Antique French Billet Doux, Silver and Mother of Pearl, Very Early 1800s Salt box Some slight lifting or bubbling

Some slight lifting or bubbling to the reverse painting on glass but no cracks

Nearly 5" in length

it is far above the more usual quality of Georges Sand art glass

I would suspect this is a lady whose sense of style was to the northern European countries taste

but that set is offered separately

Antique French Billet Doux, Silver and Mother of Pearl, Very Early 1800s Salt box Some slight lifting or bubblingThese are rare! What some think might be a cigar case is, instead, a 1700s "billet doux", or directly translated, "sweet note". The case is that into which love notes, invitations to clandestine trysts and such words of love would be sent by courier to one's beloved. Marriage being what it was among elites and titled persons in Marie Antoinette's era and earlier, one did not always consort with only one's spouse. A love note would be written, rolled