#138

Viennese Mother-of-Pearl Pincushion Ring Holder Miniature Painting by Balthasar Wigand
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4" (10 cm.) Posed upon the mother-of-pearl base with pearl glass ball feet is a gilt-wrapped velvet pincush below a fancy mother-of-pearl wall with ring holders and a highly- detailed watercolor scene of of the Weiburg Palace in Baden with many people in the foreground,painted by Balthasar Wigand,the Viennese artist noted for his miniature paintings. Excellent condition with few paint rubs on the scene. Vienna,circa 1825.