David Brookshaw 18th-Century-Style ‘Music’ Plane Replica – Handcrafted, Excelsior 98282 (As of May 14)

Description

Five inches long. Stunningly etched on all four sides with musical notes and lyrics in French. Dated 1719. It reads, “Je dors du moment que je suis seul a table. Je ne puis dormir quand je suis seul au lit. Sans toi, ma cherie, tout m’est insupportable et tout a mes yeux par toi est embellic.”This roughly translates to, “I sleep from the moment that I’m alone at the table. I cannot sleep when I am alone in bed. Without you, my darling, all is unbearable, and everything, to my eyes, by is embellished by you.” See The Art Of Fine Tools page 201.

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