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Lot 073 - Antique Etched Metal Aide-Memoire Pocket Notebook with Hand-Painted Landscape Scene, Gold Scroll Decoration, and Figural Back Cover with Pencil, 3-3/8" H
Lot 073 - Antique Etched Metal Aide-Memoire Pocket Notebook with Hand-Painted Landscape Scene, Gold Scroll Decoration, and Figural Back Cover with Pencil, 3-3/8" H
Antique etched metal aide-memoire pocket notebook in book form with a red leather spine. The front cover features etched metal with gold scrollwork surrounding a central octagonal cartouche containing a hand-painted landscape scene depicting figures near a body of water with trees and mountains, bordered by a gold beaded frame. The back cover displays an etched gold and black figural design of a female figure in a dress surrounded by scrolling foliate and floral ornament with musical instruments below. The interior is lined with moiré silk and retains a pencil stylus.
The metal covers show wear and losses to the gold decoration. The interior silk lining is soiled and stained with some lifting and losses at the edges. The display stand shown in the photographs is not included.