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Crafted in France around 1715, this pocketbook is known by the eagle and sun on its obverse side: "Device of Louis XIV." Louis XIV was the Sun King, but I see just as much radiance in the reverse side I've shown here. This lush natural scene is all done in strung-together glass beads. Do you see the dog at hunt over on the left? Here's an enhance, with bonus squirrel:
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