Sense and Sensibility, Emma
by Jane Austen

Jane Austen is the favourite author of the client who commissioned this.  She is very feminine, and pink is one of her favourite colours, so the inspiration for this was easy.  I had never seen a clamshell box with two books side by side  flat - usually companion books are presented so that both titles are visible along the spines at one glance.  But I wanted this to look like two little dresses hanging side by side.  Different, but I think it worked!

The books in their clamshell case, inside its slipcase

The clamshell case being taken out of its slipcase

The clamshell box lying next to its upright slipcase

Different view of the clamshell and the slipcase, showing the matching lining of the latter

View of front and back of the clamshell case. The central panels are suede

Inside of the case, with the two books in place

Clamshell case standing, with the two volumes before it

Sense and sensibility, showing the printed cotton fabric, designed to be reminiscent of an empire line dress

Emma with its different cotton fabric, but still reminiscent of an empire line dress

Front and back of Emma

Close up of the headband - I love making these

View from the inside of Emma

Front and back of Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility headband

Inside view of Sense and Sensibility

Photos by Nikolaus Van Der Pas

Gilding by Patrick Prouteau, Paris

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