Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A tortoiseshell and ivory aide memoire, the tortoiseshell cover with applied gilt metal decorative border suspending central cartouche, initialled, opening to reveal an ivory writing sheet, with sprung gilt metal clip behind, together with a French notebook, the cover depicting an image of the Fontaine Saint-Michel, with silk lined interior and notepad, first length 11cm, second 9.5cm. £140-£180

The Fontaine Saint-Michel located in Place Saint-Michel, Paris, was constructed under the instructions of Baron Haussman in 1858-1860, during the reconstruction of Paris in the 19th century.

Please note tortoiseshell and ivory may be subject to import and export restrictions.