#26

Viennese 19th Century Dance Card in the Shape of a Spinning Wheel
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$400
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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Designed in the shape of a spinning wheel, the silvered metal symbol has white woven silk floss, and is decorated with a rose silk banner with gilt lettering "Feret [?] die Frauen", with tassel and hook, and with unusual circular dance cards hidden on the underside of the base. Excellent condition. Vienna, late 1800s, designed as a remembrance of a ceremonial ball of the era.