Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette torque ring for Burmese rubies

for Burmese rubies

securing the pearl in place at the bottom

An antique fob with an intaglio carved seal depicting a leaf

despite containing the same piece

Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette torque ring for Burmese rubiesDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 A weird and wonderful thing, an antique platinum lorgnette, set with old cut diamonds. A lorgnette is quite simply, a pair of spectacles mounted on a handle. They were a common sight at the theatre and the opera, and the name derives from the French word "lorgner" to ogle. The handle is topped with a spring loaded pair of glasses (aka lorgnette). The styling is typically Deco, with geometric lines topped with foliate motifs set