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Late 18th Century Silver-plated Metal Love Letter Case With Lock, Engraved With H Fragonard
A beautiful object of virtue, this silver-plated metal case suggests a beautiful romance between lovers.
An ancestor of our modern text messages, these rare cases were used to hold love notes (hence their name).
The lid is split, symbolizing the passage of messages, and is locked with a key (present), preventing anyone from discovering the potential messages between lovers.
The interior is lined with purple velvet.
This color embodies love kept secret by shyness.
The body of the case is adorned with a well-known engraving, that of "The Oath of Love" by Honoré Fragonard.
In very good condition for an 18th-century object, with a small dent on one corner and some silvering loss on the engraving.
No hallmarks are visible.
An ancestor of our modern text messages, these rare cases were used to hold love notes (hence their name).
The lid is split, symbolizing the passage of messages, and is locked with a key (present), preventing anyone from discovering the potential messages between lovers.
The interior is lined with purple velvet.
This color embodies love kept secret by shyness.
The body of the case is adorned with a well-known engraving, that of "The Oath of Love" by Honoré Fragonard.
In very good condition for an 18th-century object, with a small dent on one corner and some silvering loss on the engraving.
No hallmarks are visible.
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