Finely Done Presumed Early 19th C. French Secret Compartment Books Box log splitting cones in this case a sister

in this case a sister to her brother

Plus the remnants of what I believe is nickel plating on the neck

I really love things like this that tell a whole story

at least while this pandemic endures

Finely Done Presumed Early 19th C. French Secret Compartment Books Box log splitting cones in this case a sisterNot your average secret secret compartment inside a book box, this one I believe is French and quite old. I have found one other out there done in a very similar manner listed at $1800 and described as dating to the 1700s; I am not certain on the date, but the three leather bound books here are 18th early 19th c. Their pages were glued together and pressed, allowing the center section to be hollowed out, with the compartments lined in leather, a