Antique French Collector’s Identification Note for Norman Ex Libris (Priory of Saint-Lô, Rouen) Vintage

Antique French Collector’s Identification Note for Norman Ex Libris (Priory of Saint-Lô, Rouen) VintageHandwritten archival note in French ink script on aged paper identifying and describing a Norman ecclesiastical ex libris associated with the Priory of Saint L in Rouen. The note records the heraldic description of the arms and references the source from which the bookplate was removed. The text reads in part: Ex libris du Prieur de Saint Lo, Rouen Cet ex libris a t enlev sur un exemplaire des Conquestes et trophes des Normands Rouen, 1658, in fol.

romantic aesthetic strongly associated with French decorative arts of the 19th century

The holder is stamped “FRANCE” on the underside

often set in silver or gilded metal

Depicts woman in 18th century French court fasion

Original work published in 1788 and tells the tragic tale of two young loves on the island of Mauritius (pre-Revolutionary France)

Les bordes (Lot)

The page edges are beautifully gilt-edged

Suggests mercantile or port town (modern Netherlands or Belgium

painterly strokes with a restrained palette of greens

The enamel decoration continues along the base in scrolling floral motifs

American or Continental

Antique French Key (Normal Key/Bow Top)