Lorgnette d'époque Napoléon III en argent Sterling et écaille de tortue cheval The oldest auction recorded on

The oldest auction recorded on the site is a work sold in 2005 at Galerie Moderne (drawing-watercolor) and the most recent is a work sold in 2016 ( print-multiple)

REMARQUE IMPORTANTE concernant l'écaille de tortue antique : Nous sommes de grands partisans de la protection des espèces menacées dans notre monde moderne

Pretty glass soliflore vase (from Murano

Elle est en bon état général (1 fissure restaurée sur le dessus

car le secret de la fabrication de la porcelaine était bien gardé

Lorgnette d'époque Napoléon III en argent Sterling et écaille de tortue cheval The oldest auction recorded onPretty folding jewel lorgnette in a tortoiseshell case, from the Napoleon III period, 19th century. It is made of Sterling silver (1 hallmark on the telescope and 1 on the edge of the case (see photos). The lorgnette was invented in the 18th century by the Englishman George Adams . The lorgnette is generally used as a piece of jewelry , rather than to enhance vision . Fashionable ladies generally preferred them to glasses. Lorgnettes were very popular