A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED MINIATURE-SET TORTOISESHELL CARNET-DE-BAL
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED MINIATURE-SET TORTOISESHELL CARNET-DE-BAL

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY

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A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED MINIATURE-SET TORTOISESHELL CARNET-DE-BAL
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
In the Louis XVI style, the body set with a miniature of a young lady in décolleté dress, the reverse with a gold monogram, both within vari-coloured gold wreath, set in tortoiseshell, piqué with strips and quatrefoils, the cover with the words 'Souvenir' and 'D'Amitie', in a later fitted leather case
3¾ in. (95 mm.) long
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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