Item number: G19

Year: ND

Material: Silver-Gilt

Size: Aide-Mémoire 9.0 x 5.7 / Pencil 71.9 x 5.2 mm

Weight: Aide-Mémoire 47.8 / Pencil 4.9 g

Provenance: Elstob Auctioneers 2023

This is an undated silver-gilt aide-mémoire, identified as French in origin based on information provided by the auction house. Both sides of the memorandum feature floral decorations at each of the four corners. The outer frame is adorned with neatly arranged beading, while the central rectangular panel showcases a wavy pattern. Notably, the front centre is further embellished with a mirror motif.

Upon opening the metal case of the aide-mémoire, the interior is lined with indigo velvet and contains paper for recording notes. Accompanying the aide-mémoire is a silver-gilt pencil, intricately engraved with floral and botanical motifs along its barrel, complementing the elegant design of the aide-mémoire itself.

The aide-mémoire, popular in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, was a small notebook often crafted with ivory or gilded covers. Its compact size made it convenient to store in coat pockets, handbags, or even attached to belts with chains. By the 20th century, with the widespread development and accessibility of the paper industry, these exquisite aide-mémoires gradually fell out of use.

物件編號: G19

年代: 未明

材質: 銀鍍金

尺寸: 備忘錄 9.0 x 5.7 / 鉛筆 71.9 x 5.2 mm

重量: 備忘錄 47.8 / 鉛筆 4.9 g

來源: 埃爾斯托布拍賣行 2023

這是一個年代不明的銀鍍金備忘錄，根據拍賣行提供的資訊其製造地為法國。這個備忘錄的正反兩面在四個角落皆以花瓣作為裝飾，外圍的方框有整齊排列的珠點，正中央的矩形則有波浪紋飾。備忘錄的正面中央還多了一面鏡子圖騰。打開備忘錄的金屬外匣，裡面是以靛藍色絲絨裝飾的內襯和記錄用的紙張。這個備忘錄還附有一枝同樣是銀鍍金材質的鉛筆，並且在筆桿上鐫刻精美的花草紋飾。

備忘錄是一種公元18至19世紀間，盛行於歐洲以象牙甚至是鍍金作為外殼的小型筆記本，其尺寸方便收納於外套口袋、手提包甚至是腰帶的鏈條上。大致在公元20世紀，隨著造紙業的普及和發達，這種精美的備忘錄就逐漸走向沒落。