Sewing casket with view of Weilburg near Baden in Austria, 1820–30, Austrian, Vienna, Wood veneered with mother-of-pearl; gilt-metal mounts partially enameled; gouache on paper; velvet lining; fittings of steel and mother-of-pearl, Overall: 2 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (7.3 × 12.1 × 17.1 cm), Natural Substances, Painting by Balthasar Wigand (Austrian, Vienna 1771–1846 Felixdorf), The mother-of-pearl industry in Vienna reached its apogee during the 1820s and 1830s, when numerous luxury items such as candle screens and desk sets were embellished with the iridescent material. Balthasar Wigand, responsible for the miniature on the lid of this box, specialized in views of the city and its surroundings, painted especially for use on small pieces of furniture and caskets
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Sewing casket, view, Weilburg, Baden, Austria, 1820–30, Austrian, Vienna, Wood veneered, mother, pearl, gilt-metal mounts partially enameled, gouache, paper, velvet lining, fittings, steel, Overall, 2 7/8, 4 3/4, 6, 7.3, 12.1, 17.1 cm, Natural Substances, Painting by Balthasar Wigand, 1771–1846, Felixdorf, pearl industry, Vienna reached, apogee, 1820s, 1830s, numerous luxury, items, candle screens, desk sets, embellished, iridescent material, Balthasar, responsible, miniature, lid, box, specialized, views, city, surroundings, painted, small pieces, furniture, caskets
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