EDWARDIAN STERLING SILVER MAGNIFYING GLASS - MILLINGTON MILLER, CIRCA 1900-1910

A HANDSOME EDWARDIAN MAGNIFYING GLASS WITH STERLING SILVER HANDLE, MAKER-MARKED TO MILLINGTON MILLER. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DECORATIVE DETAIL CHARACTERISTIC OF EDWARDIAN SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND DESK ACCESSORIES.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: MILLINGTON MILLER (IDENTIFIED FROM CIRCULAR STAMPED MARK TO HANDLE)
- PERIOD: EDWARDIAN, CIRCA 1900-1910
- MATERIAL: STERLING SILVER HANDLE WITH CLEAR GLASS LENS

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAIL:
THE HANDLE IS FASHIONED FROM SOLID STERLING SILVER WITH DECORATIVE MOULDED ELEMENTS AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN HANDLE AND LENS RING. THE DESIGN FEATURES A TAPERED CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH ORNAMENTAL BANDING AND A SPHERICAL FINIAL AT THE TERMINAL. THE LENS IS MOUNTED IN A CIRCULAR SILVER BEZEL WITH A SERRATED EDGE, TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD. THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION DEMONSTRATES HAND-FINISHING TECHNIQUES CONSISTENT WITH EARLY 20TH-CENTURY SILVERWARE MANUFACTURE.

DIMENSIONS:
- OVERALL LENGTH: 28 CM
- LENS DIAMETER: 8.5 CM

CONDITION: GOOD FOR AGE. THE SILVER HANDLE DISPLAYS NATURAL PATINA WITH LIGHT TARNISHING, CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE. MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES ARE VISIBLE ON THE HANDLE FROM HANDLING OVER TIME. THE GLASS LENS IS CLEAR AND FREE FROM CRACKS OR CHIPS. THE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS REMAIN CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL LEATHER CARRYING CASE, WHICH SHOWS AGE-APPROPRIATE WEAR WITH MINOR CREASING TO THE MATERIAL.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE WITH MAKER'S MARK VISIBLE TO INTERIOR.

EDWARDIAN MAGNIFYING GLASSES BY MILLINGTON MILLER REPRESENT A DESIRABLE CATEGORY OF FUNCTIONAL LUXURY ITEMS FROM THE PERIOD. SIMILAR EXAMPLES HAVE APPEARED AT AUCTION, WITH COMPARABLE PIECES ACHIEVING £180 TO £350 DEPENDING ON CONDITION AND COMPLETENESS OF ORIGINAL CASE.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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