VICTORIAN rare antique Austro-Hungarian lorgnette with faceted quartz and mother of pearl set in gold washed metal, illegible hallmark on the loop end, 9-1/2″ by 2-1/4″ at the widest. The stones are roughly cut but do have a facet, and the lorgnette itself is heavy and well made. The glasses pop out when a light … Continue reading “VICTORIAN rare antique Austro-Hungarian lorgnette”
EDWARDIAN HB Co gold tone lorgnette chain with seed pearls watch slide. The chain is 24″ long and the slide is 1/2″ by 1/3″. This is in good vintage condition and circa 1910. These slide chains can be fun to wear with a pocket watch, and also with vintage charms on the end. View #V39294 $88.00
LORGNETTE sterling, marcasites and pearl lorgnette pendant, possibly in the shape of a very stylized fish. It is beautifully decorated with marcasites and a single pearl, and even the lenses have an embossed design around each glass, both front and back. When closed, the lorgnette portion is 2-3/4″ by 1-1/4″. The chain is 18″ long … Continue reading “LORGNETTE sterling, marcasites and pearl lorgnette pendant”
VICTORIAN antique sterling and carved angel skin coral cameo lorgnette, very rare style with heavily and ornately embossed floral motif with a poppy on the reverse, 5-1/3″ by 1-1/3″. These no longer pop open as they should, but need to be prized a bit to open, and there is a shallow dent on the handle, so this … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling & coral cameo lorgnette”
ANTIQUE early Victorian cut steel sewing chatelaine with 7 implements, 16″ total length. The top hook portion, which is 2-1/2″ by 2-1/3″, is cut steel and is in excellent shiny condition with a wheat, heart and scrolls design. The implements include an antique key; a very special scissors with a fitted case, including a small … Continue reading “ANTIQUE early Victorian cut steel sewing chatelaine with 7 implements”
ANTIQUE early Victorian 1800s cut steel sewing chatelaine that is over 200 years old. It has a 2-5/8″ top hook portion and 7-1/2″ to 10″ long chains in two interesting styles. The top and two of the implements have a cut steel circle and star design, the pin holder has it on both sides. The … Continue reading “ANTIQUE early Victorian 1800s cut steel sewing chatelaine that is over 200 years old”
CHATELAINE Victorian antique sterling silver chatelaine with an Asian or Japonesque style fan top and five different tools. The fan top has a flowers and leaves design on the front and on the back it is marked for the maker “CB” for Charles Boyton, London, sterling and the letter “N” for 1888, “F” in in … Continue reading “CHATELAINE Victorian antique sterling silver chatelaine with an Asian or Japonesque style fan top and five different tools, 1888”
CHATELAINE silver stamp box embossed with a butterfly, flowers, and a cobblestone design, marked inside “0214” and it opens to insert the stamps, 1-1/3″ by 1″ and 5/6″ deep. The photos show that the design is on both sides, and I think this was probably made at the turn of the last century. It does … Continue reading “CHATELAINE silver stamp box embossed with a butterfly, flowers, and a cobblestone design”
VICTORIAN signed sterling silver container to go on a chatelaine. It has a raised moose head with a little red rhinestone eye on the front and the letters “L.O.O.M’” for Loyal Order of Moose on a red enameled background. It’s marked “sterling” with the maker’s name “Alfred Schickerling Jew Co, Maiden Lane NY” and the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN signed sterling silver container for a chatelaine with a raised moose head with a little red rhinestone eye”
CHATELAINE sterling silver small round box embossed with a scene of people in a Medieval courtyard, marked “Spritzer & Fuhrman”, a company from Denmark, it is 1-1/3″ wide by 1/3″ deep, and it spins around a bit to a small opening in one side. It’s use is a mystery to me, but if you know … Continue reading “SPRITZER & FUHRMAN chatelaine sterling silver small round box embossed with a scene of people in a Medieval courtyard”