Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette turquoise matrix notable for its curved point

notable for its curved point at the bottom

made in the wake of the Egyptomania that washed over Europe and America after the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922

Stamped 800 (silver)

Fantastic Art Deco period black opal pendant dating from the 1930s

There are a number of stories relating to the meaning behind a keeper ring

Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette turquoise matrix notable for its curved pointDATE: 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