THIS ONE IS A VERY NEAT ANTIQUE, VICTORIAN ERA MOST LIKELY, FOLD-IN SPRING LOADED/DEPLOYED SET OF "LORGNETTE" EYEGLASSES. ONCE YOU FOLD THEM AND SLIP THEM BACK INTO ONE PULLES A STUD AND THE GLASSES "SPRING OUT" READY TO USE. THERE IS NOT OBVIOUS MAKER'S MARK, BUT A TINY, TINY, HALLMARK THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR ME TO PHOTO READ. THE SPECTICLES THEMSELVES SEEM TO BE GOLD FILLED, WITH SOME WEAR, BUT AGAIN, NO CARAT MARKINGS TO BE FOUND. ALTHOUGH, THE INITIALED PLATE INLAID INTO THE TORTOISE SHELL FRAME IS MOST LIKELY A CARAT GOLD; YOUR GUESS IS A GOOD AS MINE? OFFER IS STICTLY AS A RELIC "AS IS WHERE IS." ALL OFFERINGS ARE AS IS WHERE IS, ALL SALES FINAL, ALL IMAGES AND TEXT ARE FULLY OWNED AND PROTECTED FROM USE WITHOUT PERMISSION: PAYMENT IS REQUESTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF CLOSE OF THE OFFERING - IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU BID - I DO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE! I CAN'T GUARANTEE NEXT DAY SHIPPING, BUT I'M USUALLY PRETTY FAST - SEE MY FEEDBACK!