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19th Century Writing Set as would have been used by Jane Austen and the Bridgerton family. #Bridgerton #RegencyEra #AmWriting #JaneAusten

Suzi Love Posted on July 10, 2025 by Suzi LoveJuly 6, 2025

19th Century Writing Set, French. Old Paris porcelain pot with ormolu fittings, set on a pen tray that is papier mache and hand painted in Chinoiserie, Or Japonaise, Style. The type of writing sets that households would have in Jane Austen’s times for writing letters and keeping track of estate matters. Chinese and Japanese styles of household goods were very fashionable during the English Regency and Victorian years. via Ruby Lane Antiques. rubylane.com

19th Century Writing Set, French. Old Paris porcelain pot with ormolu fittings, set on a pen tray that is papier mache and hand painted in Chinoiserie, Or Japonaise, Style. via rubylane.com

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1725-1730 ca. Gold Double-Opening Snuffbox With Miniature Portraits, France. #antiques #snuffbox #GeorgianEra #France

Suzi Love Posted on July 9, 2025 by Suzi LoveJuly 5, 2025

1725-1730 ca. Gold Double-Opening Snuffbox, France. Two tortoiseshell pique panels and two miniatures inside, of Louis XV of France and his wife Marie Leczinska. Made by Jean Baptiste Massé, painter.

1725-1730 ca. Gold Double-Opening Snuffbox, France. Two tortoiseshell pique panels and two miniatures inside, of Louis XV of France and his wife Marie Leczinska. Made by Jean Baptiste Massé, painter.

Varicolored gold seascape of dolphin and ship with beach littered with shells and rocks, plus ruins, birds,
and an island. Inside the box are miniature portraits of Louis XV of France and his wife Marie Leczinska. It has been suggested that the box commemorates the birth of the ‘dauphin’ Louis in 1729, the royal couple’s fourth child, and first son, heir to the throne. A few elements contradict this suggestion: the dolphin does not bear any regal symbol such as a crown, the marks that date the box indicate that it was initiated before the birth of Louis, when the arrival of a son was unknown.
It is most probable that these delicate panels, together with the miniature of Louis XV, date from 1725-1730 and have been associated later into this gold snuffbox, and a later miniature of Queen Marie Leczinska.The miniature of the king may have been painted by Jean-Baptiste Massé – he is recorded as supplying miniatures of the king for boxes intended as diplomatic gifts from 1720-26-, or by his lesser known contemporary Jean-Baptiste Ducanel.

The lid is hinged to reveal a miniature, under glass, of Marie Leczinska, queen of France, probably 19th century or heavily restored, wearing a cloak of blue embroidered with gold fleurs-de-lis and lined with ermine overa lace-trimmed dress of red embroidered with gold. In the base is a panel of tortoiseshell pique with a cornucopia of small shells, also hinged to reveal a contemporary miniature of Louis XV of France in armour, wearing a whitestock and the sash of the Order of the Holy Ghost. The gold box, probably early 19th century or later, has plain walls, reeded borders, and a double thumbpiece.

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world’s great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.

via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.

Snuff Boxes: Decorative boxes of all types were prized, especially in the 18th Century when everything decorative and extravagant was in vogue and taking a pinch of snuff was fashionable. Snuff is made from ground or pulverized tobacco leaves, flavorings added, and then a pinch of snuff is placed on the back of the hand and sniffed.

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19th Century Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest As used in the Bridgerton and Jane Austen years. #RegencyEra #Medical #JaneAusten #Bridgerton

Suzi Love Posted on July 5, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 21, 2025

19th Century Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest as would have been used in Regency England in the lifetime of Jane Austen and the Bridgerton family. via Christie’s Auction Rooms. christies.com

19th Century Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest. via Christie’s Auction Rooms. christies.com suzilove.com
19th Century Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest. via Christie’s Auction Rooms. christies.com suzilove.com
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19th Century Late. Quill Box and Writing Slope With Drawer, India. #Writing #VictorianEra #antique

Suzi Love Posted on June 25, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 14, 2025

19th Century Late. Quill Box and Writing Slope, India. Scalloped base and drawer. Desk opens up to a writing slope and opens again to hidden drawers. Complete with candle holders and ink pots. The type of inkstand that households woulds have in Jane Austen’s times for writing letters and keeping track of estate matters. Many of these exotic and decorative items were brought to England by gentlemen doing their Grand Tour through Europe and Asia. via 1st Dibs Auctions ~ 1stdibs.com

19th Century Late. Quill Box and Writing Slope, India. Scalloped base and drawer. Desk opens up to a writing slope and opens again to hidden drawers. Complete with candle holders and ink pots. via suzilove.com and 1st Dibs Auctions 1stdibs.com
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19th Century Brass Travelling Inkwell and Quill Holder, Turkey. #Writing #RegencyEra #JaneAusten

Suzi Love Posted on June 23, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 15, 2025

19th Century Brass Travelling Inkwell and Quill Holder, Turkey. Carried by scribes as they travelled from one settlement to another and carried these held in their belts. Would have come from Turkey. The type of inkwell that travellers in Jane Austen’s times might have carried for writing letters when away from home. Many of these exotic and decorative items were brought to England by gentlemen doing their Grand Tour through Europe and Asia.via Ruby Lane Antiques.

