20th Apr, 2023 9:30
A pair of Belle Époque diamond-set lorgnettes pendant on a spectacle chain, the lorgnettes with crescent-shaped glass lenses, set within a millgrain edged openwork frame with intricate scrolled floral motifs, highlighted by single-cut diamonds, folded and secured with a lever latch clasp to form a circular pendant to a conforming bail, suspending from a long spectacle chain with twelve collet-set diamond spacers, finishing with a later-added spring-ring clasp, mount and chain testing platinum, folded lorgnettes pendant drop length measures 8.0 cm, chain 75.0 cm long, total weight of item 27.4 grams.
Sold for £1,500
Condition Report
brilliant-cut diamond spacers have a diameter of 3.5 mm
latch clasp rather loose, multiple splits in the mount
A pair of Belle Époque diamond-set lorgnettes pendant on a spectacle chain, the lorgnettes with crescent-shaped glass lenses, set within a millgrain edged openwork frame with intricate scrolled floral motifs, highlighted by single-cut diamonds, folded and secured with a lever latch clasp to form a circular pendant to a conforming bail, suspending from a long spectacle chain with twelve collet-set diamond spacers, finishing with a later-added spring-ring clasp, mount and chain testing platinum, folded lorgnettes pendant drop length measures 8.0 cm, chain 75.0 cm long, total weight of item 27.4 grams.
