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An English enamel and gilt metal lined bodkin case
painted in polychrome, the top modelled as the head of a girl, wrapped in a shawl and draped to the truncation, bearing the French legend INFLEXIBLE EN AMOUR C'EST FOLIE, 18th century -- 13.5cm. long, on a later ebonised stand.
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painted in polychrome, the top modelled as the head of a girl, wrapped in a shawl and draped to the truncation, bearing the French legend INFLEXIBLE EN AMOUR C'EST FOLIE, 18th century -- 13.5cm. long, on a later ebonised stand.
See Back Cover Illustration