Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette turquoise matrix with an old mine cut

with an old mine cut diamond between each

but for whom and why 8th Oct '02 we'll probably never know

Charming late Victorian fan locket with unusual patented opening mechanism

Stamped 800 (silver)

Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette turquoise matrix with an old mine cutDATE: 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