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Ball Book, Tortoiseshell, Gold Louis XVI Period

Sale price€3.400,00

Louis XVI period dance card Tablet case It is made of tortoiseshell stitched with polka dots and gold stars.
It has oval medallions on both sides, one decorated with the initial “J”, the other with a sentimental temple in a park. The miniatures are made of hair. It is decorated on its lid with two phylacteries: “souvenir” and “amitié”. It opens with a hinge and reveals three bound tablets and its small gold-tipped pencil. Rich gold frame chased with arabesques.

Delphine & Natty's opinion

A magnificent tortoiseshell and gold dance card, also called a tablet case, from the Louis XVI period, in perfect condition and of great beauty. Precious dance cards like the one we are presenting are true works of art made from precious materials. They were purchased from goldsmiths and passed down through families.
Authenticated object, rigorously checked in the workshop and certified.

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Ball Book, Tortoiseshell, Gold Louis XVI Period

The history of jewelry

The dance card allowed the dancer to note the names of her partners according to the dances. From the 18th century onwards, dance cards became precious objects, some of them true works of art.
Dimensions: 9 X 4.5 cm
Gross Weight: approximately 57.35 gr

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