Gaming.- Billhead.- Au Singe Violet. Rue St Honore...Biennais, Md. Tablettier Eventailliste..., engraved billhead with manuscript insertions, ?name superimposed, very small portion of surface abrasion affecting engraving, tiny central hole with repair to verso, short tear to edge of central fold, folds, verso with docket of Mme. Wals and small mount remains to head, 255 x 147mm., Paris, 1799.
⁂ Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843) was one of the principle Parisian artisans of the late 18th century and early 19th century. Originally a cabinet maker and tabletier (dealer and maker of small objects), he later expanded into the production of gilt and silver items, suppling Napoleon Bonaparte's crown and sceptre for his coronations in Paris and Milan in 1804.
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