Antique French Billet Doux, Love Notes Etui for Courier Delivery in c.1750, Marie Antoinette's Vernis Martin Style 18th c. pearl I see no dents or

I see no dents or damage to the sterling silver casing

Artist's signature is there bottom right

I did gently peel the green felt bottom off and have included enlarged photos of the markings on the base of the porcelain though I've not really done any kind of searching

an age line in the thin natural wafer upon which the work is painted in gouache

Antique French Billet Doux, Love Notes Etui for Courier Delivery in c.1750, Marie Antoinette's Vernis Martin Style 18th c. pearl I see no dents orBillet doux! A superb one, this! Complete and undamaged and still with the 3 engraved wide silver bands 5 5 8" long, 1 1 8" diameter. Shows a mother or nanny with child, picnic pot on her lap, set in flowered forest against a deep gray taupe ground. Aren't these truly just amazing museum pieces, all. The last photos shows more of my collection of "Billet doux", since I'm working up 2 recent acquisitions today. The term directly translates to "sweet