Lorgnette d'époque Napoléon III en argent Sterling et écaille de tortue cheval Expédition offerte pour la Belgique

Expédition offerte pour la Belgique

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

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The oldest auction recorded on the site is a work sold in 2005 at Galerie Moderne (drawing-watercolor) and the most recent is a work sold in 2016 ( print-multiple)

"Les entrepreneurs Winand Nicolaas Clermont et Charles Chainaye fondèrent en 1851 une poterie dans le quartier Wijck de Maastricht

Lorgnette d'époque Napoléon III en argent Sterling et écaille de tortue cheval Expédition offerte pour la BelgiquePretty 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