Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette torque ring securing the pearl in place

securing the pearl in place at the bottom

Crescent: 1

I understand the XP stands for "Christ"

despite containing the same piece

Art Deco Diamond Platinum Lorgnette torque ring securing the pearl in placeDATE: 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