LARGE, MUSEUM-QUALITY MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE WITH VEDUTA
Painter (Veduta): Balthasar Wigand (1770 Vienna – 1846 Felixdorf near Wiener Neustadt)
Date: Vienna, circa 1830
Dimensions: H 12.5 x W 39.5 x D 29 cm
Materials: Case: Mother-of-pearl veneered on softwood, filigree steel fittings; Veduta: Gouache on paper
Signature: Veduta: bottom left “Wigand”
Description:
Veduta: Gouache on paper behind glass, depicting a detailed illustration of a field mass at the outer castle square on April 13, 1826, on the occasion of Emperor Franz I’s recovery, signed bottom left by Balthasar Wigand
Case: Mother-of-pearl veneered softwood case with blackened steel fittings, a mirror on the inside of the lid, behind which is an “Aide-Memoire”, three removable inserts lined with beige velvet and blue silk for “Sewing necessities” (41 individual pieces), “Toiletries” (23 individual pieces), and “Writing materials” (17 individual pieces) with numerous mother-of-pearl utensils of the highest quality