Open image in slideshow, Beautiful, rare red lacquer secret dance card, Paris, 1762-1768.

Beautiful, rare red lacquer secret dance card, Paris, 1762-1768.

$ 17,500.00

Tax included.

Beautiful, rare red lacquer secret dance card, Paris, 1762-1768. Gilt silver

 

France 1762-1768.

 

Size: box 15 cm L x 10 cm W x 3 cm H

Size: note case 9 cm L x 5 cm W x 1 cm H

 

Antique souvenir D’Amitie note case shaped as a card holder and containing slips of paper and a pencil. Red exterior features two medallions: one containing a lady's portrait, the other a monogram against a contrasting blue guilloche background. Includes fabric lined box.

 

Provenance:

From a Milan Italian gentleman Collection.

 

CONDITION: Exterior red veneer has hairline cracks from age; portrait has a narrow crack down middle; minor tarnishing consistent with age and use. Unless otherwise stated

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Open image in slideshow, Beautiful, rare red lacquer secret dance card, Paris, 1762-1768.
Open image in slideshow, Beautiful, rare red lacquer secret dance card, Paris, 1762-1768.
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