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AN ANTIQUE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND CARNET
The guilloché blue enamel cover set on one side with an oval portrait miniature of an 18th century lady within an old mine-cut diamond frame, enhanced by applied rose-cut diamond ribbon and foliate motifs, with old mine-cut diamond foliate border, the reverse similarly-set with a an oval ivory plaque bearing the initials CMR surmounted by a crown, the blue enamel spine applied with gold "souvenir d'amitie" and rose-cut diamonds, with foliate rose and old-mine cut diamond clasps and integral gold pencil with rose-cut diamond terminal opening to reveal a miniature openwork neo-classical scene and initials, with ivory pages, mounted in silver and gold, (missing two small diamonds), circa 1830, 3¾ x 25/8 x 1/2 ins.
The guilloché blue enamel cover set on one side with an oval portrait miniature of an 18th century lady within an old mine-cut diamond frame, enhanced by applied rose-cut diamond ribbon and foliate motifs, with old mine-cut diamond foliate border, the reverse similarly-set with a an oval ivory plaque bearing the initials CMR surmounted by a crown, the blue enamel spine applied with gold "souvenir d'amitie" and rose-cut diamonds, with foliate rose and old-mine cut diamond clasps and integral gold pencil with rose-cut diamond terminal opening to reveal a miniature openwork neo-classical scene and initials, with ivory pages, mounted in silver and gold, (missing two small diamonds), circa 1830, 3¾ x 25/8 x 1/2 ins.
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Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.