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Billet Doux

Antique English Hand-Painted Porcelain Bodkin or Billet-Doux Case
Antique English Hand-Painted Porcelain Bodkin or Billet-Doux Case

Antique English Hand-Painted Porcelain Bodkin or Billet-Doux Case

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Antique English hand-painted porcelain bodkin or billet-doux case, exceptionally hand-painted in a

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Antique Late 18th Century English Bottles

20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers
20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers

20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers

$1,089Sale Price|40% Off

H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 14.18 in

20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers

Located in LEGNY, FR

Rare and original piece 20th century French walnut "Billet doux". Used to write letters behind the

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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret
Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret

Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret

Located in Montreal, QC

original finish is very rare indeed. This little desk was made for personal correspondence; billets doux

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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Desks

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19th Century Folding Writing Table, "Billet Doux"
19th Century Folding Writing Table, "Billet Doux"

19th Century Folding Writing Table, "Billet Doux"

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H 45 in W 23 in D 20.5 in

19th Century Folding Writing Table, "Billet Doux"

Located in New Orleans, LA

A fine, mid-19th century folding writing table, known as a "billets doux" (love letters), the

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

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Two Framed French Etchings by Francois Boucher, for Savalette de Langes, 1700s
Two Framed French Etchings by Francois Boucher, for Savalette de Langes, 1700s

Two Framed French Etchings by Francois Boucher, for Savalette de Langes, 1700s

By François Boucher

Located in Petaluma, CA

from the Philanthropic Society of Paris to Savalette de Langes. They are entitled "Le billet doux" (the

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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Napoleon III Inlaid Wood Marquetry Billet-Doux Cylinder Music Box
Napoleon III Inlaid Wood Marquetry Billet-Doux Cylinder Music Box

Napoleon III Inlaid Wood Marquetry Billet-Doux Cylinder Music Box

Located in Paris, FR

Rare and astonishing billet-doux cylinder music box. This love-letter music box is set within a

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Music Stands

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18th Century French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames-Set of Four
18th Century French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames-Set of Four

18th Century French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames-Set of Four

Located in Dallas, TX

a romantic scene with people dressed in 18th century attire. Named "Le Billet Doux" (the sweet note

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Prints

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Giltwood, Paper

Pair of Midcentury French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames
Pair of Midcentury French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames

Pair of Midcentury French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames

Located in Dallas, TX

"Le Billet Doux" (the sweet note) and "Qu'en dit l'Abbe? (what does the priest think?"), the wall

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Prints

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Very rare XL Mah Jong ‘Jean Paul Gaultier' - Hans Hopfer - Roche Bobois France
Very rare XL Mah Jong ‘Jean Paul Gaultier' - Hans Hopfer - Roche Bobois France

Very rare XL Mah Jong ‘Jean Paul Gaultier' - Hans Hopfer - Roche Bobois France

By Hans Hopfer

Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen

and Gaultier signature Billet Doux – engraving-style banknote pattern with Gaultier insignia

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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Victorian Coromandel Brass Banded Jewellery and Dressing Box, 1873, 19th Century
Victorian Coromandel Brass Banded Jewellery and Dressing Box, 1873, 19th Century

Victorian Coromandel Brass Banded Jewellery and Dressing Box, 1873, 19th Century

By Jenner and Knewstub

Located in London, GB

to reveal a "billet-doux" compartment with a blue velvet backed reversible mirror which can be

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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19th Century Coromandel and Brass Banded Jewellery Box Coton Hall
19th Century Coromandel and Brass Banded Jewellery Box Coton Hall

19th Century Coromandel and Brass Banded Jewellery Box Coton Hall

By Jenner and Knewstub

Located in London, GB

catch which opens to reveal a "billet doux" compartment with a velvet back reversible mirror which can

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Billet Doux in Marquetry Stamped Bastet, Napoleon III Period
Billet Doux in Marquetry Stamped Bastet, Napoleon III Period

Billet Doux in Marquetry Stamped Bastet, Napoleon III Period

By A. Bastet Lyon

Located in NONANCOURT, FR

Little sweet note in marquetry and gilded bronzes opening with a flap, sheathed in leather and opening on four small drawers, as well as a large drawer on the front. Beautiful marque...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

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Hand with Pearls and Lover's Eyes

Hand with Pearls and Lover's Eyes

By Fatima Ronquillo

Located in Boston, MA

physically visible wounds. Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Girl with Pearls and Lover's Eye

Girl with Pearls and Lover's Eye

By Fatima Ronquillo

Located in Boston, MA

physically visible wounds. Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are

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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Hand with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43"

Hand with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43"

By Fatima Ronquillo

Located in Boston, MA

physically visible wounds. Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are

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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Girl with Pearls, Seashells, and Coral

Girl with Pearls, Seashells, and Coral

By Fatima Ronquillo

Located in Boston, MA

physically visible wounds. Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are

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Acrobat with Pearl

Fatima RonquilloAcrobat with Pearl, 2016

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H 12 in W 9 in D 1.75 in

Acrobat with Pearl

By Fatima Ronquillo

Located in Boston, MA

physically visible wounds. Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are

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Beatrice

Fatima RonquilloBeatrice, 2016

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H 8 in W 6 in D 1.75 in

Beatrice

By Fatima Ronquillo

Located in Boston, MA

physically visible wounds. Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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