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 neoclassical style.
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Billet Doux
20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers
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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 fabric wall to be hidden.
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Billet-Doux (L'incomunicabilité) - Original Lithograph after A. Beardsley - 1970
By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Located in Roma, IT
Billet-Doux (L'incomunicabilité) is an original litography realized after Aubrey Beardsley in 1970.
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Rare and Important Sheraton Painted Satinwood Cheveret
Located in Montreal, QC
This little desk was made for personal correspondence; billets doux and was already old when Jane Austin started writing.
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Myrte - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
"...Upon his first arrival on earth, Myrthe became incarnated in the person of a marquis [...]He spent the day in writing billet-doux, and love-letters in rhyme." T.Delord.
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1840s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
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Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print
By Suzuki Harunobu
Located in Soquel, CA
On a garden bench sits a billet doux received by Osen. Sharing popularity with Osen is Ofuji of the Yōjiya “Motoyanagiya” in Sensōji Temple in Asakusa.
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1760s Edo Figurative Prints
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Woodcut, Ink, Rice Paper
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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 writing surface covered in its original leather, the desk interior with storage shelves.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Two Framed French Etchings by Francois Boucher, for Savalette de Langes, 1700s
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Two Framed French Etchings by Francois Boucher, for Savalette de Langes, 1700s
By François Boucher
Located in Petaluma, CA
They are entitled "Le billet doux" (the love letter) and "la Confidence."
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Materials
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Napoleon III Inlaid Wood Marquetry Billet-Doux Cylinder Music Box
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
The billet-doux is a highly collectible box.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Music Stands
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Pair of Midcentury French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames
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Pair of Midcentury French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Paris, France circa 1970 after Nicholas Delaunay (1739-1792), and set in a custom carved gilt frame protected with glass, each print depicts a romantic scene with people d...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Prints
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18th Century French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames-Set of Four
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18th Century French Louis XV Romantic Colored Prints in Gilt Frames-Set of Four
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Paris, France circa 1774 and set in a custom carved gilt frame protected with glass, each print depicts a romantic scene with people dressed in 18th century attire. Named ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Prints
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Very rare XL Mah Jong ‘Jean Paul Gaultier' - Hans Hopfer - Roche Bobois France
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Very rare XL Mah Jong ‘Jean Paul Gaultier' - Hans Hopfer - Roche Bobois France
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The sofa is upholstered in some of Gaultier’s most recognizable couture fabrics, each telling its own story: Tatouage – Japanese tattoo-inspired motifs with koi, waves and dragons ...
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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
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Victorian Coromandel Brass Banded Jewellery and Dressing Box, 1873, 19th Century
By Jenner and Knewstub
Located in London, GB
The underside of the lid has a hidden catch which opens to reveal a "billet-doux" compartment with a blue velvet backed reversible mirror which can be removed to reveal a secret fitt...
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Jewelry Boxes
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Brass
19th Century Coromandel and Brass Banded Jewellery Box Coton Hall
By Jenner and Knewstub
Located in London, GB
The underside of the lid has a hidden catch which opens to reveal a "billet doux" compartment with a velvet back reversible mirror which can be removed to reveal a secret fitted groo...
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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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Girl with Pearls, Seashells, and Coral
By Fatima Ronquillo
Located in Boston, MA
Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are symbolic of both the figure represented and the absent figure―the object/source of affection/heartbreak.”
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
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Acrobat with Pearl
By Fatima Ronquillo
Located in Boston, MA
Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are symbolic of both the figure represented and the absent figure―the object/source of affection/heartbreak.”
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
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Oil, Panel
Hand with Pearls and Lover's Eyes
By Fatima Ronquillo
Located in Boston, MA
Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are symbolic of both the figure represented and the absent figure―the object/source of affection/heartbreak.”
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
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Hand with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43"
By Fatima Ronquillo
Located in Boston, MA
Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are symbolic of both the figure represented and the absent figure―the object/source of affection/heartbreak.”
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2010s Figurative Paintings
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Girl with Pearls and Lover's Eye
By Fatima Ronquillo
Located in Boston, MA
Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are symbolic of both the figure represented and the absent figure―the object/source of affection/heartbreak.”
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By Fatima Ronquillo
Located in Boston, MA
Love tokens such as cupid’s arrow, the billet doux, or the lover’s eye are symbolic of both the figure represented and the absent figure―the object/source of affection/heartbreak.”
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Panel
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