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Description
9" (23 cm.) h. (excluding handle). 9" diam. A six-sided
sewing cabinet of exotic wood with ebony borders and
corner columns is decorated with 19 hand-painted
watercolors,most of Vienna scenes,which are each mounted
in blue ovals and edged with silver beading. The
watercolors are delicately rendered and in soft pastel
colors with touches of warm color. The case has silver
ball feet and an elaborate silver handle and finials,and
the top removes to reveal three levels of
trays,demountable and retractable,each with elaborate
compartments. The views include: Castle Weideneck on the
Danube (on lid),fireworks in Prater Parkm coffee house in
Prater Park,House of Moods,view of Danube,Spinnerin Am
Kreuz,Lichenstein and its castle,Tabor Bridge,Lusthaus in
Prater Park,Augarten in Vienna,Garden House in Luxembourg
(outskirts of Vienna),Franzensburg Castle in
Luxembourg,views of Vienna from Prater Park and from
Erdberg,and others. The extraordinary sewing case is
likely a special commission for luminary of the
Biedermeier Era,one-of-a-kind,and is perfectly preserved.
Vienna,circa 1820.