Victorian Folding Lorgnette Glasses
The Details
- Victorian, gold filled Lorgnette glasses feature hand engraved scrollwork details and open with a push button release on a hinge.
- They measure at just under 3" when folded, and just over 4.25" when opened. Each lens measures 1.25" in diameter. This Lorgnette was made and sourced in England.
*This piece is pictured on a 30" modern gold filled chain but can be purchased with or without the chain.
THE HISTORY
Lorgnette Glasses originated in the 17th Century for use at the opera. Derived from the French word lorgner - meaning "to ogle," high society ladies controversially used their lorgnettes to spy stealthily on their adversaries or gentlemen they fancied in public. In the 19th Century, the lorgnette served as a more practical vision aid rather than an instrument of jealous leering.
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