Sweet Old Lock Shaped Key Minder with (Traces of) Embroidery on Velvet Face antique watercolor drawing only auction records of past

only auction records of past sales

There is a separate piece of paper cutout from her sketchbook noting the location as Lake Vennern (Lake Vanern)

darker on one side toward the tail

of several antique math and geometry notebooks from a bookseller in England whose late husband collected them

This small carving is made of ancient fossilized brain coral (Symphillia

Sweet Old Lock Shaped Key Minder with (Traces of) Embroidery on Velvet Face antique watercolor drawing only auction records of pastI believe this super sweet lock shaped wooden key holder dates to the very late 19th or very early 20th century, with the velvet face reminding me of old pin cushions I've seen. The old gold paint has very much mellowed over the years, and the floral embroidery has lost most of its stitches, with just traces left. The rich brown velvet though is in good tact and the hooks still sturdily attached, and what a lovely object to hang on the wall near the