Antique c.1750s French Vernis Martin and 18k Billet Doux, Sweet Notes, Love Letter Etui, Painting Staffordshire ready to use or display

ready to use or display

and the old early original arrangements of hair from 2 people or perhaps 3 are still almost perfectly arranged within

It was once a door to a large cabinet or bar

The finest

and is 1 1/4" tall when closed

Antique c.1750s French Vernis Martin and 18k Billet Doux, Sweet Notes, Love Letter Etui, Painting Staffordshire ready to use or displayI just love these old things. The history is as fun as the object. These are rare! What some think might be a cigar case is, instead, a 1700s "billet doux", or directly translated, "sweet note". The case is that into which love notes, invitations to clandestine trysts and such words of love would be sent by courier to one's beloved. Marriage being what it was among elites and titled persons in Marie Antoinette's era and earlier, one did not always