![Billet- Movable, Hand-colored] "Believe Me" Billet](/pictures/thumb/4740_1.jpg?v=1570231805)
NOTE: Billets, fine handcrafted, delicate gift card assembled using luxury papers, often additionally hand-colored and featuring movable parts, were popularized in Europe, especially in France and Italy, around 1800. Circa 1820-1830's, Vienna became the most important city on the Continent for art, decoration and extravagant production of billets. Handcrafted with..... (Item #4740)
![Billet- Movable, Hand-colored] "I wish you good luck, a good conscience..." Billet](/pictures/thumb/4744_1.jpg?v=1570231807)
"I wish you good luck, a good conscience, a sweet and nice friend to kiss, and the flower, that slips through your fingers, turns into a forget-me-not." Larger size hand-colored etching in stippled style. 11.5 x 8.7 cm. Vienna, Johann Joseph Neidl, around 1820. A young man carries numerous baskets..... (Item #4744)
![Billet- Movable, Hand-Colored] "My Present is a Secret..." Billet](/pictures/thumb/4746_1.jpg?v=1570231808)
"Do not discover me, it is not necessary; otherwise, your new gaze will make me blush." Partially hand-colored movable etching in stippling style. 10.3 x 7.1 cm. Vienna, around 1820. A young lady in a green dress with a laced hood holds out a white cloth with the inscription "My..... (Item #4746)
![Billets, Hand-colored] "Heart's Desire" etc. Billet](/pictures/thumb/4739_1.jpg?v=1570231804)
Four friendship and congratulatory billets, hand-colored or partially colored etchings. 8.7 x 6 cm or 7.8 x 9.1 cm. Vienna, circa 1820-1830. -1) "Thank you heart's desire, happiness and joy for you! For your great effort. A thousand thanks" - 2) "Enjoy for life the most beautiful happiness and satisfaction!"..... (Item #4739)
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