English 18th Century Enamel Bodkin Case Billet Doux

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English XVIIIth Century enamel bodkin case.

Decorated with floral vignettes on a yellow ground with blue dots and white enamels.

Bodkin cases were used for large sewing needles and sometimes as a billet-doux to deliver secret love letters.

 

 

 

Dimensions:

Length: 12,5 cm

Diameter: 1,8 cm

Diameter inside: 0,8 cm

 

Period: 1760 - 1780

 

Perfect condition, no cracks, no repairs,

rare to find in such a good condition !

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