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The Singing lesson plate, oil painting by Italian Academic painter Cesare Auguste Detti.

Embellished with heavy 22-karat gold filigree borders Porcelain de limoges 📐42.5cm

$140

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About & history

In the high-society world of the 1700s, a "music lesson" was rarely just about music. It was one of the few socially acceptable ways for young aristocrats to flirt, court, and pass secret messages under the watchful eyes of their chaperones.

Origin

France

Time period

Circa 1970s–1990s

Price

$140 — only 1 available.