A gold-mounted agate magn✱ifying glass, Continental, circa 1860 

oval lens, within a gold border chased with roses and leaves on a matted ground, the slightly tapering pale grey agate handle mounted in pierced cagework decorated with putti and Cupid perched on his quiver surrounded by scrollwork, engraved gold collar, apparently unmarked,in a modern green leather case stamped for: 'N.BLOOM & SON, ANTIQUES LTD., LONDON W1'

weight: 68.3 g

length 6 1⁄4 in.; 16 cm.

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Loupe en agate montée en or, Europe contin🃏entale, vers 1860

la loupe ovale, les bords en or ciselés de roses et feuilles sur fond amati, la poignée en agate gris pâle décorée de putti et de Cupidon perché sur son carquois entouré de volutes, apparemment non poinçonnée, dans un étui moderne en cuir vert estampillé: "N.BLOOM & SON, ANTIQUES LTD, LONDON W1"

weight: 68.3 g

length 6 1⁄4 in.; 16 cm.