Antique Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Ornate Handle

This is a beautiful antique lorgnette, a folding pair of spectacles once used as both a practical accessory and a fashionable statement. The piece features: • Intricately designed metal handle, likely brass or bronze, with openwork detailing. • A loop at the end of the handle for attaching to a chain or ribbon. • Signs of age, patina, and wear consistent with authentic antiques, with some areas where the gold or bronze finish shows through on the handle. Lorgnettes were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries among fashionable ladies at the opera, theater, and social events. This particular example has a timeless, elegant charm and would appeal to collectors of antique eyewear, jewelry, or Victorian/Edwardian accessories.