Lorgnettes pendant

Antique Victorian gold metal lorgnette glasses pendant

Add something really special to your neck mess with these wonderful Victorian lorgnette glasses!

They fold out from a neat pendant into little glasses to read a programme in the opera stalls of Victorian England. We love jewellery with a function! You can also leave them folded and use the piece as a quizzing glass. They look fantastic on a solid gold or silver antique chain…back in the day they would be worn on a long guard chain attached by a dog clasp, so they were always at hand for the wearer.

The stem is formed as an anchor with a good loop for your chain to go through. Beautiful goldwork details cover every component of this piece – we particularly like the faceting round the edge of the lenses.

This is a gold plated piece with a little wear showing here and there. There is also a chip to one lens, as well as surface wear to both lenses. Only to be expected as they are well over 100 years old.

The lorgnettes when folded measure 7.4cm in length and the lenses are 3.8cm wide

Hallmarks: none