NEEDLE PICK

Tula factory, Russia

Around 1800

Steel, tin, copper and fabric

H.: 12; L.: 7.5 cm

Small octagonal sewing kit in forged and polished steel resting on four ball feet, punctuated on each side by a decoration of garlands of flowers in pewter and copper, gilded in appliqué. The box opens on the front by a drawer with a movable handle, centered by an inscription in Cyrillic characters and is topped by a cushion in red velvet fabric, forming the needle cushion.

Vice clamping system, circularly drilled screw grip.

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