Fine Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell Lorgnette Spectacles Tortoiseshell Swashbuckler and 11" wide

and 11" wide

the tiny number "1" within that mark means it's in

including 2 putti

it's in fine form and has definitely been a commissioned work as well as one well cherished

the tiny number "2" within that mark means it's 2nd quality for

Fine Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell Lorgnette Spectacles Tortoiseshell Swashbuckler and 11" wideSuperb antique Napoleon III or Victorian era shell lorgnette style eyeglasses or spectacles! The lighting doesn't show off the cognac colored shell very well but it's there, you can see the natural grain in those with camera flash reflections. I was sitting in the optometrist's office the other day and there was a "History of Spectacles" poster on the wall and it was quite neat seeing them in a chronological setting of sorts (I sat there saying,