Fine Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell Lorgnette Spectacles Tortoiseshell Swashbuckler I have just noticed on

I have just noticed on our photos the tiny bits of green which was used to mount it on a display rack

Two thick & heavy crystal claret style decanters with handles & hexagonal shaped or cut stoppers

including 2 putti

and 11" wide

it's a true work of art

Fine Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell Lorgnette Spectacles Tortoiseshell Swashbuckler I have just noticed onSuperb 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,