Bone Magnifying Glass, Netherlands

Magnifier with a sleek, flat white handle and a polished silver collar.

This magnifying glass with glass, metal and bone is from the Netherlands, and dates to the 20th century. Dutch craftsmen have a long record of making optical instruments, and a magnifying glass is one of the simplest and most enduring of them. Round magnifying glass in a plain metal frame. The handle is straight, flat-sided and pale, with a narrow dark inlay line along it. A polished metal collar connects the handle to the lens. It is 4 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 9.5 high.

No decoration needed, and none provided.