SOLD 19th C. Chinese Silk Embroidery with Gold Trim Under Glass (Tray) painted wood bobber ) What we know from

)  What we know from Royer's beautifully hand-lettered annotation at lower left is that the metal on the cocktail glass rendered is silver

Curious and a bit mysterious and perhaps a little haunting

A little roughness to the edges of the spinner but overall great condition with I'd guess 100 years or more on it

with a string for hanging

SOLD 19th C. Chinese Silk Embroidery with Gold Trim Under Glass (Tray) painted wood bobber ) What we know fromThe Chinese embroidery on silk here is very lovely, but what makes this really special feeling to me is the manner in which it was cased set under heavy glass, with a deep lip, and gold trim around the edges matching the gold trim on the embroidery, which turns it into an object, I think likely meant to be used as a small tray for jewelry and the like. As such it feels quite Victorian, akin to doily lined glass boxes and domed wax worlds, and I am