The older I get (!!!), the more I appreciate having magnifying glasses here-and-there—lying in strategic spots, all around the house. I have one in the kitchen for reading the criminally-small cooking instructions on food packaging. There's one in the TV room for ascertaining the running time on a DVD movie box. I have a few of them in my work space—where I am forever researching antique makers' marks. And a good, strapping magnifying glass is always helpful in the tool drawer, for when one is called-upon to read the finely-raised (white-on-white) instructions inside a smoke detector or the etched serial number on the bottom of a toaster.
The magnifying glass, shown above, was made for one's more-refined tasks. It has a fairly powerful lens and would be very helpful on a desktop, in a library, on a dressing table (to read bottles), or on the entryway table (for reading the tiniest print on mail). The metallic mounting has filigree embellishment and six green jade cabochons are set within the metalwork. A polished white jade handle completes the exotic presentation. Functional as it is, this magnifying glass was made to sit-out where company can see it. Click on the photo above to learn more about it.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
We also can be found in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).
Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only). 917-446-42489/30/20249/30/2024