| The binding shown above is found in a LIBRAIRIE SOURGET - MANUSCRITS ET LIVRES PRECIEUX - CATALOGUE N° XXI, page 254, lot 99. Looking at the spine decoration we are tempted to state right away that this is a Boyet, particular is the palette at the base of the spine, this is an Isabelle de Conihout & Pascal Ract-Madoux, Boyet palette type IV. I show this in Comparative Diagram 1. This palette is so irregular that any normal person would not attempt to copy it. So we are on the right track however somethings need a closer examination. |
| In Comparative Diagram 3, we compare similar tools from the 1696 dentelle to those of the 1667 NT dentelle. The 1696 dentelle was larger and perhaps the design required larger tools, I have accepted these smaller tools as part of the Boyet inventory and catalogued them with a lab prefix. |
| Our next dentelle a 1712 Almanach Royal shown above appears to also have the same Boyet type IV palette at the base of the spine, however even if the spine is from Boyet, the dentelle was made by Padeloup! Impossible you say? How did the Sotheby's experts miss such an amazing creation? In as much as we have made some extensive research on Padeloup dentelles you can find the proof on this page. Below in Comparative Diagram 4, I show the 1712 dentelle compared with a 1708 Padeloup inner dentelle. This example may be unique, or it may not be... we are faced with some startling possibilities... bindings decorated with a mixture of Boyet and Padeloup tools. |
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