enhance vision . Fashionable ladies generally preferred them to glasses. Lorgnettes were very popular