Description
French hallmarked solid silver gilt quizzer or quizzing glass magnifier pendant, circa 1820
The finely worked stem, a blackamoor caryatid supporting two cornucopia.
Some of the design highlighted / left as silver.
Good original 2,1/2 x magnification, 1,1/4″ or 31mm diameter glass lens, overall length 3,1/16″ or 78mm.
All in excellent condition with no damage or repair, the gilt surface with some light wear.
Guaranteed old and original.
Quizzing: ‘The act of mocking by a narrow examination through a quizzing-glass or by pretended seriousness of discourse’.
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Cog Scientific
As a fine art sculpture graduate I have applied my appreciation and understanding of form and function to my lifelong professional career in the antiques trade. Over forty years dealing in what I considered worthy, within the fields of decorative arts and sciences, I have always purchased over a wide spectrum and look forward to offering an exciting variety of stimulating pieces.