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POSSIBLY SWISS OR GERMAN
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A LOUIS XVI-STYLE JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD NOTEBOOK
possibly Swiss or German
Rectangular book-binding, both hinged sides set with slightly raised enamel plaques painted with scènes champêtres of young peasants in riverside landscapes within reeded gold mounts, the obverse and reverse applied with silver-mounted rose-cut diamond inscription SOUVENIR D'AMITIÉ on top and with rose-cut diamond set trophies of Love on the bottom, the matted gold cagework mounts and spine stamped with a gold ribbon twisted with translucent green enamelled foliage, the gold clasp loops fixed by insertion of a gold pencil holder with jewelled top; the insides of the book cover painted in lacquer with two Rococo-style scenes of Promenades dans le parc, inside a red leather bound booklet painted with a profile portrait of King Louis XVI in an oval reserve surmounted by the Royal French crown and surrounded by three fleurs-de-lys and a laurel wreath, the reverse with an identically framed oval reserve painted with three French Royal lilies, inside a tablet and note-paper
3.13/16 in. (96 mm.) high
possibly Swiss or German
Rectangular book-binding, both hinged sides set with slightly raised enamel plaques painted with scènes champêtres of young peasants in riverside landscapes within reeded gold mounts, the obverse and reverse applied with silver-mounted rose-cut diamond inscription SOUVENIR D'AMITIÉ on top and with rose-cut diamond set trophies of Love on the bottom, the matted gold cagework mounts and spine stamped with a gold ribbon twisted with translucent green enamelled foliage, the gold clasp loops fixed by insertion of a gold pencil holder with jewelled top; the insides of the book cover painted in lacquer with two Rococo-style scenes of Promenades dans le parc, inside a red leather bound booklet painted with a profile portrait of King Louis XVI in an oval reserve surmounted by the Royal French crown and surrounded by three fleurs-de-lys and a laurel wreath, the reverse with an identically framed oval reserve painted with three French Royal lilies, inside a tablet and note-paper
3.13/16 in. (96 mm.) high
注意事項
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