Summer Premier Fine Art, Silver, Glass & Decorative Antiques Auction
Lot 545:
Victorian Needle Emery with Portrait Miniature, 1872
Description
Victorian circular needle emery with portrait miniature of a young child, built into a gilt-metal and ebonized mount. The reverse is stamped with the patent date ‘PAT’D JULY 23 1872’ and retains original hand-inked studio inventory numbers ‘2097 / 5236 / 6.’ Originally used as a tabletop sharpener for steel sewing needles, the piece combines decorative and functional elements typical of mid-Victorian American sewing novelties. CONDITION: Some wear to the surface of the mount and minor discoloration on the back. SHIPPING: In-House Shipping Available
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