A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany . m. I\l LEnffiois fifl. THE KNIfFE AivB CASE of BIANA of FOICTIEJRS , Acii,/ ri /uMU//,; f /rr,/u/f,-y:m)i/Ji/i JSll. MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES. 493 Alas ! (resumed he) in better days, I had six splendidcabinets filled with curiosities. I have now — not asingle one! Such is life. He admitted that hispublication brought him a very trifling profit; andthat, out of his own country, he considered the Londonmarket as the most advantageous to him. A largebroken phial, containing water and a fleur-de-lis in fullbloom, was the
A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany . m. I\l LEnffiois fifl. THE KNIfFE AivB CASE of BIANA of FOICTIEJRS , Acii,/ ri /uMU//,; f /rr,/u/f,-y:m)i/Ji/i JSll. MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES. 493 Alas ! (resumed he) in better days, I had six splendidcabinets filled with curiosities. I have now — not asingle one! Such is life. He admitted that hispublication brought him a very trifling profit; andthat, out of his own country, he considered the Londonmarket as the most advantageous to him. A largebroken phial, containing water and a fleur-de-lis in fullbloom, was the only ornament of his mantle piece Have you no curiosities of any kind — (said I tohim) for sale ? None— replied he ; but he haddrawings of a few. Have the kindness to shew mesome of these drawings—and forthwith appeared theperformance which I here transmit for your admir-ation as well as inspection.* It is the case or pocket-knife of Diane de Poictiers, drawn from the originalby Langlois. Where is tlie original ? observed I,hastily. Ha, Sir, you are not singular in
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