A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE LORGNETTE
A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE LORGNETTE

PROBABLY LONDON, CIRCA 1750

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A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE LORGNETTE
PROBABLY LONDON, CIRCA 1750
of typical form, the handle of baluster shape with circular ends, the sides set with bloodstone panels overlaid with chased gold cagework, with putti musicians seated within scrolls and foliage, hinged gold-mounted lorgnettes

3½ in. (90 mm.) long (when closed)

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