19th Century Brass Travelling Inkwell and Quill Holder. Carried by scribes as they travelled from one settlement to another and carried these in their belts. Would have come from Turkey. via suzilove.com and Ruby Lane Antiques. rubylane.com
19th Century Brass Travelling Inkwell and Quill Holder. Carried by scribes as they travelled from one settlement to another and carried these in their belts. Would have come from Turkey. via suzilove.com and Ruby Lane Antiques. rubylane.com
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1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set In Shagreen Case with inkwell, sander, and pen. #GeorgianEra #Antique #Writing

Suzi Love Posted on June 19, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 14, 2025

1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set. Rectangular Shagreen case with hinged cover which opens to reveal an unmarked silver mounted inkwell and sander, a pen, and a desk seal.

Definition Shagreen: Type of rough untanned skin, sometimes made from a donkey or a horse, but often from a shark or a stingray.

1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set. Rectangular Shagreen case with hinged cover which opens to reveal an unmarked silver mounted inkwell and sander, a pen, and a desk seal. Shagreen is a type of rough untanned skin, sometimes made from a donkey or a horse, but often from a shark or a stingray.
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1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set. Rectangular Shagreen case with hinged cover which opens to reveal an unmarked silver mounted inkwell and sander, a pen, and a desk seal. Shagreen is a type of rough untanned skin, sometimes made from a donkey or a horse, but often from a shark or a stingray.
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14th Century Man’s Purse. Stitched and embossed leather. #History #Antiques #reticule

Suzi Love Posted on June 16, 2025 by Suzi LoveJune 15, 2025

14th Century Man’s Purse. Stitched and embossed leather. via Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA. collections.lacma.org

14th Century Man's Purse. Stitched and embossed leather. via Suzi Love suzilove.com & Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA. collections.lacma.org
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1900s Early Gorgeous Faberge Eggs From Russia. 3. #Easter #Faberge #Russia

Suzi Love Posted on April 21, 2025 by Suzi LoveApril 21, 2025

1900s Early Gorgeous Faberge Eggs From Russia. 3.

The name Faberge is associated with the Russian Imperial family for whom most of the world’s most famous eggs were created. In 1870, Faberge inherited his father’s jewelry business and quickly became known for his brilliant designs. A display of his work and the gold medal he was awarded in Moscow’s Pan-Russian Exhibition of 1882 brought him to the attention of the Russian nobility.
In 1885, Faberge was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III of Russia to create an Easter egg for his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna. This became known as The Hen Egg, the first Imperial Faberge Egg, and is made of gold. The Empress was so happy with the gift that Alexander appointed Fabergé a ‘Goldsmith by Special Appointment to the Imperial Crown’ and the following year commissioned another egg. From then on, Faberge was given complete freedom with future Imperial designs which become even more elaborate every year. A famous Fabergé egg is one of sixty eight jeweled eggs made by Fabergé and his assistants for the Russian Tzars and private collectors between 1885 and 1917.
After the Russian Revolution, the House of Faberge was nationalized by the Bolsheviks and the Faberge family fled to Switzerland where Peter Carl Faberge died in 1920. Several of the Faberge Imperial eggs are still missing.1900  Friendship, or, Hoof #Faberge #Easter Egg. Presented by Tzarina Alexandra to one of her friends. Red gold bowenite, diamonds, rubies and pearls. Faberge Easter Egg, Russia.

1900 Friendship, or, Hoof Faberge Egg. Presented by Tzarina Alexandra to one of her friends. Red gold bowenite, diamonds, rubies and pearls.

1916 Steel Military Surprise Easter Egg. Gift from Nicholas II to his wife Tzaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna. Surprise is a miniature painting on an easel of the Tzarin planning with his generals in field. Faberge Easter Egg, Russia.

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1855 ca. Napoleon III Grand Tour Souvenir Writer’s Box, Or Escritoire, French. #Victorian #Antiques #WritingBox

Suzi Love Posted on March 8, 2025 by Suzi LoveMarch 8, 2025

1855 ca. Napoleon III Grand Tour Influenced Travel Writer’s Box, Or Ecritoire, French. Double inkwell with rear stationery box, Gothic style brass accents and Grand Tour souvenir hand painted eglomise scene, the Palais de l’ Industrie from the 1855 Paris World Exposition! Figured veneers, ebonized edging, feet and pen tray and brass or bronze accents. via 1st Dibs 1stdibs.com

1855 ca. Napoleon III Grand Tour Influenced Travel Writer’s Box, Or Ecritoire, French. Double inkwell with rear stationery box, Gothic style brass accents and Grand Tour souvenir hand painted eglomise scene, the Palais de l’ Industrie from the 1855 Paris World Exposition! Figured veneers, ebonized edging, feet and pen tray and brass or bronze accents. via 1st Dibs. via 1st Dibs 1stdibs.com
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1890 ca. Ivory, Enamel, and Gold Carnet de Bal, or Dance Card. #FashionHistory #VictorianEra #Dancing

Suzi Love Posted on January 28, 2025 by Suzi LoveJanuary 19, 2025

1890 ca. Ivory, Enamel, and Gold Carnet de Bal, or Dance Card. Formerly in the collection of lady Mairi Bury. Ribs are of ivory, numbered front to back from 1 to 24, either end decorated with polychrome enamel with a lotus flower motif, attached by chain to a ring. Maker’s marks, fitted case, Payne and Sons. via Sotheby’s Auctions. sothebys.com

1890 ca. Ivory, Enamel, and Gold Carnet de Bal, or Dance Card. Formerly in the collection of lady Mairi Bury. Ribs are of ivory, numbered front to back from 1 to 24, either end decorated with polychrome enamel with a lotus flower motif, attached by chain to a ring. Maker's marks, fitted case, Payne and Sons. via suzilove.com and Sotheby's Auctions. sothebys.com
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