Exquisite and very fragile Biedermeier pocket watch holder

Steel wire. Square frames made of the finest, intricately executed wire mesh in loops and stylized floral forms. Central, floral-shaped rosette with a holder for a pocket watch. Corners are accentuated with applied floral rosettes made of cut steel sheet. The back is adjustable with two movable, folding brackets. There is a hole for hanging at the top. H. 9.7 cm. See Arenhövel, "Iron Instead of Gold," Berlin 1982, p. 234, cat. no. 511. Filigree German pocket watch holder made of twisted steel wire. German. Berlin. Second quarter of the 19th century.