In the hands of the beholder?

French Art Deco platinum lorgnette (a real eye-catcher)

A lorgnette (or face-à-main) is a pair of glasses (or opera glasses) held by a long handle at one side, mostly used by well-to-do ladies. This particular type of lorgnette has a hidden system in its stem that, by moving it slowly down with the tip of your fingers, will release a spring that will open the closed lorgnette with one glass and transform it into a double-glassed lorgnette.

Crafted in platinum and richly adorned with rose-cut diamonds and little carré calibrated stones, this utensil is a true jewel.

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