Antique 18th C Journee Sainte - French Devotion Book (Green Leather) Antique

Antique 18th C Journee Sainte - French Devotion Book (Green Leather) AntiqueOrnate Green Missel Book with Cover Slip Journee Sainte French Devotion Book Paris; Crical 1767 1770 Full green morocco leather binding with gilt tooling, featuring rococo and gothic inspired motifs Gilt edges and hand marbled endpapers in striking comb pattern Manuscript genealogical inscriptions on front flyleaf, dating from 1779 1857 tracing ownership through the Buffard, Paget, and Greusard families a rare continuous provenance record French

Still Has the Interior Wire Cradle

Composition leads the eye through a diagonal path of green

with raised bands and gilt title panels

Common to note who had access to the satire in private libraries

and flattering likenesses made his work synonymous with 18th-century French royal taste

suggesting the piece was removed from its original context and adapted for decorative display

vanity dish

Le Paradis Perdu was a touchstone of Englightenment literature in France

19th C illustrated French children's natural-history book - richly decorated during Belle Epoque publishing boom

Item: Oil on Canvas Portrait of Princess Sophie of France (1734-1782)

Two heavy cut glass jars with hinged mechnical silverplate lids

candy dish