#275

French Sewing Case with Painting and Silver Sewing Tools
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$500
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Description
6" (15 cm.) x 4 1/2". The flat wooden case with painted red finish and oil-painted scene depicting an interior scene with three persons,with excellent detail of architecture and furnishings,Inside is a blue velvet base with fitted recesses for the original silver sewing tools,comprising scissors,knife,stiletto,needle case,thimble and bodkin,and mother-of-pearl thread winder. Excellent condition. Vienna,early 1800s.