Featured 9ct antique spectacles

found these in a house clearance shop, 3 pairs in an old spectacles box

2 are marked 12Kt GF gold filled

these test as 9ct or above (not marked), only tested them as they look like gold, still surprised though, didn't think there was such a thing as gold glasses !!

 

I have made glasses with 18K gold frames.Example of your frame...https://gem.app/product/vintage-french-10k-gold-filled-opera

 

Thanks holly, ya reckon these are filled then not solid ?

 

Very interesting, the 12ct gold filled ones passed the acid test as well, so guess they probably are filled

Has made me question the acid test alltogether !!

 

You just didn't scratch enough to get to the base metal core.

 

WHAT SCRATCH AWAY ALL THAT GOLD !!!!

 

yes.... https://gldn.com/blogs/journal/gold-filled-vc-gold-plated-jewelry

 

Many of the pince nez spectacles are solid gold. I found a pair, solid 18k with French marks, bought for $28 and sold for $600. Probably get twice that now.

 

I think the case is the clue to that pair mate !!!

But saying that, if you looked at the glasses themselves you wouldn't necessarily think 18ct gold !!

 

Just worked out how to adjust mine, you pull on a spring

Fit quite well, but know I've got a Victorians prescription headache

 

OOOOOH, maybe I'd better double check a couple pair I have!!!!!!!!!! But I don't have a case, either....

 

Check behind the nose piece aqui

 

I’ve got several pairs and they are all gold filled.I live in hope of finding solid gold ones but the GF ones still sell quite well.

 

I have probably a dozen pair and all are gold filled.

 

I came across an old Benjamin Franklin style pair of spectacles. They were not marked but xlr'd at 9kt, acid tested at 9Kt and there was a damaged area at the screw that gouged out about half the metal thickness and they were clearly solid gold as my gold buyer would attest

Sometimes you just never know on the antique bits.