Victorian Stanhope Nudes Binocular Pendant memorial A beautiful 22k gold wedding

A beautiful 22k gold wedding band dating from the year 1869

Peep into the side to see six photographs "In Memory of Hastings": on the beach

alongside a cushion shape 1

The face is intaglio carved with a heraldic crest and motto: a rampant lion within the Latin words DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE - "Led by love of country"

designed to allow loads of light in behind the stones to further enhance their brightness

Victorian Stanhope Nudes Binocular Pendant memorial A beautiful 22k gold weddingDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Cool antique binocular charm featuring two Stanhope micro photographs of naked women, one in each eyepiece. Crafted in yellow metal (I'd say brass based on the weight) with green leather cover and jump ring for wear as a pendant charm. Stanhopes, aka Stanho scopes, were invented by Ren Dagron in 1857 as a way of viewing microphotographs without the need of an expensive microscope. In 1862, Dagron displayed the devices at the