{"product_id":"hermes-magnifying-glass-with-japanese-meiji-period-handle-one-of-one","title":"Hermes Magnifying Glass with Japanese Meiji Period Handle, One of One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis magnifying glass pairs a substantial gold toned lens ring with a handle made from a Japanese Meiji period piece, worked with a delicate raised floral vine motif in mother of pearl and shell inlay against a pale ground. The handle predates the magnifier itself by decades, repurposed into a one of one Hermes commission rather than mass produced alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the piece's history, this magnifier was made for one of Hermes's important clients in the 1950s, combining the house's in house metalwork with an antique Japanese decorative object to create something genuinely unique rather than a standard catalog piece. That kind of bespoke commission was not unusual for Hermes's most valued clients during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lens itself is a proper functioning magnifier, generously sized, while the Meiji handle brings a completely different decorative language into the piece, floral and delicate where the gold surround is plain and architectural. The contrast is part of what makes the object so distinctive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade in France and sourced in the United States, this is a genuinely one of a kind object, both for its Hermes provenance and for the antique Japanese material at its core, and a significant find for a serious collector of either Hermes objects or Japanese decorative arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collectors Gene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50279106805898,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/1247\/6810\/files\/Hermes_Magnifying_Glass_with_Japanese_Meiji_Period_Handle_One_of_One_8.jpg?v=1791332996","url":"https:\/\/collectorsgene.com\/products\/hermes-magnifying-glass-with-japanese-meiji-period-handle-one-of-one","provider":"Collectors Gene","version":"1.0","type":"link"}