{"product_id":"mid-19th-century-carnet-de-bal-silver-dance-card-with-ladys-portrait-miniature-on-ivory","title":"Mid-19th Century \"Carnet de Bal\" - Silver filigree bound dance card with Lady's portrait miniature on Ivory","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e19th Century Silver Filigree “Carnet de Bal” (Dance Card), with Lady’s Portrait Miniature on Ivory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Complete carnet in very good condition. Some bumps and wear to the binding, with a few red stains to the inner silk card area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Registered under exemption submission reference Q79C2TFF of the UK Ivory Act 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Finely executed miniature portrait on ivory, with silver filigree binding to the front and rear over red velvet. Retains the original ivory pencil. Silk interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e-The carnet measures \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e9 x 6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Likely French (or continental) in origin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe young lady wears a blue shawl and has flowers in her hair. The elaborate silver filigree is decorated with two musician figures, architectural and floral motifs. The rear cover is similarly decorated with filigree-work and centres upon a scene depicting cavalrymen in silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eCarnets de bal were luxury objects carried at formal balls during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, often by young women. These elegant notepads allowed their owners to record their promised dances and dance partners, an important part of the highly structured social world of the ballroom and, potentially, the search for a future husband or wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Bry Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57169289347450,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/2969\/2075\/files\/PHOTO-2026-06-19-06-17-112.jpg?v=1786858307","url":"https:\/\/debryrarebooks.com\/products\/mid-19th-century-carnet-de-bal-silver-dance-card-with-ladys-portrait-miniature-on-ivory","provider":"De Bry Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}