Coins of Desire: The Erotic Currency of Parisian Brothels
A satirical brothel token, early 20th century, kept inside a Napoleon III box at Messy Nessy's Cabinet Not all antiques clink with noble history. Some carry a more risqué past, whispering of velvet curtains, candlelit parlors, and the secret economies of Paris by night. Among them are the curious| Messy Nessy Chic
