Message case, 18th century
Message case, 18th century
Message case or "soft note", made of wood and brown tortoiseshell**, covered with a greyish decoration on a blue background of shepherds and sheep. It opens revealing a case at one end, and a perfume bottle at the other. Surrounded by four gold rings (one missing).
L. 15 cm (wear and tear)
In a box lined with cream satin. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Message case, 18th century
Message case or "soft note", made of wood and brown tortoiseshell**, covered with a greyish decoration on a blue background of shepherds and sheep. It opens revealing a case at one end, and a perfume bottle at the other. Surrounded by four gold rings (one missing).
L. 15 cm (wear and tear)
In a box lined with cream satin. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.