A TORTOISESHELL-COVERED NOTEBOOK WITH GOLD AND ENAMEL MOUNTS, UNMARKED, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1835

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A TORTOISESHELL-COVERED NOTEBOOK WITH GOLD AND ENAMEL MOUNTS, UNMARKED, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1835


rectangular, the tortoiseshell covers with embossed and pierced cagework mounts of scrolls and enamelled festoons of flowers, applied on one side with a cartouche flanked by enamelled winged cherubs, the salmon-pink silk lining with similarly bound detachable notebook, with small red pencil

10.7cm., 4½in. high