Lot Essay
Cf. B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp.135-136, ill. 384-385, for a similar later sewing necessaire.
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, GERMANY, CIRCA 1680
Details
A german silver pomander/sewing necessaire
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1680
Circular, baluster-shaped, formed by unscrewable, needle-case with signet, a container with spool finial
11 cm. long
35 gr.
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1680
Circular, baluster-shaped, formed by unscrewable, needle-case with signet, a container with spool finial
11 cm. long
35 gr.
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory no. V31).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 66-67, ill. 144.
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