A wallet, worked in emerald green silk and woven with gold and silver thread, the back with a crest within a floral wreath, the front with the motto Mille ne Valent pas une Presente within similar floral decoration, lined in blush pink silk, fastening with a plaited and tasselled tie--4 x 6.25in. (10 x 16cm.), late 17th century, probably French for the English market
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A wallet, worked in emerald green silk and woven with gold and silver thread, the back with a crest within a floral wreath, the front with the motto Mille ne Valent pas une Presente within similar floral decoration, lined in blush pink silk, fastening with a plaited and tasselled tie--4 x 6.25in. (10 x 16cm.), late 17th century, probably French for the English market

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A wallet, worked in emerald green silk and woven with gold and silver thread, the back with a crest within a floral wreath, the front with the motto Mille ne Valent pas une Presente within similar floral decoration, lined in blush pink silk, fastening with a plaited and tasselled tie--4 x 6.25in. (10 x 16cm.), late 17th century, probably French for the English market
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

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