Rare And Beautiful Book Box In Red Morocco With Plates Decorated With Buisson Mid-18th Century

Rare and beautiful Library hiding place, Charles X period secret box Composed at the base of an 8vo book in red morocco or the reuse of the cleverly used covers constitutes a constructed box (and not a hollowed-out book) in wood covered with a red morocco spine bringing together its two wonderful covers richly decorated with gilded plates of a great feat of the famous Dubuisson who was rampant in the middle of the 18th century in France. Smooth spine with thistle pattern, with the title "Missel de Paris", an ideal place to hide your love letters or more prosaically your banknotes. In short, an ideal and beautiful classic hiding place on the spine so as not to be spotted and rich off the shelves... Well-kept secret. The interior covered with blue paper, dressed with false edges. This beautiful arch topped with a bat wing, with generous motifs of unfurled acanthus leaves on the sides and on the base a labyrinth motif decorated at the four corners with scrolls in this large framing frieze, the upper part of which sees a garland of falling flowers suspended... A beautiful curiosity piece in good condition, useful and decorative