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A CONTINENTAL GILT-METAL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE
Lot 153 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A CONTINENTAL GILT-METAL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE

PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed21 April 2016

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A CONTINENTAL GILT-METAL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE
PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Rectangular, the hinged top inset with a gouache painting on paper of the Spinnerin am Kreuz, in Vienna, fitted on the inside with seven various sewing implements, escutcheon lock plate and key, apparently unmarked
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long

Specialist note

The painting depicts one of two limestone towers in Vienna each dating back to the late 14th century. This tower is the one located in Favoriten, south of central Vienna. The purpose of this legendary structure was to mark the southern border of Vienna and also to provide a navigational landmark.