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Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering
Note the early hand forged nails
Width 183 Depth 14 Height 12 inches
and top edge of leaves is red
French Louis XVI Vernis Martin Billet-Doux (Love Note) Case bookcases Red cloth hardcover with giltDETAILS A rare antique, French cylindrical box with a fitted lid and gold mounts used to used to transport or store a secret love letter (billet doux). The surface is decorated with layers of paint with putti and cherubs holding floral garlands all on a gilt surface. This painting technique known as vernis Martin was a style of japanning or imitation lacquer named after the Martin Brothers interior designers. DATE 18th century DIMENSIONS Width 1 Depth
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