An exquisite and very delicate Biedermeier pocket watch holder

Steel wire. Square frames made from the thinnest, intricately crafted wire mesh in loops and stylized floral forms. The central, flower-shaped rosette features a holder for a pocket watch. The corners are accentuated with applied floral rosettes made from cut steel sheet. The back is adjustable with two movable, folding brackets. There is a hole at the top for hanging. Height: 9.7 cm. See Arenhövel, “Iron instead of Gold,” Berlin 1982, p. 234, cat. no. 511. Filigree German pocket watch holder made from twisted steel wire. German. Berlin. Second quarter of the 19th century.