Fine Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell Lorgnette Spectacles Tortoiseshell Swashbuckler including 2 putti

including 2 putti

it's a true work of art

A real beauty

A slight bit of soiling to the fabric around the scent bottle fitting

Overall pique and I really am not seeing any areas of loss

Fine Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell Lorgnette Spectacles Tortoiseshell Swashbuckler including 2 puttiSuperb 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,